Canadians rank first in visits to U.S. with 37.2%, tops in spending at

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June 20, 2013
Volume 41 Issue 23
C A N A D A ’ S
T R A V E L
T R A D E
P U B L I C A T I O N
Canadians rank first in visits to U.S. with
37.2%, tops in spending at $26.1 billion
By Cindy Sosroutomo
LAS VEGAS — International Pow Wow
is the biggest celebration of U.S. tourism
and Canadians are an increasingly important part of the mix.
Canada posted record visitation to
the United States in 2012, with 22.7
million visitors (up 6.4% from 2011).
Canada delivered the largest inbound
travel market to the U.S. last year at
37.2% of 61.1 million international
visitors. A 4% increase is projected for
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Orlando is the most visited city in the
U.S. drawing 57 million in 2012
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2013, with a total growth of 24% expected from 2012-2017.
Canadians are also spending more
than anyone else, ranking first at $26.1
billion or 15.5% of total international
spending.
And although all states benefit
from Canadian travellers, there are a
few destinations that have proven to
be extremely popular. These include
New York, which leads with 17% of
Canadian visitors, and Florida, which
thanks to the high number of Canadian snowbirds in winter months
dominates in visitor nights (34%) and
spending (25%).
Most Canadian visitors arrive from
Ontario (43%), followed by British Columbia (18%), and Quebec (17%). More
importantly, Ontario and British Columbia have a higher share of visitation
than their population at 39% and 13%,
respectively.
A record number of delegates attended this year’s IPW (International
Pow Wow), which took place in Las
Vegas from June 8-12. The U.S. Travel
Association reported more than 6,000
delegates from over 70 countries,
1,300 exhibitor booths, 1,300 international and domestic buyers and nearly
500 media from around the world. It
was, according to president and CEO
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Roger Dow, the biggest IPW ever.
“IPW has experienced double-digit
growth over the last three years, and
literally billions of dollars in deals
are being signed this week with tour
operators that will bring more international visitors here,” he said. “After
a dip during the recession, America’s
travel industry is back with a bang.”
This spike in tourism is largely attributed to the creation of America’s
first-ever global consumer brand.
Brand USA launched its first official
advertising and marketing campaign,
‘Land of Dreams’, in the spring of
2012, which was unveiled at last year’s
IPW in Los Angeles. The campaign,
which showcased the diversity of ex-
of 11% over the same period in 2010.
In Canada, 82% of survey respondents said they would consider visiting more U.S. destinations as a result
of the campaign and 75% found it to
be a “place to relax”.
As the largest U.S. travel trade show,
IPW hopes to continue this upswing
trend. Every major American city and
state tourism office attended this year’s
event, as well as major attractions, destinations, museums and amusement
parks across the country. IPW 2013 is
expected to generate over $3.5 billion
in future travel to the U.S., and tens of
millions in economic impact for host
city Las Vegas.
Check back for more updates
lion for the quarter compared with $1.2
billion in 2012, a decrease of $105.6
million, or 8.7%. The Corporation recorded an operating loss before amortization and depreciation of $1.2 million, compared with $26.2 million in
2012 and a net loss of $22.8 million
compared with $13.2 million in 2012.
For the quarter, the net loss includes a
non-realized charge (excluding taxes) of
$18.5 million that stems from the markto-market accounting of fuel-hedging
contracts, compared with a favourable
variance of $3.1 million in 2012.
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television spots, billboards and print
advertisements, was launched in key
markets like Canada, the U.K., Japan,
Brazil and South Korea.
Preliminary results of ‘Land of
Dreams’ indicated that these international efforts have paid off. According to a report issued Aug. 21, 2012
by the Department of Commerce’s
Office of Travel and Tourism Industries (OTTI), international visitors
spent an estimated $82.2 billion on
U.S. travel and tourism-related goods
and services year to date, an increase
from IPW 2013. For photos from the
event, visit the ‘Photos’ section on
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MONTREAL — Transat A.T. Inc. is
heading back to profitability this year
says Jean-Marc Eustache, President
and Chief Executive Officer, announcing a net loss of $22.8 million for the
second quarter ended April 30.
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targets, and despite a challenging winter selling prices were higher than last
year, hence the improvement in our
results. The summer is looking fairly
good and we expect to be back to profitability this year,” said Eustache.
