ORLANDO — The best of the best were honoured by TL Network Canada during the 2017 Travel Leaders Network International Conference, which took place last week at Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando in Florida. Top Affiliate Member agencies in Canada were celebrated on stage as the organization handed out …

RHODES — It’s amazing what a wristband can get you at an all-inclusive resort. Everything from premium drinks to gourmet food and loungers on the beach are at your disposal with one simple flash of the wrist. But one couple on holiday in the Greek island of Rhodes put a …

Vancouver to Melbourne and Orlando; Montreal to Lima and Phoenix; Toronto to Belize and St. Vincent. Air Canada announced today the continued expansion of its international network with the addition of six new routes for the winter season: Vancouver–Melbourne, Vancouver–Orlando, Toronto–Belize*, Toronto-St. Vincent*, Montreal–Lima* and Montreal–Phoenix. Flights are now available …

Kamloops — The Fishing BC marketing initiative is excited to announce the launch of fishingbc.com, a new microsite aimed at providing anglers with inspirational fishing stories and trip ideas for destinations around the province. Marketing Manager, Matt Jennings says: “The foundation of Fishing BC’s new microsite and content strategy is …

TORONTO — Travel agents and media were among the first to get a sneak peek of Disney’s brand new ‘Pandora – The World of Avatar’ at an industry event in Toronto yesterday, which included highlight reels of floating mountains, flying banshees and bioluminescent rivers. Opening May 27 in Disney’s Animal …

ST. JOHN’S — Canadians are really nice, we already know this. But one Aussie recently found that our niceness went beyond his wildest expectations. According to TravelTalk, Shayne O’Brien of Greenthorpe, New South Wales in Australia arrived in St. John’s, Newfoundland for a fabulous two-week, self-drive holiday. But his trip …

ORLANDO — Travel Leaders Group has launched a new consumer travel site that’s being touted as the travel industry’s very first Perpetual Demand Generation (PDG) vehicle. Simply named ‘Vacation’, the site uses the completely repurposed Vacation.com URL and will initially focus on Honeymoon and Destination Wedding specializations. Since nearly 1,900 Travel …

Credit: Linked In TORONTO — Cynthia Farrill has joined Pulse Travel Marketing Inc., tapped to help manage the Brand USA travel trade account for Pulse from its Toronto-based office. Farrill will have support from Patrice Bell and the Pulse offices in Montreal and Vancouver and the Pulse PR and Marketing …

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Some visitors to the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at California’s Disneyland got a surprise: Captain Jack Sparrow himself. Johnny Depp donned the getup of his swashbuckling alter ego and interacted with riders on Wednesday. Videos taken by park goers and shared on social media show Depp …

TORONTO — More than half (56%) of corporate travel managers have seen more business travellers report heightened personal security concerns in the past three months, according to a new survey from American Express Global Business Travel and ACTE. The survey also showed that 54% of corporate travel managers say travellers …