TORONTO — WestJet and WestJet Vacations welcomed travel agents and travel industry partners to the fourth annual WestJet 2016 Travel Partner Awards, held last night in Toronto at the Four Seasons Hotel. Over 200 guests attended the cocktail party and gala, toasting their relationship with a WestJet Platinum cocktail – a …

SAN DIEGO – Ensemble Travel Group honoured its top partners and members in Canada earlier this month at its annual Circle of Excellence Gala during the 2016 Ensemble Travel Group International Conference at the Manchester Grand Hyatt. Lindsay Pearlman, co-president of Ensemble Travel Group, was on hand to congratulate group …

For travellers to Maui who are truly looking for an out-of-the-box experience like no other, Hawaii Mermaid Adventures may be just the thing. This new ocean adventure company on Maui is putting its own spin on eco-tourism, transforming ‘Under the Sea’ dreamers of all ages into real-life mermaids for a …

Alexandria, VA — An uncertain upcoming U.S. presidential election, sluggish global expansion, low inflation, weak investment and choppy geopolitical conditions continue to shackle business travel volume and spending growth, according to the GBTA Foundation’s latest business travel forecast. The GBTA Foundation is the education and research arm of the Global …

TORONTO — Virtual reality has finally arrived as an exciting new sales tool for travel agents with the much-anticipated launch of Explor VR – Travelweek’s brand new app-based virtual reality technology specially created for travel agents. Agents across Canada are urged to look for their Virtual Reality Starter Kit in …

PATTERSON, Calif. — Donald Trump has been called brash, hot-headed, obnoxious and even racist by mainstream media in recent months. But has he ever been described as ‘corny’? Probably not – until now. Just in time for tonight’s third and final U.S. presidential debate, Fantozzi Farms in Patterson, California has …

PUNE, India — Low-cost airlines is giving adventure tourism a major boost, so much so that it is expected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 45.99% by 2020. According to the Global Adventure Tourism Market 2016-2020 report, low-cost airlines will be a key trend for market …

WASHINGTON — Passengers and flight crews will be banned from bringing Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on airline flights under emergency orders issued Friday by both Transport Canada and the U.S. Department of Transportation in response to reports of the phones catching fire. The orders, which are effective immediately in …

ESTERO, Fla. — If you’re finding more traffic than usual on the road this month, you’re not imagining it – Hertz has announced that more corporate customers are renting cars in the U.S. during October than any other month of the year. According to the company, corporate customers drive an …

ANTALYA, Turkey — This may be one time when you wish you didn’t request an aisle seat. Passengers onboard a recent Azur Air flight from Antalya, Turkey to Moscow were forced to sit alongside a dead body after a fellow traveller died mid-air, reports The Daily Mail. The 50-year-old unidentified …