The decrease in revenues is mainly
attributable to the Corporation’s decision to reduce capacity on its markets
(Sun, transatlantic and France), hence a
13.7% reduction in the number of travellers. Across all markets, selling prices
and margins were higher than in 2012.
Revenues of North American business units, which are generated by
sales in Canada and abroad, decreased
by $82.6 million (8.0%) compared
with the same period in 2012. For the
quarter, the capacity on Sun destinations was down 14% compared with
2012. Capacity on the transatlantic
market was down 24%. North American business units recorded an operating loss before amortization and depreciation of $0.6 million, compared
with $19.6 million in 2012.
Before restructuring charges, Transat
posted a margin before amortization
and depreciation of $4.5 million, compared with an operating loss before
amortization and depreciation of $19.6
million in 2012. The improvement in
margin is mainly attributable to higher
selling prices during the quarter, as
well as cost-reduction initiatives.
WestJet, Travelport
sign long-term
agreement including
access to WestJet
ancillaries
CALGARY — Travelport, operating
the Apollo, Galileo and Worldspan
GDS systems, and WestJet, have made
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an early renewal of their long-term
full content agreement.
Through this agreement, WestJet’s
content, fare families and optional
services (including prepaid seats) will
be available to Travelport-connected
travel agents in Canada via Travelport
Smartpoint App, Travelport Agencia
and Travelport Universal Desktop.
For Travelport-connected agents in
the U.S., WestJet content will be available via Travelport Smartpoint App
and Travelport Universal Desktop.
Travelport Agencia is an advanced
web-based application that allows
agents to shop, book and modify WestJet’s full content and optional services
obtained through the WestJet Direct
API, along with global airline content
from the Apollo GDS. Agencia will
conform to all of WestJet’s display requirements, guaranteeing Agencia users continued access to WestJet’s Econo Fares and all other WestJet fares
and optional services.
The agreement balances WestJet’s
requirement for merchandising and
product differentiation with the agency’s need for efficient processes and
full access to WestJet’s content and
services, said Travelport. Currently
WestJet and Travelport are targeting
Q4 of 2013 for deployment of WestJet’s API content which would include
prepaid seats and the ability to book
seats included in WestJet’s Plus Fare.
“We are delighted to reach a mutually beneficial, full content agreement with WestJet,” said Dan Westbrook, Vice-President, Supplier
Development, Travelport. “We are
especially pleased to meet WestJet’s
display standards and offer WestJet’s
full content and optional services
through Agencia.”
“WestJet is continually looking for
distribution solutions that provide
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TORONTO — In response to a successful winter of sold out flights and
with further enhancements to its
product portfolio, Sunwing is adding
capacity out of Montreal to the popular resort destinations of Punta Cana,
Varadero and Cancun and the Mayan
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“Thanks to the phenomenal
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advanced sales for the winter season,”
said Sam Char, Executive Director at
Sunwing Vacations, adding, “we are
pleased be able to meet this strong
demand with more flights and an
expanded product lineup featuring
new and exclusive resorts.”
Sunwing recently announced the
December 2013 openings of Memories
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TORONTO — Canada’s busiest airport, not surprisingly, is not the most
popular.
Toronto Pearson International
came out on top, based on a new poll
by FlightNetwork.com ranking the
nation’s worst airports.
This was the third year of the survey, which measures opinions about
airport improvements, pet peeves and
overall service in Canada’s five highest-traffic airports. While Pearson
was deemed ‘the worst’ by 71.3% of
respondents, it received very positive
responses for many enhancements
implemented over the past year.
The remainder of Canada’s highest-
Toronto Pearson International Airport
traffic airports placed less decisively in
the worst airports poll with Montreal’s
Pierre Elliot Trudeau Airport next at
12.8%, Vancouver International Airport (8.3%), Edmonton International
Airport (4.0%) and Calgary International Airport ranking ‘least’ worst
with 3.5% of the vote.
Many upgrades at Canada’s busi-
est airports this year sought to address the most-common pet peeves
of travellers. The FlightNetwork.com
poll identified long lines at checkin (40.4%), delays clearing security
(28.5%), long waits retrieving baggage (14.8%), lack of food and drink
options (11.1%) and lack of shopping
options (5.5%).
