During the virtual event, travel professionals were briefed on current travel developments and Air Canada Vacations also unveiled its Sun brochure which promotes sunny skies and pristine beaches for the upcoming tourist season. winter.
STB Director May-Ling Chun said on Monday that the event was a great opportunity for attendees to network and interact with those in attendance.
Air Canada is expected to resume its seasonal flights to the destination from December 18, 2021 to April 2022. Prior to the pandemic, the destination received 27 Canadian tourists in 736. During the 2019 pandemic year, that number dropped to 2020. Between January and August 9, 364 Canadians have so far visited the destination.
Flights will depart from Toronto, Canada, twice a week, on Saturdays and Thursdays. Canadian travelers will be able to connect from over 60 Air Canada feeder cities across Canada.
The following properties are sold as part of the Air Canada Vacations program or packages: Sonesta Maho Beach Resort, Casino & Spa, Divi Little Bay Beach Resort, The Morgan Resort Spa & Village, The Villas at Simpson Bay Beach Resort, Simpson Bay Resort and Oyster Bay Beach Resort.
Air Canada Vacations hopes to add the following properties to its program: Flamingo Beach Resort, Sapphire Beach Club Resort, Royal Palm Beach Resort and Atrium Beach Resort and Spa.
The Air Canada Vacations event also allowed travel industry representatives to interact and gather information from over 100 industry partner suppliers. The STB representative for the Sint Maarten destination was Marla Chemont, STB marketing assistant for the North American market.
Participants in the virtual event allowed representatives of the travel and hospitality industry to watch videos, learn about the latest destinations and the latest products, and download the most recent documents and brochures.
One of the novelties of this year's event was Virtual FAMS's participation in training sessions and a special behind-the-scenes presentation with Vice President, Nino Montagnese, Senior Director of Marketing and Ecommerce, Selma Filali, VP of Products, Dina Bertolo and VP of Operations, Lucy Sabella.
This gave agents a sense of how Air Canada Vacations navigates the ever-changing environment of the travel industry.
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