Air Canada committed to growing ties with agent community

Air Canada is showing its appreciation to the travel agent community not just on Travel Agent Day on May 3, but every day. Describing them as an “invaluable part of Air Canada’s business,” the airline is committed to continuing to grow its relationship with the agency community and supporting agents and counsellors every step of the way.

Air Canada is constantly seeking out new ways to engage with the travel agent community. Most recently, the airline hosted the Air Canada-United Airlines Race in April, which saw travel agents from across Canada and the U.S. gather in Portugal to participate in an Amazing Race-style adventure.

This year marked the first year that Air Canada and United Airlines collaborated on the race, with travel agents completing a series of training modules in the months prior for the chance to participate in the event. A total of 15 travel agents from each country were selected and travelled to Evora, Portugal where they were divided into six mixed teams and took part in a series of exciting challenges. Each travel agent from the winning team received a prize of two tickets on Air Canada or United Airlines to Lisbon and a week-long stay in Alentejo, Portugal.

To further show its support for the agent community, Air Canada is also launching its annual ‘Your Turn to Travel Contest.’ Each week, travel agents will have the chance to win incredible prizes by successfully completing fun trivia questions. Agents who enter the contest will get the chance to win Business Class tickets, Aeroplan points and more. Weekly prize packages include:

• May 3-9: Atlantic and Western Canada prize packages

• May 10-16: Iconic Asia prize packages

• May 17-23: South of France prize packages

• May 24-31: America Coasts to Coast prize packages Week one of the contest is now live. Travel agents can enter at aircanada.com/TAAM.