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26
Jun

Michael Broadhurst, Executive Vice-President

Michael Broadhurst, Executive Vice-President While travellers going “rogue” (booking their own travel arrangements rather than complying with corporate agreements) is always a challenge in this industry, there are a few newer wrinkles to be on the alert for. Michael Broadhurst recently returned from the Four Season Hotels Conference in San Francisco and says he was […]

25
Jun

Lufthansa Airlines: Strike threat Jul 1 if no concessions by Jun 30

Cabin crew give airline deadline to avoid strike Cabin crew at Lufthansa say they will strike on July 1 unless the airline makes concessions over pay and pensions. The UFO union has given Lufthansa a deadline of June 30 to meet their demands. Lufthansa has been in lengthy talks with groups of employees as it […]

24
Jun

Vision Travel Makes Travel Weekly’s 2015 Power List

TORONTO (June 24, 2015) – Vision Travel has been honoured with an historic first. It is the first Canadian travel agency to be included among some of the top producing and fastest growing travel agencies on Travel Weekly’s annual 2015 Power List. The Power List offers an authoritative ranking of the largest travel agencies in […]

22
Jun

Chile: Santiago: air pollution emergency

The Chilean government is forcing more than 900 industries to temporarily shut down in the face of an air pollution emergency in the capital city of Santiago, according to a Reuters report. The country’s Environment Ministry declared the official emergency on Monday. It will last 24 hours, but can be extended if the situation doesn’t […]

17
Jun

IATA halts plan to bring in standard sizes for carry-on luggage.

Keep calm and carry on that big carry-on. That’s the latest message from the global airlines group that has backed down on plans to bring in standard sizes to ensure carry-on luggage was smaller. The International Air Transport Association, which represents 250 of the world’s airlines, said Wednesday that it was halting the rollout of […]