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New Pearson perks include the
addition of self-serve border clearance for Canadian citizens, along
with an influx of new dining options
and tabletop iPads for food orders
and flight-tracking. These advances,
ironically, led to Pearson also being
named ‘Most Improved’, with nearly
half of respondents (49.1%) appreciating its efforts.
Although Vancouver placed second in that category with 19.8%, its
new high-speed baggage system was
chosen as the best Canadian airport
improvement with 27.6% of votes.
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the airport experience for Canadian
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ORLANDO — Vacation.com hosted
over 1,300 travel agents, suppliers
and industry professionals last week
for its 15th International Conference
& Trade Show at the Walt Disney
World Dolphin Resort here.
The Canadian delegation was
about 150 strong for the conference
with a theme of ‘Rise and Shine’, encouraging agents to rise up above
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quickly. This year is easily our largest Conference ever, which is particularly exciting as we celebrate our
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event and commemorate how far we
have come as an organization in that
time,” said Vacation.com Vice President Canada, Christine James.
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the areas of membership, suppliers,
technology, training and marketing,
we continue to be innovative in our
approach to bridging the relationship
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Two industry executive panels and
an expansive preferred supplier
trade show were also held.
Closing out the Conference on Friday night, Vacation.com announced
the winners of its 2013 POP Awards,
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supplier partners and most successful
member agencies.
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Korean Air goes to
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Toronto, Vancouver
SEOUL — Korean Air is increasing
capacity for the summer months between Seoul and Canada.
Vancouver begins daily flights to
Seoul/Incheon on June 20 and Toronto launches daily service June 24.
Both cities previously had five flights
per week. Toronto flights are on Boeing 777-200s and Vancouver features
747-400s.
Two Canadian agents
attend as Sandals
Grande Antigua hosts
Chairman’s Royal
Club retreat
CEO Adam Stewart.
The focal point of the Chairman’s
Royal Club retreat was a sales and
marketing round table discussion on
various topics affecting the travel industry today, from best practices, to
feedback on current programs and
promotions and how Sandals Resorts
can continue to support their frontline partners.
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Specialized travel agent programming includes the Certified Sandals
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Royal Club.
For more information on Sandals
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ANTIGUA — Sandals Grande Antigua Resort & Spa recently hosted a
private retreat for 22 members of the
Chairman’s Royal Club, which consists
of the resort company’s most elite and
dedicated travel agents from across
North America.
Two Canadian members participated in the weekend retreat held earlier
this month: Lois Barbour of Travel
Time TPI, St. John’s, NL and Kathy
Kennedy of One Love Honeymoons,
Pointe Claire, QC.
Agents spent the long weekend
enjoying all of the Luxury Included
offerings at the spectacular Sandals
Grande Antigua while also engaging
with senior executives from Sandals
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During PowWow last week Chris Thompson, President and CEO, Brand USA; Craig Canvin,
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Roger Dow, President and CEO, U.S. Travel Association, see TCNA recognized.
U.S. Travel, Brand
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LAS VEGAS — Thomas Cook North
America (TCNA) was recognized
for its contributions to the U.S. travel
and tourism industry at the inaugural
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Chairman’s Circle Honors event that
took place at The Venetian hotel here
last week.
Held during International PowWow
2013, this elite awards event honoured
the world’s highest volume tour operators and buyers of the U.S. travel
product.
“The Chairman’s Circle Honors
provides a special opportunity to recognize the international companies
that are leading the way in driving
visitation to the U.S.,” said Roger Dow,
president and CEO of U.S. Travel.
TCNA sells packages and independent travel products primarily through its FunSun Vacations and
Holiday House brands. FunSun recently introduced flexible non-risk
packages to various U.S. destinations,
including Florida, California, Las Vegas, New York and Hawaii, among others, and Holiday House features more
than 10,000 hotels options across the
country that can be booked on their
own or alongside air, attraction tickets
and car rentals.
According to Dean Moore, CEO
of TCNA, “our business has always
been a big supporter of the U.S. and
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Stay, play and eat free deal for families
with IBEROSTAR Hotels & Resorts
by Kathryn Folliott
This summer and fall select IBEROSTAR Hotels & Resorts properties are
inviting one child to stay, eat and play
free when staying with their parents.
