Careers


  • CAREER TIPS FROM EXPERTS AT WORLD TRAVEL MARKET
    by Staff - From finding a mentor to developing a personal brand, newcomers to travel received career building tips from highflyers in the industry during the ITT Future You sessions at World Travel Market London, the world’s largest English-language travel trade show, which attracted over 43,000 visitors last week.

  • VOX ADDS KNOX FOR KISSIMMEE, BROADWAY INBOUND
    by Staff - VoX International has added Canadian travel industry veteran Joshua Knox to its team as an Account Manager, tasked specifically to work with the Canadian travel trade on campaigns, training, marketing, and business development for both Experience Kissimmee and Broadway Inbound.

  • LINDSAY PEARLMAN NAMED COO OF TRAVEL LEADERS NETWORK
    by Staff - Travel Leaders Network (TLN), the largest network of professional travel advisors in North America, has announced that Lindsay Pearlman will serve as Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President at Travel Leaders Network. His role will officially begin in January 2025, and he will report to John Lovell, President of TLN.

  • JOHN LOVELL TO TAKE HELM AT TRAVEL LEADERS NETWORK
    by Staff - John Lovell will take the helm at Travel Leaders Network, assuming the role of president on Jan. 1, 2025 – in addition to his current duties at parent company Internova Travel Group. Travel Leaders Network is one of the largest sellers of luxury travel, cruises and tours in the industry, representing approximately 5,700 travel agency locations across the US and Canada.

  • GOWAY NAMES HEBERT NEW VP AMERICAS
    by Staff - Goway has appointed travel industry veteran Sean Hebert as its new Vice President, The Americas with a mission to spearhead the company’s transformation of its North American and Latin American product lines. 

  • WESTJET NAMES NEW EXECUTIVE VP, CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER
    by Staff - The WestJet Group has named Jacqui McGillivray as its Executive Vice-President and Chief People Officer, effective today (Oct. 7) She replaces Angela Avery, who announced her retirement earlier this year. Avery will stay on in an advisory capacity to assist with a smooth transition.

  • LABOUR OF LOVE: The difficult job of advisor recruitment
    by Michael Baginski - “Travel agent” consistently rates as one of the most desirable professions in consumer polls (sorry, rock/movie star is even better!), yet attracting new personnel to the retail industry is clearly not as easy as it would seem.

  • SUNWING INTRODUCES NEW WESTERN BDM
    by Staff - Heather Gerrard has joined the Sunwing Vacations sales team as business development for Alberta and the Prairie provinces. Gerrard comes from the tour operator’s inventory department, having previously worked at Signature Vacations’ call centre before moving to the operations team.

  • LIZ STORY JOINS ARTS & LEISURE TOURS
    by Staff - Woodbridge, Ont.-based Arts & Leisure has added Liz Story to its growing team as Sales Manager, Canada. Prior to her new role, the well-known industry veteran has held similar roles at the Thomas Cook Group, Holiday House and Paul Gauguin Cruises, amongst others.

  • DASILVA NAMED TOLLMAN SUCCESSOR AT TTC TOUR BRANDS
    by Staff - The Travel Corporation (TTC) today announced the appointment of Melissa DaSilva as Interim CEO of TTC Tour Brands, effective immediately. DaSilva, who most recently served as President of TTC Tour Brands North America and brings over three decades of travel industry expertise to her new role, succeeds Gavin Tollman who will exit the business when the company sale closes later this year.

  • EXPLORA JOURNEYS WELCOMES NEW PRESIDENT
    by Staff - Anna Nash has joined Explora Journeys as President of the luxury lifestyle ocean travel brand of the MSC Group reporting directly to Pierfrancesco Vago, Executive Chairman, MSC Group’s Cruise Division.

  • CHECKING OUT: Nexion’s Mike Foster calls it a career
    by Staff - Mike Foster, a tireless advocate for travel advisors in this country who built one of Southern Ontario’s largest agencies, says he is retiring, including stepping down at the end of the year from his position as President of Nexion Travel Group-Canada.

  • CHEERS TO 30 YEARS: Maureen Barnes-Smith marks milestone with Sandals
    by Staff - Maureen Barnes-Smith, the face of Sandals/Beaches resorts in Canada, is marking a career milestone – 30 years with the company’s affiliate Unique Vacations Canada Inc. Now VP Sales & Marketing, Canada, the affable Smith joined the UVC team in September 1994 as the first office manager in the Canadian office.

  • WESTJET VP AVERY ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
    by Staff - The WestJet Group has announced that Angela Avery has decided to retire from her role as Group Executive Vice-President and Chief People, Corporate & Sustainability Officer. A comprehensive executive search for her replacement is underway. To ensure a seamless transition, Avery will continue in her current role until a replacement is named and will stay on in an advisory capacity until early next year. 

  • GLOBUS GROWS IN CANADA: Names two new BDMs
    by Staff - Globus family of brands is expanding its Canadian sales team, hiring travel industry veteran Gina Goranson and sales professional Elaine French as business development managers (BDMs) for Vancouver Island and Lower Mainland as well as Southwest Ontario, respectively.

  • INDUSTRY ICON JOE EBNER ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
    by Staff - Prominent Canadian hotelier Josef Ebner is retiring, marking the culmination of an amazing 60-career that has spanned 14 properties in seven countries, notably as a long-time executive at Toronto’s Chelsea Hotel – Canada’s largest hotel – where he currently serves as RVP Canada & Managing Director. His last day will be Nov. 15.

  • CLUB MED TAKES AIM AT ONTARIO: Names Jacinda Lowry as dedicated VP of Sales
    by Staff - As Club Med continues to expand in North America and worldwide, the all-inclusive resort chain has named Jacinda Lowry as Associate Vice President of Sales in Canada with an “ambitious” mandate of gaining market share in the English Canada, and particularly Ontario. Toronto-based Lowry moves into the post from her current position as meetings and events sales director Canada.

  • TREVELLO EYES GLOBAL EXPANSION, APPOINTS NEW CEO
    by Staff - Trevello Travel Group is planning to expand into the U.S. – “and beyond” – after 30 years in Canada. Travel industry veteran Elizabeth Crabill has been tapped to lead the efforts, operating as Chief Executive Officer of Trevello World Holdings (TWH). Reporting to Crabill, Zeina Gedeon remains CEO of Trevello’s Canadian operating company and will add responsibility as COO of TWH.

  • THOMPSON LEAVES ST. KITTS TOURISM ‘BRIGHTER THAN EVER’
    by Staff - With Kelly Fontenelle taking charge of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority, the organization is bidding farewell to Ellison "Tommy" Thompson – a familiar face to the travel trade in Canada – who, as CEO of the organization for the past two-and-a-half years, critically helped steer St Kitts tourism’s pandemic recovery. 

  • INTREPID ACCELERATES EXPANSION PLANS INTO HOTELS
    by Staff - Intrepid Travel is accelerating its strategic expansion plans into new verticals, which includes accommodation, with the announced the appointment of French hotel veteran Celine Hurelle to lead its expansion into the sector.