Airline celebrates second annual TA appreciation month
CALGARY, May 6, 2015 /CNW/ - Today, WestJet celebrates
Travel Agent Day after launching a month-long campaign designed to
recognize and thank our valued travel agent partners across the
country.
The travel industry has celebrated Travel Agent Day
on the first Wednesday of May for the past three years, with
Canadian travel agencies and the Association of Canadian Travel
Agencies (ACTA) leading the way. WestJet takes the idea one step
further by designating the entire month of May as an annual
opportunity to thank its travel trade partners.
"Travel agents have been critical piece of our
business for almost 20 years," said Bob
Cummings, WestJet Executive Vice-President, Sales, Marketing
and Guest Experience. "We deliver a very specific brand promise to
our guests, and travel agents understand the value, the experience
and the choices we offer to business and leisure travellers. Our
goal is to make WestJet an easy place to do business with, and we
hope that is reflected in the many new features we have to offer
the travel trade."
WestJet once again rolls out Hooray for TAs,
an exclusive contest for travel agents, taking place all month
long. This year's contest features 60 prizes, including WestJet
Vacations packages, flights and WestJet dollars. Travel agents are
encouraged to visit www.hoorayfortas.com for full contest details
and registration.
WestJet will also host a series of travel trade
expos across Canada this month,
designed to provide information on WestJet and WestJet Vacations
products and services, as well as a forum for dialogue between the
airline and travel agents.
About WestJet
We are proud to be Canada's
most-preferred airline, powered by an award-winning culture of care
and recognized as one of the country's top employers. We offer
scheduled service to more than 90 destinations in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe. Through our regional airline, WestJet
Encore, and with partnerships with airlines representing every
major region of the world, we offer our guests more than 120
destinations in more than 20 countries. Leveraging WestJet's
extensive network, flight schedule and remarkable guest experience,
WestJet Vacations delivers affordable, flexible travel experiences
with a variety of accommodation options for every guest. Members of
our WestJet Rewards program earn WestJet dollars on flights,
vacation packages and more. Our members use WestJet dollars towards
the purchase of WestJet flights and vacations packages on any day,
at any time, to any WestJet destination with no blackout
periods ΜΆ even on seat sales. For more information
about everything WestJet, please visit westjet.com.
Recent recognition includes:
2015 Best Employers in Canada
(Aon Hewitt)
2014 Interbrand Canada's Best Canadian Brands (Rank #20)
2014 Brands of the Year (Strategy magazine)
2014 Canada's Most Preferred Airline (Ipsos)
2014 Value Airline of the Year (Air Transport World magazine)
2014/2013/2012 Canada's Most
Attractive Employer (Randstad)
2014/2013 WestJet RBC MasterCard ranked #1 in Canada (Money Sense magazine and
RewardsCanada.ca)
2014/2013/2012/2011 Highest equity score: airline, vacation package
supplier brands (Harris/Decima EquiTrend Study)
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SOURCE WestJet