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.CVOA MEMBER NEWS
WestJet Christmas Miracle: The season to give
Travel Pulse
WestJet has released their annual holiday video and while things may be a bit different due to COVID, the spirit of giving is still the same. "Even though we may be apart, by giving together we can inspire new traditions and uplift spirits during these challenging times," said Arved von zur Muehlen, WestJet Chief Commercial Officer.
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Accor taps a trends, launches short-term vacation rental booking platform
PhocusWire
Accor is strengthening its presence in the short-term vacation rental space with the launch of a new Apartments & Villas booking platform.
Debuting with an inventory of more than 50,000 apartments, villas and chalets, Accor's Apartments & Villas site consolidates accommodations from the company's 15 extended stay hotel brands, including the Adagio, Mantra and Hyde Living flags as well as privately-owned branded residences managed by Accor's Raffles, Banyan Tree, Delano, Fairmont and SLS brands, among others.
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A message from BCHA President & CEO Ingrid Jarrett
BCHA
Dear Accommodation Community,
Yesterday, it was announced by our Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, that the province-wide restrictions, initially implemented on November 20th, 2020, would be extended until January 8th, 2021 at midnight.
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.V-O & TRAVEL INDUSTRY NEWS
Premier Ford pushes to end 14 day quarantine
Travel Pulse
It’s a statement that could signal a return to normalcy in the travel industry: Ontario Premier Doug Ford wants to “knock down” the mandatory 14 day quarantine required for all travellers returning to Canada.
Ford made the statement on Wednesday during a news conference where he was asked whether the Canada/US border should be tightened given the escalating number of COVID 19 cases on both sides.
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Destination Canada's 20th Annual Public Meeting
YouTube
On December 2, Destination Canada held its 20th Annual Public Meeting. The event outlined how the events of the past few months have shaped our reality in the tourism sector, how Destination Canada has responded, and our plans for supporting a resilient future.
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YUL passengers will soon be offered rapid screening tests
ADM
ADM Aéroports de Montréal and Biron Health Group Inc. are launching a pilot project to test a new rapid screening process for COVID-19 on departures from YUL Montréal-Trudeau International Airport to destinations requiring a negative result medical certificate for admission to their territory. These antigenic tests will make it possible to perform certified and rapid tests within 15 minutes.
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Mexico continues to welcome Canadians
Travel Courier
Mexico had been enjoying steady increases in the number of Canadian vacationers it’s been hosting in the past few years, a trend that reversed itself this year as the coronavirus pandemic sent international travel into a tailspin.
But Jose Roberto Islas Telich, who heads the the tourism promotion section at the Mexican embassy in Ottawa, reports his homeland will close out 2020 by still having played host to a large number of people from this country.
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Airbnb rings the bell to herald its arrival on public markets
PhocusWire
The private accommodation giant's shares will list on the NASDAQ trading floor, just short of four months after announcing its intention to seek an Initial Public Offering of the business.
The traditional "bell-ringing" ceremony will be virtual and carried out by Airbnb's co-founders, Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nate Blecharczyk.
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Canada begins coronavirus vaccine rollout. Here are the provinces' plans
Global News
A resident of a long-term care home in Quebec City was the first person in Canada to receive a dose of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine Monday.
This comes after the first batch of vaccines officially arrived in Canada Sunday evening, prompting provinces to prepare to inoculate their most vulnerable populations this week.
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.RANDOM BITS & NEWS BITES
Congress to mandate doctor on board all cruise ships
Travel Pulse
The year-end $741 billion defense bill that was passed by both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives this week has an interesting provision.
For the first time in 10 years, Congress has passed an act that regulates the cruise industry by placing the Cruise Passenger Protection Act into the bill, now mandating that all cruise ships have a trained doctor on board at all times and requiring cruise lines to install video cameras in all public places.
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Projecting travel trends for a COVID-19 Christmas
PhocusWire
As a second COVID-19 surge grabs hold of the U.S. and other regions, travellers remain extremely concerned about their health and safety.
These concerns will hurt the travel industry this Christmas season across the board. Every sector — hotels, airlines, car rentals, etc. — will feel the pinch.
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Stay or go? Agents weigh in on the travel dilemma
Travek Courier
Tannis Dyrland is about to set off on her first international trip since the pandemic hit.
The Owner / Travel Consultant behind Travel With Tannis with The Travel Agent Next Door in Calgary, Alberta is taking off to the Grand Moon Palace in order to gain firsthand experience of all the ways travel has changed over the past nine months.
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Survey: Nearly 70 per cent of Americans will not travel for Christmas
AHLA
A recent national survey commissioned by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) shows that nearly two-thirds (69%) of Americans will not travel for Christmas. With a new surge in COVID-19 cases, the CDC recommending that Americans do not travel over the holiday season and new stay-at-home orders in place in states across the country, the holiday season will compound the challenges already facing the hotel industry during this public health crisis.
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