“IBEROSTAR is always thinking
of how to get the most of vacations
in their family-friendly hotels,” says
Mariela Zaldivar, Marketing Manager
— Canada.
Properties taking part include
IBEROSTAR Paraiso Beach, IBEROSTAR Paraiso del Mar and IBEROSTAR
Cozumel as well as IBEROSTAR Rose
Hall Beach in Jamaica. The promotion
runs through Dec. 22 with some restrictions. The deal also applies to the
D.R., except during some peak periods
of summer school holidays.
Cuba has always been a favourite for
Canadian families and at IBEROSTAR
Playa Alameda in Varadero, families
can have two kids staying, playing
and eating for free if sharing the room
with two parents, even in the middle
of the peak school period.
IBEROSTAR Mojito and IBEROSTAR Ensenachos in Cayo Coco and
Cayo Santamaria also have “amazing deals” for families, she adds. See
Iberostar.com
ATOURZ’s ‘Heart of
Switzerland’ tour
offers families a
more culturally
enriching holiday
Families looking for a vacation beyond
the beach can opt for a more cultural
experience with ATOURZ’s ‘Heart of
Switzerland’ tour, a six-day adventure
that includes activities and attractions
that all ages will enjoy.
Upon arrival in Zurich, travellers
board a train to Basel for a full day
of guided sightseeing. Young passengers in particular will find all
sorts of adventures at a local zoo
and museum, where they will learn
about wildlife, the environment and
the country’s history.
Following Basel, the tour continues
to neighbouring Germany for a visit
to the mysterious Black Forest, which
gets its name from its dense growth of
conifers that blocks out much of the
sunlight. Also included is a quick visit
to the Germany city of Freiburg, an
old university town situated in a major wine-growing region.
After returning to Basel, travellers
will receive a full-day tour to the Alsace region in France, which includes a
visit to Colmar, the third-largest commune in Alsace and known as the ‘capital of Alsatian wine’. While kids will get
a kick out of medieval-looking buildings and storybook castles, parents can
indulge in delicious local vintages.
The tour winds down with a fullday tour of Zurich, the largest city in
Switzerland. Home to an array of museums, theatres and art galleries, Zurich has gained a reputation for being
a major arts and culture capital, making it the perfect place to end a sophisticated family getaway.
‘Heart of Switzerland’ is priced at
$599 per person, double occupancy,
with departures from now through
Oct. 31. Prices include five nights accommodation, five breakfasts, a Basel
Card for 24 hours and city tours of
both Basel and Zurich.
“Family travel has evolved from
classic beach and theme park holidays to more stylized, cultural experiences in Europe and beyond,” said
Elena Prountzolpoulos, Head of Tour
Operations, ATOURZ. “Our ‘Heart of
Switzerland’ tour is not only fun and
culturally-stimulating for the whole
family, it’s also hassle-free, with many
elements included in the price. And
when travelling as a family, ease and
convenience are always top of mind.”
For more information or to make
reservations call 1-877-728-6870 (in
Toronto, 416-485-6375) or e-mail
[email protected].
ATOURZ is the tours division of
Airliners. ATOURZ’s packages are
commissionable and offer an added
cash bonus to the booking agent for
every booking made.
Clients can make
time for family, get
great deals with
Sunspots Holidays
When booking family getaways with
Sunspot Holidays, be sure to ask
about special prepaid tours and tickets at the destination, says director
Christy Kurian.
“With Sunspots you can purchase
tickets before departure and save
time by avoiding the line up. Tickets
are available to parks such as Disney
World Universal Studios, zoos, historic sights, museums and several other
places,” he says.
Passengers can also book private
or group transfers ahead of time “for
an absolutely no-hassle vacation”, he
adds. Certain tours and excursions are
even offered in different languages.
For a Caribbean getaway, the Westin Aruba Resort is a perfect choice
for families, with a serene atmosphere
that inspires families to unwind, relax
and have some fun together. Packages
with flights from Toronto or Montreal
plus a five day stay and airport transfers leads in at $1,395 per person including all taxes.
