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Choice Hotels Launches Direct Pay
2022/08/26

Choice Hotels International launched a new process for business travelers to book rooms at its more than 5,000 domestic properties through its new Choice Direct Pay program. With this new offering, corporate customers can make reservations for their employees and guests at multiple Choice hotels with their company being billed directly through a single, centralized invoice. In addition to simplifying the billing process system-wide, the Choice Direct Pay program enables business travelers to: Make a single payment for all…
Longlist Out For Best New Restaurants
2022/08/26

Air Canada has revealed its longlist of 30 nominees for Canada’s Best New Restaurants. Since 2002, Air Canada enRoute has celebrated through this program the country’s best new restaurants, chefs, teams and emerging talent. Canada’s Best New Restaurants 2022 highlights the top restaurants that have opened across the country between late spring 2021 and May 31, 2022 and deliver exceptional experiences through the quality of their food, level of service and commitment to culinary creativity. The 2022 Canada’s Best New Restaurants longlist…
Three Canadian Airports Join SITA
2022/08/26

Toronto, Montreal and Calgary, one of North America’s largest airport groups, have joined with SITA to modernize the passenger experience with SITA’s flagship common-use check-in and gate system. “Our combined vision is to offer the best passenger experience in Canada and highest-quality services to our airlines and industry partners,” said Megan Gupton, chief technology officer and senior director, IT for The Calgary Airport Authority. “As air traffic rebounds, we see several benefits to our guests in furthering technological solutions like facial recognition boarding—getting us closer to our…
Canada Adds More Passport Locations
2022/08/25

The federal government is adding new passport service locations across Canada to improve passport service delivery and decrease wait times for Canadians. Since pandemic restrictions were eased, the huge demand for travel has caused long wait times at Service Canada locations across the country. Since April, more than 1 million applications have been submitted. Social Development Minister Karina Gould announced that people can now apply for and pick up passports at Service Canada centres in Red Deer, Alta., Sault…
BCAMA Marketer of Year Award Winner
2022/08/25

The BC Chapter of the American Marketing Association (BCAMA) has named Destination Vancouver winner of the coveted “Marketer of the Year” award for 2022. The award is the BCAMA’s most prestigious honour. Now in its 50th year, the Marketer of the Year is presented annually for the most outstanding integrated marketing strategy in the province. “The BCAMA is pleased to pay tribute to Destination Vancouver with the 2022 Marketer of the Year Award. This annual honour is bestowed upon…
New Appointments at Four Seasons Toronto
2022/08/15

The Four Seasons Hotel Toronto has appointed Kristi Grotsch as director of food and beverage and Angelica Sanz Rincón as director of rooms. With more than 12 years of hotel operations and management specializing in food and beverage, Grotsch was the director of food and beverage and director of quality improvement providing strategic oversight to various operational departments at several luxury hotels before joining Four Seasons. She has also worked in Dubai, responsible for 15 hotels in 10 countries…
YVR Reaches Key Passenger Milestone
2022/08/15

YVR reached an important milestone on August 5 as the airport hit the 10 million passenger mark year-to-date. And YVR will also see its busiest single day of operations since the pandemic began, when more than 70,130 passengers are expected to travel through the airport on Sunday, August 21. “This is an important moment in our recovery. Our ability to welcome over 10 million passengers so far this year is due to the hard work of our staff, airlines, government,…
Business Travellers to See Higher Prices
2022/08/15

Global travel prices are predicted to continue to increase in the remaining months of 2022 and throughout 2023, according to the 2023 Global Business Travel Forecast, published by CWT, the B2B4E travel management platform, and the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the voice of the global business travel industry. Rising fuel prices, labour shortages, and inflationary pressures in raw material costs are the primary drivers of the expected price growth, according to the report, which uses anonymized data generated…
Westjet Sun Routes Returning in Winter
2022/08/15

WestJet revealed the return of 17 sun routes to its network this winter with destinations ranging across Caribbean, Mexico and US. The returning routes which were suspended for more than two years, bring enhanced connectivity and vacation options for Canadians and communities across the airline’s network. “The restart of these routes is another positive step in the restoration our network as we solidify WestJet as the reliable, friendly and affordable airline we are known to be,” said John Weatherill, WestJet…
Dual GM for Vancouver Downtown Hotels
2022/08/15

JW Marriott Parq Vancouver and the Douglas, Autograph Collection have announced Graeme Benn as dual property general manager for the hotels. In his new role, Benn is responsible for overseeing both luxury properties, which anchor the buzz-worthy Parq Vancouver entertainment experience in downtown Vancouver. Exceptionally suited to lead the prestigious hotels, Benn joins the team with over 35 years of experience earned at hospitality venues across the globe. He has worked in leadership roles at respected brands such as…

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