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Jan 13, 2025 | 
openjaw.com | Natasha McKenty |Nina Slawek
You may also like Pakistan Airlines Ad Strikes Fear in the Heart of Parisians Plagued with a history of deadly crashes, Pakistan International Airlines sparked controversy with a provocative tweet on its return to Paris.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
openjaw.com | Natasha McKenty |Nina Slawek
Intrepid Travel’s Big Sale is back until 10FEB, with up to 20% off a selection of 2025 adventures. The Big Sale at a Glance:Runs Jan 13 – Feb 10Up to 20% on over 800 Intrepid tours, across thousands of international and domestic departures. www.intrepidtravel.com/big-sale. For a list of See all the deals when they drop here: inclusions/exclusions, please refer to the site for our Big Sale terms and conditions.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
openjaw.com | Natasha McKenty |Nina Slawek
AmaWaterways achieved record results in 2024. “River cruising is increasingly appealing to a wider audience, from younger travelers seeking new experiences to multi-generational families. 2025 sales are already tracking 31% higher than 2024 results at the same time last year,” says Rudi Schreiner, co-founder and president of AmaWaterways.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
openjaw.com | Nina Slawek |Natasha McKenty
Pakistan's state-owned airline, Pakistan International Airlines, plagued by a history of deadly crashes and a pilot licence scandal, resumed flights to Paris on Friday after EU regulators lifted a four-year ban. Debt-ridden PIA was banned in June 2020 from flying to the European Union, United Kingdom and the United States, a month after one of its Airbus A-320s plunged into a Karachi street, killing nearly 100 people.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
openjaw.com | Jim Byers |Nina Slawek |Sabrina Pirillo
Lest we forget, Phocuswright once predicted the end of the travel agent was nigh. That was back in 2001, when the onset of OTAs threatened our very existence. Fast forward a few decades and artificial intelligence looks like the beginning of the zombie apocalypse in comparison with the World Wide Web. Phocuswright now predicts the emergence of ‘autonomous AI agents’ is about to turn the industry on its head. And this time they make a very credible case.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
openjaw.com | Jim Byers |Lynn Elmhirst |Martha Chapman |Nina Slawek
It was like they were pumping ‘new ship smell’ through the ventilators at the Arcadian Loft in downtown Toronto on 06NOV. MSC Canada threw a multi-sensory, multi-media pre-welcome-aboard party designed to give guests a virtual- but real-life - interactive tour of MSC World America, even before the ship launches in APR, 2025 in Miami.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
openjaw.com | Jim Byers |Martha Chapman |Nina Slawek |Sabrina Pirillo
It was a noisy, fun and hug-filled evening as The Travel Agent Next Door hosted suppliers to celebrate TTAND’s 10th birthday and to thank them for another successful year. The event, held 07NOV at Fairmont’s classy Royal York Hotel in downtown Toronto, saw suppliers ranging from Collette to Air Canada, Globus to Manulife, G to Star Clipper - some 45 in all – mingle with TTAND execs and staffers.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
openjaw.com | Jim Byers |Nina Slawek
Clearwater Beach is officially open again!Crews worked for weeks to restore the beach after hurricanes Helene and Milton. According to Visit St. Pete-Clearwater, there are no county-wide restrictions on beach access. However, some individual municipalities may have limited access as they prepare the beaches for guests' return. Along the 35 miles of beaches, some boardwalks and access points are being repaired. Confirmed Open: The city reports that the beach is ready to welcome guests.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
openjaw.com | Jim Byers |Natasha McKenty |Nina Slawek
Florida is picking up the pieces after Hurricane Milton unleashed powerful winds and once-in-a-lifetime rainfall across a wide swath of the state. Airports and theme parks are making plans to reopen as soon as 11OCT. The storm made landfall over Sarasota on the evening of 09OCT and made its presence felt with walls of pelting rain and winds gusting to more than 160 km’s an hour.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
openjaw.com | Nina Slawek |Natasha McKenty
As an evolved society (looking at the news, this is an entirely questionable premise), we do our best to support the cause of mental health. Particularly on a day such as today, devoted to raising awareness to the many issues plaguing so many. Despite efforts to destigmatize psychological health, whether it’s a twinge of anxiety or a full blown brain disorder, the thing about mental health is you suffer alone. One can say that about all illnesses. Late at night, we fight a lonely battle.