Going the other direction, Sunspots
has many options in family-friendly
Hawaii, with packages including air
from Toronto to Maui, a one week
stay at the Sheraton Maui, air from
Maui to Honolulu, a three night stay
at Honolulu’s Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel, starting at $2,699 per person including taxes.
Sunspots also offers luxury private
villa rentals for two to 40 people, perfect
for a family reunion. Clients can choose
from beachfront, mountain side or city
properties, featuring pools, hot tubs,
recreation centres, gourmet kitchens,
game rooms, private staff and more.
See sunspotsholidays.com or call
(416) 484-8144 or 1-800-657-8721.
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and convenience
Transat Holidays and Nolitours’ new
2013–2014 winter sun lineups include
great package ideas for families, both
with Transat’s Family Collection and
Nolitours’ NoliKIDS.
The Family Collection was created
specifically for families travelling
with children with all hotels selected
for their airport proximity, familyfriendly facilities, activities and good
value for money. Family Collection
resorts have kids stay & eat free
deals (up to two children per family)
and offer double, triple, quadruple
occupancy and adjoining rooms.
Family Collection properties
include Iberostar Ensenachos in
Cuba, Grand Palladium Palace
Resort in the D.R., Smugglers Cove
Resort & Spa in St. Lucia and Now
Amber Puerto Vallarta.
NoliKIDS is a similar program
with special treatment for kids and
families in the air and on the ground.
Again kids stay and eat free (up to two
children per family) and properties
offer plenty of activities for little ones.
Resorts include the Hotel Husa
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a visit to the picturesque town of
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and snow-covered cobblestone streets,
strolling through the Christmas fair in
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The 10-day Winter Wonderland
with Christmas Markets weaves its way
through Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Highlights include a scenic
drive through the picturesque Black
Forest, a cable car ride up to the snowcapped mountains in Lucerne and a
Highlight Dinner of traditional Tyrolean cuisine in Innsbruck.
Meanwhile, the nine-day German
Christmas Markets trip starts in Berlin and ends in Munich, taking in centuries-old Christmas markets along
the way, including Leipzig, Dresden,
Nuremberg and Rothenberg.
“What better way to create the most
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in charming European tradition and
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Nothing makes Christmas come alive
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Cape Town, South Africa
Getting beyond the ‘bucket list’: South
Africa promotes new markets at INDABA
by Dallyce Macas
DURBAN — How often do you think
of South Africa as a family travel destination? Or recommend the continent for health and wellness or a
beach getaway?
With a new marketing campaign,
South Africa Tourism aims to integrate these types of fresh ideas as a
new way to sell the destination.
Bundled into six ‘experience driven’
tour categories, the campaign provides
ample opportunity for the overseas
trade to adopt and promote the chosen themes.
The country’s abundant adventure
and culture experiences are combined
with clear routes and trails designed
for the visitor. World-class entertainment options, along with African inspired health and wellness experiences
are being promoted. Learn more at
southafrica.net.
At the recent INDABA travel fair
in Durban, a quiet confidence exuded
from tourism officials, airline executives
and travel suppliers to the Canadian
trade. Yes, Africa is well positioned to
continue on as a ‘bucket list’ and honeymoon destination. But the continent is
looking to be so much more.
African countries are attracting new
travel buyers from emerging markets
such as Brazil, India and China in record numbers. Africa is enjoying its
time in the spotlight like never before.
Security measures specific to tourism are realizing continuous improvement, a direct result from South
Africa hosting World Cup 2010. Governments from key African nations
have adopted a cooperative understanding as tourism is recognized as a
vitally important area for job creation
and growth.
What new experiences will capture the heart and soul of visitors to
this land?
One of the premier travel tour operators, Wilderness Safaris, started business 30 years ago with two guides, one
Land Rover and $2,500 invested. They
now have 60 camps, 50 conservation
projects and in 1996 were the first to
establish operations in Namibia. What
is next on their agenda? The Congo.
Hoping to move 1,200 people per year
to this vast area of pristine rainforest,
building is already in the works.
Zambia continues to gain interest as
an affordable alternative to Botswana.
Zambia and Zimbabwe will be cohosting the 20th United Nations World
Tourism Organization Congress in August this year. An event of this size and
magnitude will have lasting benefits
as road construction; airport facility
upgrades and refurbishment of hotels
and guest camps are already underway.
