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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hyatt Place and Hyatt House hotels continue expansion with 48 new hotels to open across the Americas in 2022 and 2023

With strong RevPAR acceleration in 2021, Hyatt Place and Hyatt House brands are well positioned to respond to growing travel demand in the Americas CHICAGO, IL, 2022-Mar-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today (March 23, 2022) that Hyatt Place and Hyatt House hotels in the Americas continue to outperform in leisure,… Read the full news article

Air Canada resumes daily services to Sydney, Brisbane and Auckland

Vancouver-Sydney flights ramp up to daily beginning May 1 Vancouver-Brisbane flights resume Jul. 1, four times weekly Vancouver-Auckland flights resume Nov. 10, three times weekly Most extensive schedule connects Canada to South Pacific destinations and supports tourism and hospitality sectors MONTREAL, CANADA, 2022-Mar-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Air Canada today (March 16, 2022) announced a strategic expansion of its South Pacific schedule with… Read the full news article

Air Canada announces 34 routes relaunching across the Atlantic and Pacific this Summer 2022

Most extensive schedule from Canada to global destinations Restoring popular European destinations, including Barcelona, Budapest, Copenhagen, Madrid, Milan, and Venice Increased connectivity to Air Canada’s large North American network Air Canada’s leadership and unique extensive network will stimulate the recovery of the travel and tourism industry MONTREAL, CANADA, 2022-Feb-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Air Canada today (Feb. 22, 2022) announced an expanded Summer 2022… Read the full news article

Hyatt to add 45 new hotels to its portfolio in the next 2 years

By 2023, Hyatt is expected to expand its brand footprint in 11 new leisure markets, in addition to growing its hotel presence in key resort, all-inclusive, and urban destinations CHICAGO, IL, 2022-Jan-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today (January 24, 2022) announced plans to accelerate its brand growth in the Americas… Read the full news article

Air Canada significantly increases cargo capacity into and out of Vancouver

In response to flooding that disrupted transportation supply chain network in the province 586 tonnes of additional capacity added into and out of YVR, an increase of 45% over originally planned levels Air Canada Express Dash 8-400 aircraft being converted into special freighter configuration to transport cargo MONTREAL, CANADA, 2021-Nov-24 — /Travel PR News/ —… Read the full news article

KLM resumes services to Canada

Amstelveen, Netherlands, 2021-Sep-08 — /Travel PR News/ — KLM flies to Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto and Montreal several times a week. KLM also operates an even larger network in Canada in collaboration with its partner Westjet. Vaccinated travellers who have a negative PCR test result will be able to make use of this service again… Read the full news article

Qatar Airways marks 10 successful years since its inaugural flight between Doha and Montréal

Since 2011, Qatar Airways’ commitment to the Canadian market has strengthened international trade, tourism and people-to-people exchanges Hamad International Airport, the Best Airport in the Middle East, is the only hub in the region to offer service to both of Canada’s largest cities DOHA, Qatar, 2021-Jul-02 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways marked a… Read the full news article

Marriott International to debut Moxy Hotels brand to Montreal

The first Moxy Hotel located in Quebec is expected to open in 2024 BETHESDA, MD, 2021-May-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Marriott International today (MAY 18, 2021) announced it has signed an agreement with RIMAP Hospitality to debut the company’s playful and spirited Moxy Hotels brand to Montreal. Situated in downtown Montreal, the hotel will… Read the full news article

Four Seasons Hotel Montreal welcomes guests back to its Golden Square Mile home from May 10, 2021

Montreal, Canada, 2021-May-06 — /Travel PR News/ — Four Seasons Hotel Montreal welcomes new guests and locals back to its Golden Square Mile home beginning May 10, 2021. Named Five-star Hotel and Spa in Forbes Travel Guide’s 2021 Star Awards, Four Seasons Hotel Montreal forms the vibrant new epicentre of the Golden Square Mile and is Montreal’s… Read the full news article

TAP launches eight new routes in Africa and Europe this summer

TAP announces more flights to Funchal, Porto Santo and Cape Verde. TAP is launching eight new routes in Africa and Europe this summer. Lisbon, Portugal, 2021-Apr-01 — /Travel PR News/ — TAP is gradually restoring its operations and plans to operate 879 flights per week on 100 routes in August. The summer 2021 network plan… Read the full news article

Four Seasons Hotel Montreal reopens its doors to guests

Montreal, Canada, 2020-Jul-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Four Seasons Hotel Montreal reopens its doors today (July 20, 2020), bringing back Montreal’s premiere destination in luxury and style.  The recently-opened Hotel continues to make a splash with its sleekly modern accommodations, legendary Four Seasons service, hot spot MARCUS Restaurant by celebrity Chef Marcus Samuelsson and an… Read the full news article

Qatar Airways to operate three weekly flights to Toronto from 4 July 2020

Airline has worked closely with the Government of Canada to safely bring home over 16,000 Canadians from the Middle East and Asia during this crisis Addition of three-weekly Toronto flights will see Qatar Airways operate daily flights to and from Canada Qatar Airways has continuously operated four weekly flights to Montreal in addition to charter… Read the full news article