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PAX Retrospective 2017: changes in the industry
In the second part of our 2017 retrospective, PAX is taking a look at some of the major changes and appointments that took place in the travel industry during the previous year.
JANUARY
Cathay Pacific appoints Cronin to director, sales & marketing
Transat appoints new BDM for BC
Merrithew appointed president of Merit Travel's wholesale & specialty leisure divisions
Kooiman appointed senior business development representative at Transat
Celestyal Cruises appoints District Sales Manager, Quebec, Ottawa and the Maritimes
Iberostar names Moore as new Business Development Manager
FEBRUARY
Hurtigruten announces new representation in Canada
New role for Landry at Air Canada
Air Transat appoints new sales representative for Ontario & Western Canada
MARCH
Air Canada Vacations appoints new area sales managers
New role at Transat for Bradley
Rocky Mountaineer names new national sales manager, Canada
Trafalgar names new sales manager, Ottawa & northern/eastern Ontario
APRIL
Exodus Travels names new BDM, Eastern USA/Canada
Drolet to represent CTO in Canada
Air Transat names new BDM for southwestern Ontario
Celestyal expands Western Canada sales team
Intrepid introduces new BDMs to agents
Travel industry bids a fond farewell to India Tourism's Anil Oraw
Alison Theodore to head Visit California in Canada
MAY
WestJet's ULCC moving ahead with EVP appointment
Cynthia Farrill joins Pulse to help manage Brand USA
Merit Travel appoints new VP of business development
WestJet Encore names new president
Haines closes Coastal International
Insight Vacations & Luxury Gold welcomes new CEO
JUNE
Uno joins Air Canada Vacations
LogiMonde welcomes Nancy Benetton-Sampath as Associate Vice-President
Budhwani joins Travel Nation Canada
Ensemble appoints new marketing VP
Changes at The Travel Corporation Canada
JULY
New role for LaPointe at AMResorts
Mazzola on board with Rocky Mountaineer
Five new appointments at Group Germain
LogiMonde welcomes Christine Hogg as Journalist
Bunkall joins ACTA team in Western Canada
New Chair and Vice-Chair for ETC in Canada
New roles for McDonough, Griffiths at FCM
AUGUST
New role for Combrink at Goway
SEPTEMBER
New role for Williams at Unique Vacations
Melanie Paul-Hus named Canadian director for Atout France
Leadership change at Crystal Cruises
Ian Kivell joins Contiki family
OCTOBER
Vision adds 3 sales executives
New role for Stremble at Trafalgar
Mike Miguel retires from WestJet
Annick Guérard is Transat's new COO
Federico Berardinucci joins ACV
Nathalie Tanious overseeing TravelBrands specialty brands
Nathalie Daoust on board with Rocky Mountaineer
Uniglobe appoints Hughes to lead Asia Pacific division
Sunwing grows group sales team
NOVEMBER
Intrepid's North American director moves into new role
Uniworld names Michelle Palma as new VP for North America field sales
Susan Webb named president of Skål Canada
New Goway V.P. signals agent commitment
Incoming Celestyal president prioritizes new trade distribution partners
Oasis expands sales team with new appointments
Changes at TPI as Ontario focus grows
DECEMBER
Neil Dudley joins AmaWaterways' sales team
Trafalgar welcomes new Ontario sales manager
Dery joins Melia Cuba as weddings manager
Goway's GroupsOnly department grows