Security training is being reinforced,
and entry arrangements for delegates
are being smoothed out. All work is being done on a longer-term horizon for
expanding tourism in the areas.
Mozambique is a destination that
featured high on this year’s tourism
radar. Direct flights to Maputo have recently been introduced by British Air-
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has increased service to four times
weekly in order keep up with demand.
The destination, made popular for
tourism in the 1960s, has put all civil
unrest behind it and is now ready for
its encore. In addition to having the
best beachfront on the continent, the
government has partnered to develop
a ‘leave nothing behind but footprints’
luxury camp in Gorongosa National
Park. This project will be complete
and open for guests starting July 1,
2013. Gorongosa supports some of
the densest wildlife populations in all
of Africa, including the big cats; herbivores and over 500 bird species. The
camp will be available through CW
Safaris in Canada.
Enabling tourism growth, airlines
play a pivotal role in opening new routes
and gaining government cooperation.
South African Airways (SAA) has
worked hard to restructure the airline
and vastly improve the customer experience. Now flying to 43 cities in 26
countries on 6 continents, the airline
has experienced 56% growth in 2012.
A partner in the Star Alliance, SAA
has made the Airbus 330 the cornerstone of its fleet expansion. The airline
has been recognized globally for its
business class product, but the most
impressive award is for a 91.17% on
time performance record.
SAA has formed a partnership with
Porter Airlines who fly three flights a
day to one of SAA’s hubs, Washington
Dulles. SAA’s other airline partners
beyond the Star Alliance include Jet
Airways, Etihad and Seychelles Air.
Getting to and around the African
continent has never been easier. With
the magnitude of travel experiences
on offer, Africa is ready to welcome
its guests with warmth that will keep
them coming back for more.
South Africa tourism
execs make travel
agents a priority
DURBAN — During the annual INDABA trade fair in Durban, Travelweek
had the opportunity to speak one on
one with senior tourism officials including Ms. Tokozile Xasa the Deputy
Minister of Tourism and Mr. Thulani
Nzima the CEO of South Africa Tourism Commission.
Citing an overall 10.2% yearly
growth rate in 2012 tourist arrivals,
South Africa’s CEO of Tourism credits
trade partners as a major contributing
factor in his country’s success story.
According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s
(UNWTO) yearly global tourism
increased just 4%. In comparison,
South Africa’s efforts to engage the
trade are clearly paying off with a
double-digit increase.
Nzima was keen to acknowledge
that Canada’s trade is very interested
in selling his country. In 2012 over
66,800 Canadian’s visited South Africa,
a 15.6% increase in visitors from 2011.
According to Nzima, the sustained
tourist visits from Canadians will result
in a trade relation’s representative taking up residence in Canada sometime
in the coming year. Currently, Canadian
trade must rely on support from South
Africa Tourism commissions in Atlanta,
Los Angeles or New York.
“South Africa offers so much more
than a safari experience,” he said. ‘Heritage and cultural activities, through
to golf experiences like The Legends, a
19th hole played from a mountaintop
by helicopter are all gateways for the
travel trade selling the destination to
a repeat visitor.”
Xasa, the Deputy Tourism Minister
for South Africa was eager to point out
that the investment in tourism is seeing great returns. Tourism was established, as its own stand-alone ministry
in 2009. Even the country’s President
has taken a particular interest. President Zuma was on hand to announce
the most recent 2012 tourist statistics,
and gave high praise to the sector for a
Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town
series of successful initiatives, including job creation and growth.
The wide array of holiday experiences in South Africa mean that once
is never enough. That suits Mr. Nzima
and Ms. Xasa just fine: both acknowledged that South Africa is often the
gateway to the African Continent
for most visitors. Each are intent on
making certain that South Africa welcomes their guests with world-class
standards to encourage repeat visits.
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Clients whose ‘bucket list’ includes
an Africa safari will save a considerable amount of money — and have
more fun — when travelling in a small
group, says MyEscapades.com.
The Africa specialist offers small
group travel to 13 countries on the African continent, including Morocco,
Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa.
