Agents welcome Air Canada’s new stance on refunds By: Ian Stalker  A trio of Toronto-area travel agents is welcoming news that Air Canada and Air Canada Vacations have decided to provide client refunds and will also protect agent commissions for those whose travel plans were disrupted by the onset...

Montreal shown to be magical By: Ian Stalker  Top photo © Étienne Lechasseur Pick a city for your meetings event. Any city. But Tourisme Montréal says if you’re looking for a particularly creative metropolis as a venue, Montreal should be at the top of your list. Tourisme...

St. Vincent and the Grenadines in need of support By: Ian Stalker  Photo: UWI Seismic Research Centre The St. Vincent and The Grenadines Tourism Authority is appealing to those in the travel industry for help for its destination following the April 9 volcanic eruption that has created a “catastrophic”...

Tourism recovery starts closer to home By: Ian Stalker  The head of Destination Canada is warning those in the travel industry that there won’t be any quick fix to the woes that have befallen this country’s tourist trade because of the coronavirus pandemic. Marsha Walden said during...

Air Canada & ACV’s refund plan takes flight By: Ann Ruppenstein  Even though Air Canada has “both feet grounded in the reality that our recovery could take some time,” Lucie Guillemette said the airline also has “every reason to be optimistic about the future.”...