DAY OF ACTION: Air Canada flight attendants picket airports
- As the clock ticks down toward a possible strike that could begin as soon as this weekend, Air Canada flight attendants gathered for simultaneous demonstrations outside airports in some major Canadian cities Monday.
MARITIMES GETS FUNDING TO RESTORE REGIONAL AIR TRAVEL
- The Maritime provinces and Ottawa are spending $9 million to help restore air travel between Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Under a three-year pilot program with PAL Airlines, daily flights will be offered between Halifax, Sydney, N.S., Charlottetown, Fredericton and Moncton, N.B.
CANADA COMPASS: Nunavut tourism flourishing
- Nunavut’s travel industry had a $823.5 million output and supported 6,322 jobs in 2024, an “impressive” result that shows that travel is increasingly becoming big business in the territory.
AMERICAN CONNECTS QUEBEC CITY AND DALLAS
- In a welcome piece of cross-border travel news, American Airlines launched seasonal flights between Dallas and Quebec City on the weekend, offering a direct flight every Saturday between YQB and Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) through Nov. 1.
BLUE MOVES: Resorts regroup under Royalton brand
- Blue Diamond Resorts says it is taking the next step in its evolution: As of Aug. 11, the all-inclusive resort officially transitioned to Royalton Hotels & Resorts, consolidating its brand identity under the same name some 15 years after launch.
BLAZE THREATENS SCOTTISH LANDMARK
- Firefighters battled Monday to tackle a large gorse fire that spread across Arthur’s Seat threatening the landmark hill in Edinburgh, which is a popular tourist attraction in the Scottish capital.
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CROSS-BORDER CROSSROADS: Tourism coalition urges action
- The Beyond Borders Tourism Coalition, a unified alliance of US and Canadian and U.S. tourism, trade, and association stakeholders, is calling for urgent policy clarity and coordinated action in the face of escalating tariffs and the recent funding cuts of critical NGOs and infrastructure support, while historic uncertainty grips cross-border travel.
BACK TO BARGAINING: Air Canada and flight attendants try to avoid strike
- Air Canada and the union representing 10,000 of its flight attendants resumed talks over the weekend in an attempt to avoid a strike that could potentially begin next week. The flight attendants can potentially walk off the job as soon as Aug. 16 at 12:01 a.m. with at least 72 hours' notice provided.
WATS UP IN AIR TRAVEL: Premium class bookings on the rise
- More passengers are choosing the front of the bus when flying, according to IATA, which has released its annual World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) report with comprehensive statistical data for 2024.
IF I HAD A MILLION HOTEL ROOMS: IHG marks staggering milestone
- Buoyed by consumer demand and an expanding travel industry, IHG Hotels & Resorts reports that it has surpassed one million open rooms around the world across its 20 brands, which include such well-known names as InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn, Crown Plaza, Holiday Inn Express, and Kimpton.
VANCOUVER’S DRAGON BOAT FEST PUSHED OUT BY WORLD CUP
- Organizers of the annual Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival in Vancouver say the event will be cancelled next year to make way for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after the city declined to provide permits for the festival.
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ISRAELI CRUISE SHIP SPARKS PROTESTS IN GREECE
- Demonstrators calling for an end to the war in Gaza protested the arrival of an Israeli cruise ship on another Greek island Tuesday – the third such protest on Greek islands in the last week.
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