With close to 30 years of experience in the travel industry with Unique Vacations, Maureen Barnes-Smith has quite the story to tell. The fact that she’s a life-long learner is certainly clear as she has moved into increasingly senior roles over the course of her career until today, when Barnes-Smith is Unique Vacations Canada’s vice-president […]
Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) made history earlier this month by hosting the inaugural Canadian University Sales Competition (CUSC), the first-ever national event of its kind. Hosted at the Ted Rogers School of Management on February 7, CUSC provided a platform for students from nine Canadian universities to showcase their talent in sales through tournament-style role […]
Attending a job fair is a great opportunity for job seekers to get information on the kind of roles and companies they might be interested in and to ask questions and network directly with company representatives. Companies sometimes take applications and hold interviews onsite at the fair, meaning you could leave the event being one […]
This month the BSAP team caught up with Emma Madro, 2022 Baxter Student Ambassador and graduate of the travel and tourism program at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT). In her profile in the April 2022 special BSAP issue of Travel Courier, Emma said that in the future she sees herself “in a job […]
At Windsor, Ontario’s St. Clair College, the tourism & travel program is shaping the leaders of tomorrow’s tourism and hospitality industry. Stephanie Middleton, professor and program coordinator, teaches a leadership class to connect with students about real-world leadership experiences and the impact individuals can have within their teams and communities. Says Middleton, “In our leadership […]
The Baxter Student Ambassador Program is entering the next phase of this year’s program after receiving applications from students at partner schools across the country. Applications are being reviewed and two finalists will be selected from each school based on a combination of dedication to academic excellence, extracurricular involvement and attention to detail and accuracy in […]
“The changing landscape of retail travel. Consumers looking for value and personalization. Airlines looking for shared accountability. High season. Low season. What about the ‘perfect season?’ For Canada, it’s any and all seasons. And overall, while there may be some challenges, 2025 is shaping up to be a pretty good year,” writes Bob Mowat, executive […]
What is your current job? Please also describe a typical day. I work as a Customer Solutions Coordinator at G Adventures. I handle post travel feedback such as reading all completed evaluations, and handling and settling complaints and requests for compensation. I do this by conducting investigations with our local offices, and I’m responsible for […]
Tourism HR Canada will host a free webinar on January 22 at 1pm EST to share labour market insights related to Canada’s tourism industry. Join them to learn about: Pressing workforce challenges, labour market trends and workforce projections Actionable recommendations for fostering resilience and innovation Programs and tools to support workforce development Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DVGjqAZvSZCfKt11Q1Cx-w#/registration
Rocky Racco, Owner & CEO of TTI Travel, reflects on over four decades in the travel trade in this episode of Voices of Travel: The Next Chapters. He shares the origins of his career, the changes he’s observed, and his aspirational vision for the future, saying: “…we do have a lot of folks that are […]
