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Thursday, July 2, 2026
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ACV@Home is taking recognition to new heights this week with its inaugural “Simply The Best” rewards trip, celebrating its top-performing home-based advisors. The event, which PAX is covering exclusively, is unfolding at the newly-upgraded Paradisus Cancun resort. “We wanted to do something outstanding,” ACV’s Marigold Frontuna, GM, sales, explains. See PAX's on-the-ground coverage!
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Airlines and airports are urging the European Union to pause its new biometric border screening system – the Entry-Exit System (EES) – during the busy summer travel season, warning that it is causing major disruptions. They say some flights are departing with empty seats because passengers are delayed by border processing, with queues reportedly stretching to as long as five hours.
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shoptravel Group Inc. has appointed Kiru Thirukailayanathan as its new chief technology officer. Thirukailayanathan, formally of TravelBrands, will oversee the technology strategy behind shoptravel's next-generation platform.
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Celestyal has announced that its chief commercial officer, Lee Haslett, will be leaving his role at the cruise line to take up a senior commercial leadership opportunity with a leading sports organization. He will remain with Celestyal until October 2026 to support a smooth transition and help ensure the continued delivery of key strategic initiatives.
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The U.S. FAA has introduced new airworthiness directives that impose restrictions on aircraft lacking radio altimeter systems demonstrated to withstand Canada's updated 5G Lower C-band environment. The directives became effective July 1, coinciding with Canada's removal of airport exclusion and protection zones that had previously helped reduce the potential for 5G interference with radio altimeters.
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eroplan and Club Avolta are collaborating to give members more ways to earn points throughout their travel journey. Aeroplan Members who link their Aeroplan and Club Avolta accounts through the Club Avolta app will now be able to earn points on eligible purchases at more than 900 Avolta airport and travel retail locations.
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Explora Journeys is celebrating the first anniversary of its loyalty program with exclusive privileges throughout July 2026. The luxury cruise line offers limited-time benefits to Members while introducing new status match and referral paths to welcome like-minded travellers.
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KLM marked the close of Pride Month in Toronto with the arrival of its special flight ahead of this year’s WorldPride in Amsterdam. The flight was operated by crew members from KLM’s LGBTQI+ community and members of Over the Rainbow, KLM’s employee-founded network. The visit was followed by a dance class led by dancer Blake McGrath.
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TTC Tour Brands is capitalizing on a surge in last-minute travel demand with the launch of a new travel advisor incentive, "Tour Fest," aimed at driving bookings through the peak summer season. The company reports that July revenue is up 47% year over year, while August revenue has climbed 101% compared with the same period last year.
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Canada's domestic air travel remained strong in May 2026, while passenger traffic to the United States continued its prolonged decline, highlighting an ongoing shift in travel patterns between the two countries. According to Statistics Canada, 2.5 million passengers boarded domestic flights in May 2026, a 6.4 per cent increase compared with May 2025.
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Singer Jann Arden will reunite with Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours in 2027 for her seventh hosted voyage, aboard the 228-guest Scenic Eclipse. This exclusive 10-day sailing through the Norwegian Fjords blends coastlines and scenery, offering guests the opportunity to explore the British Isles and Norway’s landscapes in an all-inclusive, six-star experience.
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Air Canada has gradually updated its Winter 2026-27 schedule, revealing an expanded deployment of its brand-new Airbus A321XLR fleet across North America, the Caribbean and Europe. The latest schedule filings show the aircraft taking on additional domestic and transborder services while replacing larger widebody aircraft on several transatlantic routes.
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Canadians remain committed to travel despite rising concerns about global security and economic uncertainty, according to new findings from Redion's 2026 Holiday Barometer. The survey found that 66 per cent of Canadians plan to travel this summer, down from 72 per cent in 2025 but still indicating strong demand for leisure travel.
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Envoyage has announced the appointment of Joe Scardigno as national sales director, Envoyage Canada. Scardigno, formally of Tauck Canada, brings more than 16 years of experience in the North American travel industry, with extensive expertise in sales leadership, business development, advisor engagement, and strategic partnerships.
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