travelbrands unveils 'Your Window to the world' brand image Ask Nathalie Tanious if there have been any surprises in 2026 and she’ll laugh and then laugh some more.“You want more? You mean after Cuba, after PVR, after the Middle East,” asks the President & CEO of H.I.S. Canada Travel...
A conversation with Nexion Travel Group’s Jackie Friedman Story: Bob Mowat What are some of the issues that are of concern to Nexion’s members these days? How concerned are they about the aviation fuel shortage and the impact that it could have (or is having) on airfares,...
Happiness takes off from Toronto as Finnair launches service to Helsinki The official airline of Santa Claus arrived in Toronto last week, ready to transport Canadians to the Happiest Country in the World. Yes, Finnair is back in Canada after an 11-year absence (it left the market in 2015) inaugurating...
We still have a special bond with Canada: A conversation with Visit Florida’s CEO Bryan Griffin Story: Bob Mowat + Header photo: Emergent MediaWhen you welcome as many visitors as Florida does every year, it’s a pretty obvious conclusion to draw that they don’t all come...
When you love Aruba, it loves you back is the new mantra driving Aruba's tourism strategy Ronella Croes was in Toronto recently to talk about Aruba, its performance in the Canadian market, the outlook for the upcoming 2025-2026 winter season and the findings of a recently released Responsible Tourism...
BOB MOWATJamaica’s ambitious strategy to grow its business out of Canada is clearly paying off as the Caribbean island is seeing a double-digit increase in air seats out of this market for the winter 2025-2026, putting it within striking distance of its target of welcoming 500,000...
BOB MOWATA high-profile group of tourism officials from Cork, Ireland were in Canada recently to meet with travel trade partners, tourism officials and others to talk about how the destination can go about attracting more Canadian visitors. Seamus Heaney, head of Visit Cork, explained...
TDC helps members shine by harnessing star power in a changing travel landscape If you ask Karine Gagnon how things are going, Transat Distribution Canada’s (TDC) General manager will tell you: “I’m happy to report, in terms of performance and sales in general, 2025 has been a good year....
Air Canada’s Mark Galardo says the Airbus A321XLR is a game changer offering a wide-body experience on narrow-body jets It’s “a game changer” was the descriptor that Mark Galardo used to explain the importance of the impending addition of the Airbus A321XLR to Air Canada’s fleet in 2026. The...
BY: BOW MOWAT While there’s no doubt that Canadian visitors are down so far in 2025, Experience Kissimmee’s President and CEO, DT Minich made it clear that “we will do whatever we need to do” to ensure Canadians continue to visit Kissimmee.“I try to get up here at least...
