WESTJET DREAMLINER TAKES OFF FOR MAUI WestJet’s 787 Dreamliner is now taking travellers between Calgary and Maui. “As the Canadian carrier with the most flights to Hawaii, we’re providing a superior experience for our guests flying across the Pacific this winter,” said Arved von zur Muehlen,...

HILTON PLAYA DEL CARMEN DEBUTS NEW CAFÉ The adults-only, all-inclusive Hilton Playa Del Carmen has completed renovations of its Café Aromas, offering guests a European-style tradition with coffee drinks, high tea, fresh breakfast pastries, or evening desserts, grilled veggies and meats....

NEW FLAVOURS ON BOARD AIR TRANSAT Air Transat will introduce new on-board meals for the winter 2019-2020 season, with the Gourmet menu by Chef Daniel Vézina available for pre-order by passengers flying in Economy Class as of Nov. 1. These include two breakfast options, the grilled ham and cheese...

A FIRST FOR CANADA Latest facial recognition tech rolled out at YVR TED DAVIS In a “first” for Canada, a new proprietary line of self-service, biometric-enabled kiosks, called BorderXpress, have been installed at Vancouver International Airport. These have been configured to meet the requirements...