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.ASSOCIATION NEWS
Review your company profiles: 1 week left
OMCA
Friday, July 23rd is the last day to update your company profile for the printed Membership Directory. This year has seen more changes in staffing, innovations in services, and adjustments to business plans than any other year. Please take 5 minutes to review your profile to ensure that we have the proper contact person and company description to share with the other members.
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Upcoming OMCA Webinars
OMCA
Don’t miss out on the OMCA Summer Webinar Series, featuring new webinars each Thursday offering insight on important topics to help members navigate the new norm of the travel industry. The next webinar in the series is Termination and Severance Obligations in Covid Times with Catherine Phelps, associate, and Lisa Goodfellow, partner, of Miller Thomson as they review temporary layoff and termination obligations, the constructive dismissal debate, the latest caselaw, and solvency issues. Register now!
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.INDUSTRY NEWS
CONFUSION REIGNS: Consumers vexed over vaccination status
Travel Industry Today
Travel agents say that Canadians who’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19 want to know just how far that jab will take them before they head out on that first post-pandemic vacation. Industry professionals say their phones are “ringing off the hook,” but many Canadians appear to still be confused about vaccine protocols they may encounter on their flight or cruise or at their resort or hotel.
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Vaccine hesitancy is slowing the reopening of the U.S.
Travel Weekly
As of July 4, 47% of U.S. residents were fully vaccinated, placing us 14th in the world, according to the New York Times. That's pretty good. But the arc of U.S. vaccinations provides plenty of cause for concern.
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Focus on business travel
Travel Weekly
Depending on whose predictions you believe, business travel in the post-pandemic age will either be more important than ever, or forever tamed.
Nonetheless, evidence is mounting that road warriors have begun their gradual return.
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France opened border to Canadian tourists. It now wants Canada to reciprocate
Global News
France, which has opened its borders to Canadian tourists, is eager to see Canada reopen to the French. The Canadian border remains closed to foreigners, with a few exceptions, and will be until at least July 21. Ottawa has extended the closure, month after month, since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020.
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'Buy now, pay later' purchase option becomes a popular pick for travellers
Travel Weekly
Installment payment solution providers that focus on the travel industry say they are becoming mainstream.
"It is increasingly becoming a way that consumers want to pay," said Tom Botts, chief commercial officer for Uplift, which is the largest player in the space. "It is becoming an expectation of consumers wanting this payment option, not only for retail, but also for travel."
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15 best places to visit in Canada
Lonely Planet
Canada has it all. Quite literally. The world's second biggest nation is home to hulking mountains, lakes as large as countries, an Arctic archipelago, a vast network of National Parks — even its very own desert.
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MIND THE GAP: Canadian consumers lack trust in travel trade
Travel Industry Today
Canada’s travel industry lacks consumer trust and requires a “reset” if it hopes to boost a recovery from the pandemic, according to new independent research commissioned by Travelport, which identifies hidden costs and lack of fully flexible and refundable products as travellers’ biggest bugaboos.
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