Press Release Business is booming at the Québec City Convention Centre, the largest convention and meeting space in the Quebec City area. In 2017–2018, the Convention Centre hosted an impressive total of 170 events, including 56 conferences, 18 of them international. These events generated substantial economic impact for Quebec, to the tune of $101 million, a 10 per cent increase over the previous year. More than 205,000 conference-goers converged in the region and enjoyed the stellar services of the Québec City Convention Centre, with overall satisfaction rates…
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Expedia launches travel package that provides access to hotel discounts
Press Release Today Expedia announced the launch of the Add-On Advantage, the newest way for travellers to save time and money on travel. A new study commissioned by Expedia found that, for the majority of Canadians, the most time-consuming part of planning a trip is finding the best price on transport and accommodations (75 per cent). The Expedia Add-On Advantage aims to give that time back to travellers by providing access to hotel discounts up to 50 per cent off.…
WestJet Link takes flight
Press Release Today WestJet inaugurated its new regional airline service, WestJet Link, from Cranbrook and Prince George to Calgary. Service starts from Lethbridge and Lloydminster to Calgary on June 21 and Medicine Hat to Calgary on June 22. Overall, WestJet Link connects five new cities to WestJet’s growing hub at the YYC Calgary International Airport. “This is a great day for the communities who now benefit from WestJet’s non-stop service and convenient connectivity to the WestJet network,” said Tim Croyle,…
Swoop’s wheels are up: Inaugural flight departs Hamilton
Press Release Swoop today celebrated the debut of its ultra-low-cost carrier services in Canada with its inaugural flight between John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport and Abbotsford International Airport, and precedes Swoop’s second inaugural flight pairing of the day, from Hamilton to Halifax Stanfield International Airport, Atlantic Canada’s gateway. “Our dedicated team of Swoopsters have worked tremendously hard to deliver exactly what we set out to. Today marks an important milestone for Swoop, and is equally as meaningful for Canadian…
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and NetJets collaborate on three new luxury travel packages
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…
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.…
