MONTREAL — Air Canada Vacations launched its new year-round service to Tulum with special events at Montreal Trudeau and Toronto Pearson.

ACV hosted gate parties at both airports, complete with inaugural festivities that included tasty treats followed by ribbon cutting ceremonies.

Ribbon-cutting at Pearson Airport for ACV’s new Tulum flights

Erminia Gallina

At Pearson, ACV’s Director of Sales, Erminia Gallina, and Bradley Sutherland, Senior Manager, Business Development at Air Canada, led the event.

Meanwhile, Marco Gagnon, General Manager for Quebec and Ottawa, with Karen Acs, Senior Manager, Regional Sales at Air Canada, hosted the festivities at the Montreal airport.

Both flights were welcomed with a special water cannon salute upon arrival.

“After much anticipation, we are delighted to be able to celebrate and share the launch of this exciting new route with fellow travellers,” said Nino Montagnese, Vice President, Air Canada Vacations. “With Air Canada as the exclusive carrier, we know that we can deliver unparalleled service and bring the Tulum vacation experience even closer to Canadians.”

Clients can choose from 36 vacation packages in Tulum, ranging from luxurious beachfront resorts to culturally immersive experiences.

Passengers on the inaugural flights were joined by a group of travel professionals from each city, taking part in ACV’s Tulum Deep Dive Immersive Training Experience.