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Air Canada Rouge returns to the skies with flight to Cancun
Travel Pulse
The departure of Air Canada flight AC1810 from Toronto to Cancun on Monday marked the return of Air Canada Rouge to the skies.
"Air Canada Rouge remains an important part of our overall strategy in rebuilding Air Canada's global network. As leisure traffic resumes, we will progressively add Air Canada Rouge to select North American leisure markets from Eastern Canada," said Mark Galardo, Vice President, Network Planning and Alliances at Air Canada.
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TIAC's annual Tourism Congress is going virtual
TIAC
The COVID-19 pandemic rocked the Canadian tourism sector to its core. Revenues dropped dramatically, employees were laid off, and many businesses closed their doors.
After all we’ve been through, it’s time to pause, reflect, and prepare for the journey toward recovery. To come together at TIAC’s annual Tourism Congress.
But this year is going to be a bit different.
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Post-COVID planning for Timeshare IT
Resort Trades
On November 6, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. ET, Suzzi Morrison, president of S3A, Inc., will draw from her many decades of resort IT experience to provide a free online webinar, “Bringing Technology Home — Benefits, Balance, and the Bottom Line.” The free webinar is part of the Trades Lunch Bunch series. Publishers of Resort Trades, Resort Trades Weekly, and ResortTrades.com, The Trades began hosting free, live webinars in May 2020, in response to the COVID-19 situation.
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.V-O & TRAVEL INDUSTRY NEWS
Industry reacts to WestJet refund news
Travel Pulse
WestJet’s announcement last week they would refund for flights cancelled due to COVID was met with criticism within the industry, as travel agents and tour operators scrambled to make sense of the logistics of it. To further complicate matters, most of them heard the news first from TravelPulse Canada and a consumer notification was made in advance of a trade notification.
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England goes on month-long lockdown
Travel Pulse
Just as discussions around creating a ‘travel bubble’ between New York and London were gaining more traction, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that England will go under lockdown beginning November 5.
The lockdown, a response to the country’s struggles to contain the coronavirus, will last until Dec. 2. Johnson himself contracted the virus earlier this year.
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Wyndham Destinations named to Forbes list of World's Best Employers
Resort Trades
Wyndham Destinations is proud to announce it has been named as a Best Employer on the fourth-annual Forbes Magazine list of World’s Best Employers. The list, compiled with data from over 150,000 associates in nearly 60 countries, asked participants to rate their satisfaction with their employers’ response to COVID-19, as well as score their employer in multiple other areas such as social responsibility, gender equality, and talent development.
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.RANDOM BITS & NEWS BITES
Hilton Grand Vacations reports third quarter 2020 results
Resort Trades
Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. reports its third quarter 2020 results. “We’re pleased to have resumed operations at the majority of our resorts and delivered positive adjusted EBITDA in the quarter,” said Mark Wang, president and CEO of Hilton Grand Vacations.
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Marriott has security breach fine reduced to £18 million
PhocusWire
Marriott International has been fined £18.4 million for a security breach affecting millions of guest records dating back to 2014.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) had originally intended to fine the hotel company £99 million but took into account steps taken since by Marriott, representations from the company and the impact of COVID-19.
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