World Tourism

LONDON — Hertz UK now offers the first full service car rental service at London Gatwick’s North Terminal. Hertz customers travelling to or from Gatwick’s North Terminal will be able to collect and return their car hire at Hertz’s new branch in the Sofitel London Gatwick hotel. Hertz customers landing …

MOSCOW — After each of their friends tied the knot and wound up getting married, two men were left standing and single as ever. But rather than take the leap of matrimonial faith themselves, the two Americans – who’ve been friends for 15 years – booked a ‘homiemoon’ to Thailand to …

NEW YORK — As a way to give travel agents a technological advantage over OTAs and other competitors, Amadeus has announced its new Productivity Tracker that equips agencies of all sizes with a better understanding of their performance. It’s the latest solution in the Amadeus Agency Insight Suite, and uses data …

PORTLAND, ME — Auto Europe is offering free car class upgrades this spring in many European countries including Italy, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. This limited time promotion gives customers more space without paying more for their rental, and applies to vehicles picked up between April 7-16. For example, clients …

VANCOUVER — Rocky Mountaineer is extending its Stay & Play offer, encouraging Canadians to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday in style. Available now through March 31 on qualifying GoldLeaf or SilverLeaf service packages, couples can receive up to $600 in additional bonuses to spend on dining, cruising, sightseeing, extra hotel nights …

TORONTO — More than 16,000 Canadian passengers travelled through Europe on Eurail trains in 2016, and while it was a tough year from all inbound markets the rail company saw an uptick from Canada in the last few months. “It was a challenging year for us but especially from Canada …

GREENBELT, Md. — President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban has suffered another federal court setback after a judge in Maryland rejected a revised measure that bans travel targeting six predominantly Muslim countries. Judge Theodore Chuang ruled Thursday in a case brought near the nation’s capital by the American Civil Liberties …

VANCOUVER — Rocky Mountaineer has named Anthony Chamy as National Sales Manager, Canada. Based in Montreal, Chamy will lead Rocky Mountaineer’s Canadian sales team in their business development and growth initiatives across all trade channels. “Since joining Rocky Mountaineer as the Regional Business Development Manager in 2014, Anthony has achieved …

TORONTO — Cover-More Group Limited, a travel insurance assistance provider, is on track to break out in a big way now that it’s been approached By Zurich Insurance Co. to acquire the assets of Cover-More Inc. This offer raises the ability for Cover-More to obtain underwriting opportunities for insurance product on …

TORONTO — TICO has successfully won an appeal that has led to the conviction of Ron Greenwood of MKI Travel in Ottawa. Following TICO’s appeal of the decision made by Her Worship Justice of the Peace Lauzon on Sept. 22, 2015, the Ontario Court of Justice has now granted the appeal. …