CALGARY, Alberta. April 18, 2019.
WestJet was excited to host more than 750 travel agents in our first two Travel Trade Expos. The Expos kicked off in Ajax and Mississauga April 16 and 17 and will now head back on the road to visit Vancouver, Langley, Edmonton and Calgary. WestJet expects over 2500 travel agents in total for their fifth annual Travel Trade Expos.
In each city travel agents will be hosted by their regional WestJet Business Development Managers and interact with many of the airline’s preferred hotel and destination partners. Presentations by WestJet representatives will focus on WestJet’s vision to Enhance, Evolve and Expand. Product enhancements, the new Dreamliner routes and the Business cabin will be a key focus for the events. To thank its partners for their support, WestJet will give away prizes in each city.
“The transition to become a global carrier, while staying true to our core, has been exciting as we have announced new routes, new destinations, and taken delivery of our first three 787 Dreamliner’s,” said Jane Clementino, WestJet Director, Agency Sales. “We value the relationship with our travel trade partners and these events give us a chance to meet the agents and listen to feedback in order to continue successful long-term relationships.”
WestJet will wrap up the Spring Travel Trade Expos in their hometown of Calgary on May 2, and will announce dates and locations for the Fall events in the future.
For more information about WestJet’s 2019 Travel Trade Expos and a full list of exhibitors, visit WestJetTravelTradeExpos.com.
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About WestJet
Together with WestJet’s regional airline, WestJet Encore, we offer scheduled service to more than 100 destinations in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe and to more than 175 destinations in over 20 countries through our airline partnerships. WestJet Vacations offers affordable, flexible vacations to more than 60 destinations and the choice of more than 800 hotels, resorts, condos and villas. Members of the WestJet Rewards program earn WestJet dollars on flights, vacation packages and more. Members use WestJet dollars towards the purchase of flights and vacations packages to any WestJet destination with no blackout periods, and have access to Member Exclusive fares offering deals to WestJet destinations throughout our network and those of our partner airlines.
WestJet is proud to be recognized for three consecutive years as Best Airline in Canada (2017-19) and awarded among travellers’ favourite Mid-Sized Airlines in North America (2019). From 2017-2018, WestJet was also awarded among travellers’ favourite Mid-Sized and Low-Cost Airlines in North America. The airline was also recognized among the Economy Class winners in North America, 2018. All awards are based on authentic reviews from the travelling public on TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site. We are one of very few airlines globally that does not commercially overbook.
WestJet is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol WJA. For more information about everything WestJet, please visit westjet.com.
Recent recognition includes:
2019/2018/2017 Best Airline in Canada (TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice awards for Airlines)
2019 Winner Among Mid-Sized Airlines in North America (TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice awards for Airlines)
2018/2017 Winner Among Mid-Sized and Low Cost Airlines – North America (TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice awards for Airlines)
2018 Winner – Economy, North America (TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice awards for Airlines)
2018 Number-One-Ranked Airline Credit Card in Canada (Rewards Canada)
2018 North America’s Best Low-Cost Airline (Skytrax)
2018/2017/2016 Canada’s Most Trusted Airline (Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria)
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