Category: TICO News
How will Artificial Intelligence Affect the Future of Travel Planning?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been a hot topic in recent months, with many debates and differing opinions on its benefits to society. At the same time, AI is being integrated into countless business processes and services, including within the travel industry. AI for travel planning Gone are the days of endless online scrolling, researching places…
TICO’s Research Finds: Ontarians Believe Travel is More Complex. Here are 3 Ways to Simplify it.
Ontarians are excited to travel – a recent survey conducted by TICO found nearly 70% intend to travel over the next few months – but they know it’s not always a smooth experience. Despite the excitement, 71% of Ontarians feel that travel is more complex now than it was prior to the pandemic. Here are…
COVID-19 – news and information for consumers who booked travel with an Ontario travel agency, website or tour operator
Government of Canada COVID-19 information – latest border rules, travel restrictions, checklists and more. If you are travelling outside of Canada, click here to access travel advisories for specific destinations. Travel Voucher and Credit Information In Ontario, all travel agencies, websites and tour operators are regulated under the Travel Industry Act, 2002, which is enforced…
What Happens When a Major Travel Company Goes out of Business?
In 2019, we saw news coverage out of the United Kingdom detailing the collapse of iconic airline and tour operator Thomas Cook. The company shut its doors, impacting the travel plans of 600,000 people and left 150,000 passengers stranded in destinations around Europe, the Caribbean and the U.S. The U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority undertook the…
What Makes a FantasTICO Travel Agent?
Today is Travel Agent Day and we are celebrating FantasTICO travel agents! A FantasTICO travel agent will take your trip from dramatic to DramaTICO, from exotic to ExoTICO, from romantic to RomanTICO, and will make everything FanTASTICO! FantasTICO Travel Agents are TICO Registered All travel agencies in Ontario are regulated by TICO. Registered TICO agencies…