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12/07/2025

Halifax International Airport pulsed with energy as Culture Shock's Junkanoo beats marked the launch of Air Canada's direct flight to the Bahamas. The weekly service adds to Air Canada's seasonal routes to Punta Cana, Cancun, and Jamaica. More updates from sunny Nassau soon.

12/05/2025

🌴 Town Hall with Sandals Resorts International 🌴
This morning’s Town Hall was packed with insight and inspiration. Executive Chairman Adam Stewart shared the latest updates from Sandals Resorts, followed by valuable business insights from Gary C. Sadler, Executive VP of Sales & Industry Relations at Unique Vacations Inc.
We also heard from Heidi Clarke, Executive Director of the Sandals Foundation, about the meaningful, ongoing work happening across the Caribbean.

12/05/2025

On location at YHZ to celebrate the inaugural Air Canada flight from Halifax to Nassau.
Photographed here with Junkanoo band Culture Shock at the airport Friday are Marie Manning of Halifax International Airport, Mikala Moss of the Bahamas Tourist Office, Judy Munden of Air Canada Vacations and Brent Carnegie of the Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board and Canlink Travel.

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12/05/2025

A lovely way to kick off the festive season, the annual thank you celebration hosted by Sunwing and its key partner RIU Hotels & Resorts at the Arlington Estate near Toronto, provided a time of festivity – and a moment to give thanks.
The 50 guests included key retail head office team members along with some of Sunwing’s strongest travel advisor supporters.

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https://openjaw.com/newsroom/on-the-town/2025/12/05/sunwing-and-riu-celebrate-advisors-talk-jamaicas-return/

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12/05/2025

Slippers, PJs, and Defiance—Travellers Mock Duffy’s Push for Dress Code

More travellers are turning airports into playful pajama runways, ignoring US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s call to “dress a little better.” Canadians are getting in on the trend, too—and we’ve uncovered what Canadian airlines’ policies actually say.

More passengers seem to be wearing pajamas to the airport—and it’s not because comfort won out over style. Instead, travellers are pushing back against US

12/05/2025

Watch & Win Now: Open Jaw’s Virtual FAM to Rio de Janeiro with Air Canada has all the action and information you need to sell this destination. Plus, you can Win Two Tickets to the iconic Brazilian city!

Draw takes place January 9, 2026.
Contest is only open to registered Canadian travel agents.

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Join Open Jaw on an Air Canada Virtual FAM to Rio de Janeiro and Win Two Tickets to the iconic Brazilian city!

12/04/2025

Sign from above? A rainbow just appeared over Sandals Dunn’s River in Jamaica.

12/04/2025

Porter Lands in Costa Rica With Start of New Service

Porter Airlines is taking off to Costa Rica with the start of roundtrip service between Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Liberia, (LIR). This marks the airline’s first route to Central America.

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Porter Airlines is taking off to Costa Rica with the start of roundtrip service between Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Liberia, Costa

12/04/2025

ON LOCATION: Unique Vacations’ C.J. Smith: ‘Sandals is Open’

Ahead of reopening this weekend after Hurricane Melissa, Open Jaw’s Nina Slawek is on the ground at Sandals Dunns River in Ocho Rios, where she spoke with C.J. Smith, Director of Sales at Unique Vacations Canada, about the all-inclusive chain’s return.
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12/04/2025

Steven Larkin Returns to Intrepid Travel to Lead North American Growth

Intrepid Travel is welcoming Steven Larkin back as SVP, Global Sales & Partnerships, North America, effective 01JAN, 2026.

Larkin helped launch Intrepid in Canada in 2008 and served as President of Intrepid North America from 2012 to 2014 before joining Delta Air Lines. At Delta, he most recently served as Director of Sales, Canada, departing in March 2025 after 11 years.

Intrepid Travel is welcoming Steven Larkin back as SVP, Global Sales & Partnerships, North America, effective 01JAN, 2026. Larkin helped launch