Tag Archives: Montréal

Bombardier expands 2025 supplier awards as 33 companies earn Diamond recognition

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The Montreal ceremony honoured suppliers across production, indirect services and aftermarket, with separate awards for sustainability, quality and partnership KEY TAKEAWAYS Bombardier recognised 36 supplier award recipients across four categories for 2025 performance Thirty-three suppliers received Diamond Awards across Production, Indirect Goods and Services, and Aftermarket Thales Canada, Avionics received the Environmental Sustainability Award, Plastiques… Read the full news article

Four Seasons Montréal Becomes City’s Only Two-Michelin-Key Hotel in 2026

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Four Seasons Hotel Montréal

The Golden Square Mile property secured Montréal’s highest Michelin Key level this year, with Marcus Restaurant and Guerlain Spa among its signature experiences. KEY TAKEAWAYS Four Seasons Hotel Montréal is the only Montréal hotel awarded Two Michelin Keys in the 2026 Michelin Guide hotel selection. The distinction is the highest Michelin Key level awarded to… Read the full news article

The Zoe Report Opens 2026 Readers’ Choice Vote for 14 Intimate Speakeasies Across North America

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Collage of intimate cocktail bars featured in The Zoe Report’s 2026 Readers’ Choice speakeasy shortlist

New York claims six nominations and California five as the lifestyle publication puts hidden-door cocktail bars from Washington to Montreal and San Diego to a public vote. KEY TAKEAWAYS The Zoe Report has selected 14 nominees for its 2026 Readers’ Choice category for Best Intimate Speakeasies; the list is open for public voting and does… Read the full news article

Bombardier Adds Former EY Audit Leader Jeanne Boillet to Board

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Portrait of Jeanne Boillet, appointed to Bombardier’s Board of Directors effective October 1, 2026

The appointment takes effect October 1, bringing four decades of international audit, governance and technology-transformation experience to the business-aviation manufacturer. KEY TAKEAWAYS Jeanne Boillet will join Bombardier’s Board of Directors on October 1, 2026. She brings more than four decades of international experience across audit, governance, innovation and business transformation. At EY, Boillet led global… Read the full news article

Virtuoso and Destination Canada map an 11-day slow-travel route from Québec City to Prince Edward Island

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VIA Rail’s Ocean route travelling through eastern Canada.

Rail, walkable cities, Indigenous-led experiences and local food anchor a four-stop journey through Québec and Atlantic Canada. KEY TAKEAWAYS Virtuoso and Destination Canada have published an 11-day itinerary linking Québec City, Montréal, Halifax and Charlottetown. VIA Rail’s 1,352-kilometre Ocean route between Montréal and Halifax forms the main intercity rail experience, with VIA currently listing three… Read the full news article

Qatar Airways Builds Winter Network Beyond 170 Destinations With Major Frequency Increases

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Qatar Airways aircraft flying above clouds with text announcing more than 170 destinations for winter

Zanzibar and Canberra return to the map as the airline adds capacity across Asia Pacific, Africa, Europe, North America and Saudi Arabia for the 2026–27 winter season. KEY TAKEAWAYS Qatar Airways plans to serve more than 170 destinations in winter 2026–27, with nearly 1,800 weekly frequencies scheduled during December 2026. Daily Zanzibar flights resume on… Read the full news article

Park’N Fly Centralizes Travel Advisor Booking Tools and Agency Incentives in New Online Hub

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Members of Park'N Fly's sales and marketing team at the Travel Market Report Canadian Travel Awards

The Canadian airport-parking provider has brought reservations, e-coupons, referral tools, marketing assets and agency rewards into one advisor-facing resource. KEY TAKEAWAYS Park'N Fly has launched a new Travel Agent Hub combining booking access, product information, marketing resources and advisor incentives. Advisors can use the travel-agent portal, customized e-coupons and referral links to connect client parking… Read the full news article

Innovate Canada brings global event decision-makers into Québec City’s technology ecosystem

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Destination Canada’s September 8–10 program connects leaders from Google, Informa and major associations with seven Canadian tech hubs as it competes for future conferences. KEY TAKEAWAYS Innovate Canada will bring senior international association and corporate leaders to Québec City from September 8–10, 2026. Participants will connect with seven Canadian technology hubs and explore expertise spanning… Read the full news article

Air Canada sets its biggest intercontinental expansion yet for summer 2027

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Air Canada schedule graphic for the new Montréal–Basel service launching in June 2027

