TORONTO — Travelweek is celebrating a major milestone in 2023, and we’re inviting travel advisors and the travel industry to join in the fun.

It’s our 50th anniversary, and we can’t wait to share it with you!

Fifty years ago, travel agents started reading the very first issues of ‘CTM Weekly Bulletin’.

With an incisive mix of industry news, rumours and commentary, the ‘Blue Rag’, as it was affectionately known, soon became a must-read for travel agents nation-wide – especially the fams and the job listings at the back.

THE NAME CHANGED, BUT THE FOCUS IS THE SAME

We’ve gone through some name changes over the half-century – from CTM Weekly Bulletin, to Travelweek Bulletin, to Travelweek.

We’ve also grown from a single product – a short and simple mailed newsletter – to a multi-faceted media company, The Travelweek Group, with an incredibly wide-ranging portfolio of digital and print titles, products and services for the travel trade.

Through it all, the company’s focus has remained the same, and always will: Travelweek prioritizes relevant travel industry reporting for Canadian travel advisors above all else.

Thank you for your readership these past many years. We couldn’t have done it without you!

SPECIAL INTERVIEWS & INDUSTRY MEMORIES ALL YEAR LONG

To celebrate this landmark year, we’re putting together a special issue of Travelweek commemorating half a century of keeping Canadian travel agents informed with the latest industry news.

The special anniversary issue of Travelweek comes out April 13.

Meanwhile, in Travelweek Daily, we’ll be featuring interviews with industry execs, plus we’ll be connecting with travel advisors to share their special industry memories from the past 50 years.

NEW CONTEST EVERY WEDNESDAY IN 2023: ‘IT HAPPENED THIS WEEK’

We’re also launching a brand new contest in Travelweek Daily – and it starts today.

Think you know the ups and downs of the Canadian travel industry?

Every Wednesday, starting today and running through the end of 2023, we’ll offer up a different headline from Travelweek’s 50 years.

The contest is called ‘It Happened this Week’.

Correctly guess the year each headline ran, and you could win a $50 Amazon gift card. There’s a gift card up for grabs every week!

Every Wednesday we’ll announce the winner and answer, along with the next contest headline.

Click here for the contest and all the details!