The Canadian government okayed local airline Air Canada to use its regular international flights to connect Cuba and Canada, thanks in part to an agreement on air transportation signed between the two nations that foresees the appointment of a couple of aviation companies, one from each country, to get this job done.
This new income source will help the Canadian air carrier, currently bogged down in economic hardship that prompted its front office to file for Chapter Eleven. In the case of Cuba, Cubana de Aviacion is the sole airline assigned within the framework of this accord.
Spanish airline Iberia will shut down its office in Uruguay next September and is currently figuring out ways to continue marketing its flights from Montevideo in an effort to implement some cost-cutting strategies in that country, Julio Pino, general manager of the carrier’s affiliate office there, explained.
New visa regulations issued by the U.S. government are stirring up a hornet’s nest among travelers and raising concerns within the American leisure industry.
U.S. airlines American, Delta and Northwest agreed to sell Worldspan for $745 million, plus another six-digit figure in additional benefits, to Travel Transaction Processing Corp., a company recently created by Citicorp Venture Capital Equity Partners L.P. and Canada-based Teachers´ Merchant Bank of Toronto.
Management of the company has been put in the hands of Rakesh Gangwal, a veteran in commercial aviation who sat in for Paul Blackney, the company’s current advisor and a member of the board of directors.
Bermuda Resort Hotels, Bermuda´s newest hotel group, opened Bermuda´s newest hotel experience, the Grape Bay Beach Hotel July 15, 2003. This intimate retreat, formerly the White Sands Hotel, has been reborn, sporting a new name, new facilities, including extensive renovations and an innovative new restaurant.
In a joint effort between Exclusivas Latinoamericana ELA, S.L. and Belgium-based tour operator Transnico International, a new website about Cuba could be clicked on at http://www.cubainside.com with a view to promote and offer the island nation´s tourist products.