New links to Guangzhou, Oslo, Shannon, Nice, Basel and Dubrovnik will reshape the airline’s Vancouver, Toronto and Montréal hubs as international capacity rises more than 8% year over year KEY TAKEAWAYS Air Canada says summer 2027 will bring the most extensive intercontinental expansion in its history, with new services across its Vancouver, Toronto and Montréal… Read the full news article

Aviation Industry Groups Launch Coordinated Programme to Improve Runway Safety

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(IN SHORT) IATA, CANSO and ACI have launched a Joint Runway Safety Initiative to reduce the risk of runway incursions, where an aircraft, vehicle or person is incorrectly present on a runway or protected runway area. The initiative focuses on improving safety reporting and data capture, strengthening Local Runway Safety Teams, and sharing lessons learned… Read the full news article

Bombardier’s Global 8000 Demonstrates Ultra-Long-Range Performance With Transatlantic Speed Record

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(NEWS) MONTREAL, Canada, 2026-Jun-5 — /Travel PR News/ — In the ultra-long-range business jet market, speed remains a key measure of aircraft performance, particularly for operators and passengers seeking faster point-to-point connections across continents. Bombardier’s Global 8000 has now marked an early performance milestone, completing its first speed record flight between Montreal, Canada and Nice,… Read the full news article

A New Era of Luxe Globe-Trekking: Four Seasons Unveils an Ultra-Curated 20-Day Journey Aboard Its Signature Private Jet

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(NEWS) TORONTO, 2025-Nov-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is charting a bold new chapter in luxury air travel with New World Icons, a 20-day Private Jet Experience itinerary departing March 26 to April 14, 2027. The newly announced journey brings together first-time destinations, returning favorites, and a curated arc of cultural… Read the full news article

From coast to coast Air Canada highlights 31 trailblazing restaurants shaping Canada’s dining scene in 2025

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(NEWS) MONTRÉAL, 2025-Sep-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Air Canada has announced the 31 finalists for its 2025 Best New Restaurants list, highlighting a diverse mix of culinary talent and fresh dining concepts across 10 Canadian cities. Stretching from St. John’s to Victoria, the list captures the creativity, diversity, and innovation that define Canada’s dining scene… Read the full news article

New Direct Flights from Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver Open Up Lima, Belize, Puerto Escondido, and Riviera Nayarit

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(IN SHORT) Air Canada is resuming twice-weekly Montreal and Toronto non-stops to Lima for Winter 2025–26 and adding three new seasonal routes: Montreal–Belize, Toronto–Puerto Escondido*, and Vancouver–Tepic, Riviera Nayarit*, all launching in mid-December. These services support Air Canada’s strategy to expand leisure travel to Latin America and Mexico’s Pacific coast, offering direct connections, enhanced cargo… Read the full news article

Fairways for the Future: Air Canada Foundation Raises $1.3 M to Empower Children Across Canada

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(IN SHORT) The Air Canada Foundation’s 13th Annual Golf Tournament raised $1.3 million to fund grants for children and youth across Canada. Hosted at Club de golf Le Mirage, the event featured 296 participants and over 90 sponsors. Proceeds will support equity-deserving communities through meal programs, Indigenous school support, and pediatric initiatives like the Dr…. Read the full news article

Bombardier Opens Montreal Innovation and Design Centre to Accelerate Next-Generation Cabin Developments

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(IN SHORT) Bombardier’s new Innovation and Design Centre in Montreal marks a significant step in the company’s strategy to deliver continuous enhancements to its business aircraft cabins. Co-located with existing manufacturing facilities, the Centre houses a dedicated, confidential team and full-scale prototyping tools, enabling rapid testing and development of cabin innovations outside standard program constraints…. Read the full news article

Bombardier Global 7500 Breaks Transatlantic Speed Record Flying Montreal to Paris in 5 ½ Hours

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(IN SHORT) The Bombardier Global 7500 has set a new transatlantic speed record, flying from Montreal to Paris in 5 hours and 30 minutes at over 1,000 km/h, further extending its list of more than 100 records. This achievement reinforces the 7500’s status as the fastest business jet connecting major global cities under real-world conditions,… Read the full news article

Air Canada Expands Winter Sun Network with New Routes and Increased Frequencies to Latin America

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(IN SHORT) Air Canada announces a significant expansion of its Latin America network for the 2025-26 winter season, introducing new destinations and increasing frequencies. With more than 80,000 seats weekly, the airline aims to provide greater connectivity for both Canadian and international travelers, offering increased services to Rio de Janeiro, Cartagena, Guatemala City, and Guadalajara,… Read the full news article

