Press Release Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, the world’s leading luxury hospitality company, and NetJets, the worldwide leader in private aviation, are launching three new made-to-order packages that deliver the ultimate in personalized luxury travel. The dynamic packages combine world class Four Seasons accommodation with the freedom of flying private with NetJets. Following the multiple-destination itineraries introduced last year by the two iconic brands, Four Seasons guests and NetJets owners can now visit Anguila, Orlando or the Bahamas, and create a uniquely customizable escape, complete with unmatched…
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Flair Airlines claims a new hometown
Press Release Flair, Canada’s low-fare airline, today announced that after extensive analysis, it will build on the success of Edmonton International Airport as its main transfer hub and officially establish itself as Edmonton’s hometown airline. Flair will continue to expand its network to/from Edmonton by growing its frequency and network — both domestic and trans-border; announcing new low-fare routes in the coming weeks. Flair will also progressively relocate its operations and executive base in Edmonton. Flair’s executive chairman, David Tait, commented, “Just last week Flair doubled its frequency out of Edmonton and,…
Marijuana Business Conference & Expo named fastest-growing trade show
Press Release Trade Show Executive magazine named Marijuana Business Conference & Expo the overall fastest-growing retail trade show in the country. It is also the fastest-growing on a percentage basis in number of exhibitors and fastest-growing for net paid square feet of exhibit space. It is ranked number two in percentage growth for attendance. This marks the third year in a row that MJBizCon has been recognized with top honours by the Fastest 50. In 2016, MJBizCon debuted on the Fastest 50 and…
Air Canada inaugurates seasonal flights from Montreal to Lisbon
Press Release Air Canada inaugurated today new summer seasonal service from Montreal to Lisbon, Portugal. The three-times weekly Air Canada Rouge seasonal Lisbon service begins June 15, 2018 from Montreal, with the last operation from Lisbon on October 27. Flights are operated with Boeing 767-300ER aircraft featuring Premium Rouge and Economy Class service and are timed to optimize connectivity from across Air Canada’s network through Air Canada’s hub in Montreal. “With first flight celebrations to Tokyo, Bucharest and Dublin over…
Matrox wins three awards for outstanding AV excellence at Infocomm 2018
Press Release Matrox Graphics Inc. is pleased to announce that it took home three major awards at InfoComm 2018. Matrox Extio 3 IP KVM extenders collected a Best Electronics Systems Technologies prize, while the Matrox Maevex 6120 enterprise encoder appliance and the Matrox Mura IPX video wall cards captured “Best of Show” honours. The prestigious awards recognize Matrox innovations that provide OEMs and system integrators with best-of-class capture, real-time encoding, streaming, recording, switching, decoding, extension, and fully-programmable command-and-control. Matrox Extio 3 High-Performance IP KVM Extenders Redefining…
Group Germain Hotels inaugurates a brand new hotel banner in Canada
Press Release Group Germain Hotels is pleased to announce the official opening of the new Alt+ Hotel Quartier DIX30 located in Brossard, on Montreal’s South Shore. This brand new banner offers a unique accommodation experience thanks to its loft-style boutique hotel concept. Alt+ Hotel Quartier DIX30 (CNW Group/Groupe Germain) Strategically located at the intersection of highways 10 and 30 on Montreal’s South Shore, the hotel is close to several shops, restaurants, theatres and recreation centres, making it a great location for business and leisure travellers.…
Swoop prepares for first flight with the launch of their mobile app
Press Release Today Swoop has launched their mobile app in preparation for first flights, taking off June 20, 2018. With a mission to make travel easy, affordable and accessible for Canadians, offering travellers the convenience of a mobile app was a must-have for Canada’s first true ultra-low-cost carrier. The app is available for iOS 10 or newer, and Android 5 or newer, and can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play. Swoop has launched their mobile app available for iOS 10…
Ridesharing pilot begins at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport
Press Release The Greater Toronto Airports Authority announced today a pilot project for ridesharing companies to pick up and drop off passengers at Toronto Pearson. Starting today, passengers with Uber and Lyft rideshare apps on their smartphones can request UberX and Lyft rides from Canada’s largest airport. This ride sharing pilot provides another regulated, municipally approved transportation option for 47 million annual airport passengers and more than 49,000 workers at Toronto Pearson. Over 200 North American airports, including Ottawa, Montreal, Edmonton and Calgary offer their…
Guests Will Be Inspired at the New Toronto Marriott Markham Hotel
Press Release The Toronto Marriott Markham Hotel officially opened its doors today, offering an unrivaled guest experience that inspires guests with 209 sleek, modern guest rooms, an unexpected art collection, and top rated F&B offerings. Through personalized service, inspired and flexible meeting space and top of the line amenities, the Toronto Marriott Markham offers a premiere venue for meetings and social events, as well as leisure travel. The 192,000 square foot hotel is owned by the Remington Group and managed…
YVR launches new services to Zurich and Paris
Today, Vancouver International Airport celebrated the launch of two new, non-stop seasonal services: Air Canada’s thrice-weekly service to Zurich that had its inaugural flight today and four-time weekly service to Paris, launching tomorrow. These new routes will further connect YVR’s passengers with two key European cities. “I would like to thank Air Canada for their ongoing support of YVR and providing our passengers with such exciting bucket-list travel destinations just in time for the busy summer season,” said Anne Murray,…