A LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENT
Carnival president Christine Duffy honoured by CLIA
A “global travel industry champion,” Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy has been honoured with the Cruise Lines International Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award for 2024. Steering the flagship brand of Carnival Corp., Duffy leads more than 48,000 Carnival Cruise Line team members who cater to more than 5.5 million guests each year. MORE
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AGENTS PAY PRICE FOR SKIPLAGGING
And it’s unfair, says WTAAA
As airfares continue to surge, travellers are increasingly turn to “skiplagging” for more affordable options – a practice frowned upon by airlines. But it’s travel advisors who often pay the price, says the World Travel Agents Associations Alliance (WTAAA), which is urging airlines to stop penalizing agents when clients break the rules. MORE
VEGAS TO L.A.
Construction begins on first U.S. bullet train
A US$12-billion passenger bullet train linking Sin City to the City of Angels is now under construction with the Las Vegas-Los Angeles line dubbed the first true high-speed rail service in the US. The private company building it is predicting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028. MORE
SPORTS TOURISM HIGH ON THE SCORECARD FOR CANADIANS
With the hockey playoffs and baseball season now in session – and the Summer Olympics and EURO 2024 only a few calendar page flips off – Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) says its research show that nearly one out of every two Canadians say they are likely to plan a trip focused on attending sporting events. MORE
TRAVEL TALK
TDC hosts Leaders Forum in B.C.
Transat Distribution Canada (TDC) recently invited its English Canada owners, managers, preferred partners, and leadership team to a strategic retreat at the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, BC – this following a similar session for Quebec members earlier in the month in Charlevoix. MORE
MORE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS IN THE PIPELINE
Flight simulator maker CAE Inc. says it has signed an agreement with Nav Canada to help train flight service specialists and air traffic controllers beginning this fall. In July, IATA called out air traffic control organizations in North America, which include Nav Canada, for staffing shortages that "continue to produce unacceptable delays and disruptions." MORE
BROWN-ALCE NAMED NEW DDG OF BAHAMAS TOURISM
Valery Brown-Alce, a veteran in the Bahamas tourism sector, has been appointed as the newest Deputy Director General (DDG) of the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation. Her appointment is effective immediately and responsibilities include oversight of the Bahamas Tourist Offices in the US, Canada, and Europe. MORE
FOUL BALL
FAA to probe baseball coach in cockpit during Toronto flight
US authorities are investigating after a video that surfaced on social media showing a man who appears to be Colorado Rockies hitting coach Hensley Meulens sitting in the pilot's seat "at cruise altitude" while bound for Toronto. The Instagram post, which has been taken down, included a caption that said "the captain and the first officer" of a United Airlines charter flight had allowed the poster to sit in the cockpit during the flight from Denver. MORE