Emirates Expands Dubai-Beirut Service to Meet Rising Travel Demand

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(IN SHORT) Emirates is set to reinstate its second daily flight between Dubai and Beirut from 1 April 2025, operated by a Boeing 777-300ER. The new service, with flight EK957 departing Dubai at 07:30 and arriving in Beirut at 10:35, along with its counterpart EK958 from Beirut at 12:05 to Dubai at 16:55, will increase… Read the full news article

Emirates Expands Codeshare Partnership with Air Canada to Include Montréal, Offering Seamless Connectivity to 11 Canadian Destinations and Beyond

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Codeshare partnership between Emirates and Air Canada extends to flights between 11 domestic Canadian points and Montréal Expansion of partnership complements network of 19 points via Toronto Seamless connectivity, travel itineraries that include both carriers on a single ticket and baggage transfers are among the host of customer benefits Dubai, UAE, 2023-Aug-18 — /Travel PR… Read the full news article

Emirates Launches Inaugural Flight to Montréal, Expanding its Canadian Network

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Dubai, UAE, 2023-Jul-08 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates has taken off to Montréal, marking the airline’s first passenger flight to Québec’s culture capital, its second gateway in Canada. Emirates flight EK243 departed with 340 passengers, including a VIP delegation and media onboard at 0300hrs today. The new daily service to Montréal complements Emirates’ seven weekly… Read the full news article

Emirates Launches Scheduled Services to Montréal, its Second Gateway in Canada

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Emirates adds Montréal, Canada’s second largest city, to its network of over 130 destinations Launch of Emirates’ second gateway into Canada; boosts services between Dubai and Canada to 14-weekly from Montréal and Toronto New route to be operated with a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, offering 354 seats daily across First Class, Business Class and Economy Class… Read the full news article

Four Seasons Hotel Montreal’s MARCUS Restaurant + Terrace offers unique Guerlain-inspired Mother’s Day brunch

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This Mother’s Day, MARCUS is hosting a Mother’s Day Brunch in collaboration with the Guerlain Spa at Four Seasons Montreal, Canada, 2023-May-02 — /Travel PR News/ — With spring florals blooming and Mother’s Day around the corner, MARCUS Restaurant + Terrace is marking the occasion with a unique brunch inspired by the Hotel’s urban sanctuary, the Guerlain Spa…. Read the full news article

Emirates announces daily flights from Dubai to Montreal starting July 5th, expanding its Canadian footprint

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Airline spreads its wings to second Canadian gateway to meet demand for international travel between Canada and the rest of the world From 5 July, daily flights to Montréal on widebody Boeing 777-300ER to complement daily A380 services to Toronto Airline’s network expands to 18 points across the Americas, including Canada, US, Mexico, Brazil and… Read the full news article

WTTC and UNWTO team up to spearhead travel & tourism sector’s vision to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030

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Travel & Tourism sector commits to vision to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 Madrid, Spain, 2022-Dec-14 — /Travel PR News/ — During COP15 in Montreal today (13 DEC 2022), the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance (the Alliance) announced a new collaboration… Read the full news article

Emirates and Air Canada launch codeshare cooperation

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Emirates and Air Canada customers will have access to 46 points across North America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa Frequent flyer members of Skywards and Aeroplan will soon be able to earn and redeem points or miles when flying with both airlines Enhanced customer offering implemented with the issuance of a single ticket and baggage transfers through to… Read the full news article

Four Seasons Hotel Montreal earns Forbes Travel Guide Ten-Star rating for the second consecutive year

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Montreal, Canada, 2022-May-20 — /Travel PR News/ — For the second consecutive year, Four Seasons Hotel Montreal has received a Forbes Travel Guide Ten-Star rating. Recognized as the only independent, global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants and spas, Forbes Travel Guide recently announced its 64th annual Star Award winners. Awarded both Five-Star Hotel and Five-Star Spa accreditations, Four Seasons Hotel… Read the full news article

Qatar Airways introduces new curated meals made sustainably for its North American flights

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Qatar Airways passengers can now enjoy local and sustainably sourced meals inspired by the airline’s North American gateway cities New York, N.Y., 2022-Apr-07 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways has created freshly curated menus for its North American flights, taking inspiration from the 13 gateway cities it serves in the U.S. and Canada and… Read the full news article

Helsinki Airport welcomes Icelandair’s direct route to Reykjavik

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Vantaa, Finland, 2022-Apr-07 — /Travel PR News/ — Icelandair reopened the direct route from Helsinki Airport to Reykjavik on April 2, 2022. Passengers departing from Helsinki Airport will once again be able to travel with direct flights to Iceland, opening up a new, diverse range of routes to North America with a single connection via… Read the full news article