Special offers such as ‘Stay-3-Pay-2’
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such as select complimentary excursions. More importantly, when travelling as a small group, the local ground
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Safaris such as Kenya Kaleidoscope,
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South African Airways’ codeshare
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vice-president, North America & Alliances, South African Airways.
“The SAA-Air Canada codeshare
program has gotten off to a very
successful start, with customers
booking the codeshare flights from
around Canada to South Africa via
Europe and the U.S. These successful early returns show that Canadian
customers are pleased with the convenient schedules and connection
opportunities offered by SAA and
Air Canada, as well as the benefits
that both airlines offer as part of
Star Alliance,” he said.
The partnership was announced last
December and offers passengers connecting between the carriers in London a single itinerary and seamless
connections.
SAA codeshares on Air Canadaoperated flights between London
and Vancouver, London and Toronto
and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Toronto. Air
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Travel agencies powered by Softvoyage can increase sales by offering
more products and flexibility to their
customers and set their own business
rules to manage compensation, and
the hotel booking engine is a big part
of that, says Dan Langevin, vice-president sales & marketing.
“The hotel booking engine provides
agents with more choice and flexibility,
thus improving the customizability of
trips, while delivering a more dynamic
and competitive tool to all Sirev users,”
says Langevin.
The hotel booking engine works just
like all other Softvoyage booking engine products, querying a broad range
of databases simultaneously and offering the choice of more than 150,000
hotels and resorts worldwide, he adds.
Agents can choose from many options such as star rating, distance from
the downtown core and proximity of
major landmarks, plus maps of the location of each hotel and resort, among
other content.
For hotels, the engine uses the latest
in technology to search rates from a
variety of databases including Hotels.
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It’s been said that in order to act on an
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Ryan McElroy.
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many challenges I thought technology
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The company came into being
when Miami-based co-founder Ericson Smith — a technology veteran of
over 30 years — told McElroy to write
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get a website building/digital marketing product together for a late
2011 launch.
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It’s not surprising that after 53 years in business, DeNureTours has got a lot
to say. In this week’s Friday Five, we catch up with Andrea Mendelsohn,
National Business Development Manager, who told us about all the
exciting things the company has in store for 2013.
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special roundtrip fares for travel from
Toronto to Poland starting at $1,773
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In this separate and quiet ‘Premium
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increased seat recline and a number of
upgraded features: Premium Club passengers will enjoy entertainment on
their 12.4-inch monitor with USB and
power outlet at their seat and upgraded
meal service and drink selections.
Premium Club passengers will
also enjoy the comfort of a dedicated
check-in desk, one additional free
piece of checked luggage with priority
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As a member of the Star Alliance,
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Air New Zealand and
Tourism New Zealand
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unveil new livery
LOS ANGELES — Air New Zealand and Tourism New Zealand have
signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), valued at more than
$20 million, in a one-year partnership
to undertake joint marketing activity
promoting travel to New Zealand in
selected international markets.
The investment represents an
increase in planned joint marketing
spend of around 80% compared with
the previous financial year.
The airline has just also unveiled
its new aircraft livery which features
the iconic official New Zealand Fern
Mark, the use of which is managed
by Tourism New Zealand and New
Zealand Trade and Enterprise.
Under the MoU, Air New Zealand
and Tourism New Zealand will each
invest more than $10 million over
the next 12 months in co-operative
marketing activity in the key markets
of Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan,
North America, the United Kingdom
and Europe as well as increased
activity in emerging markets such as
India and Indonesia.
Air New Zealand Chief Executive
Officer Christopher Luxon says the
MoU will extend and deepen the airline’s
existing relationship with Tourism New
Zealand, its largest marketing partner.
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New Zealand, having worked closely
with the organization in all of our key
markets to promote New Zealand
for a number of years. Today’s MoU
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ORLANDO — An estimated $5 billion
of capital investment across the Central Florida tourism industry marks
the biggest expansion in the destination’s history, making Orlando more
appealing to travellers than ever before.
“Orlando is unique and different
from other destinations in its ability to constantly evolve,” said Visit
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period throughout our history has
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on an itinerary that closely mirrored the 12-day Mysteries of Peru in the current brochure.
Highlights included Lima, Arequipa, Colca Canyon, Puno, Lake Titicaca, Cuzco, Sacred
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one of the Transat-sponsored SOS Children’s Villages in Cuzco and brought donations of
school supplies to assist the children in need. Seen here are: (back row, left to right) Rawle
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record and continuing to make Orlando the most visited destination in
America. The increase was 4.9% over
2011, which saw 54.3 million visitors.
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growing market.
To ensure the destination can easily handle the increase in visitation,
Orlando International Airport has
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people mover system, plus $114
million for a series of improvements
to keep passenger traffic moving. It
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WINNIPEG — Travel Professionals International (TPI), a member of
Virtuoso and a network of independent travel advisors, has named Penny
Martin Director of Sales.
“Penny has been an exemplary team
member over the course of her five
years with TPI,” said Tim Morgan,
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be happier that she has accepted this
position to lead our sales, training and
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Discover America heads for the runway! This past weekend Discover America entered their
first team at the Runway Race event held annually at Lester B Pearson, Toronto airport. The
event, always a sell out, accommodated 2,500 runners and walkers on the tarmac for fun
filled 5km distance. From left: Nabile Mohamed, itravel2000, Terrilyn Kunopaski, Logimonde;
Jennifer Prendergast, Canadian Traveller; Joanne Lundy, Discover the World; Sana Keller,
Pulse Communications and president of Discover America Canada, Annie Cicvaric,
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through business plan development
and follow-through, continuing
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Martin has been in the travel industry for over 30 years and, prior
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The ninth annual ‘Tee Off for Tiny
Tots’ golf tournament is slated for June
26. The event will be held at the Caledon Golf & Country Club, 2121 Olde
Baseline Road, Inglewood, Ontario
and all proceeds go to the African PreSchools Society, a Canadian-registered
charity. “I would like the travel trade to
join us, have fun and make a difference,”
says TOPAC member Firdosh Bulsara.
The African Pre-Schools Society provides salaries to teaching staff and puts
money towards building maintenance
books and supplies, and two wholesome meals per day for the needy children in the poorest parts of Africa. “The
generous support of our travel industry
and the South Africa Chamber of Business have helped us raise in excess of
$77,000 over the past eight years and
every penny has gone to support these
children. I hope and do believe that one
day they will grow up to be the pride of
Africa,” says Bulsara. Cost to participate
with golf, shared cart, packed lunch,
and dinner is $185 per person (or $70
per person for dinner only). There will
be “prizes galore” plus a raffle for two
air tickets to South Africa courtesy of
South African Airways, adds Bulsara.
For more information on African PreSchool Project visit africanpreschools.
org/fundraise.htm. For details about the
golf event e-mail thebulsaras@sympatico.
ca or [email protected].
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Flight Centre’s Corporate Traveller
has appointed Chris Lynes as its new
Area Leader for the Greater Toronto
Area (GTA) effective immediately.
Based in Toronto, Lynes is responsible
for facilitating growth in the existing
market, ensuring a consistent customer experience, as well as developing and working with the sales team.
Lynes has extensive experience in the
travel industry spending the past 14
years with Flight Centre, the last five
as Team Leader for the Corporate
Traveller Dundas office.
TPI’s Rhonda LaFosse
Travel Professionals International
(TPI) has named Rhonda LaFosse
Ontario Regional Sales Manager, effective immediately. LaFosse joins TPI
with over 24 years of experience in the
Canadian travel industry, most recently
holding the position of National Director of Field Sales for Sears Travel, where
she developed and implemented local
growth strategies for retail locations
across the country including training
field personnel. In her role with TPI,
LaFosse will work closely with TPI’s Director of Sales, Penny Martin, and TPI’s
other Regional Sales Managers, in delivering sales and training initiatives to
assist advisors in meeting their business
goals. LaFosse is based in Trenton, ON,
and can be reached at [email protected] or
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champagne that smashed against its hull.
Standing on the naming platform with the ship’s Captain
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Royal Princess. May God bless her and all who sail in her.”
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bottle of Moët & Chandon champagne toward the ship, officially welcoming Royal Princess into the fleet of Princess
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TORONTO — GLP Worldwide is offering up to 40% percent off or $600 per person on select AMA Waterways winter cruises if clients book by July 31.
GLP Worldwide is the Canadian representative for AMA
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AMA Waterways Cruises: Treasures of the Rhine & Main
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