MONTREAL — Air Canada Vacations is in high gear as it heads into the final planning stages for its 2024/2025 #ACVDreamMakers product launch events.

The annual shows have become a must-do on the retail travel industry’s calendar, as ACV and its many partners celebrate their travel advisor partners across Canada and, at the same time, showcase the winter program ahead.

This year’s roadshow includes five events in five provinces.

For each event, registration opens at 5 p.m. The travel show runs 5 – 7 pm. And the presentation is set for 7 – 8 p.m.

Here’s a list of the cities, dates and venues, with registration links …

VANCOUVER

• Sept. 4 at Delta Hotels Burnaby Conference Centre
• To register for the Vancouver event, click here

EDMONTON

• Sept. 12 at JW Marriott Edmonton Ice District
• To register for the Edmonton event, click here

HALIFAX

• Sept. 17 at Cedar Event Centre
• To register for the Halifax event, click here

MONTREAL

• Sept. 19 at Plaza Volare
• To register for the Montreal event, click here

TORONTO

• Sept. 26 at Universal Event Space (Vaughan)
• To register for the Toronto event, click here

What can agents expect? Networking opportunities with ACV’s supplier partners, plenty of food and drinks, plus news and updates from the ACV team – and, of course, entertainment and prizes.

As reported earlier this month, ACV has 37 destinations with 100+ daily departures for winter 2024/2025.

Highlights include increased frequency and capacity to Bermuda, Fort-de-France, Cancun, Los Cabos, Tulum, Punta Cana, Saint Martin/ Sint Maarten, Turks and Caicos, and San José, Costa Rica.

“With the addition of Air Canada’s new nonstop routes and increased capacity to destinations including Montreal to Saint Martin/Sint Maarten, and Quebec City and Ottawa to Tulum, travellers can benefit from Air Canada Vacations’ exciting collection of vacation packages to hotels and resorts in many of the most sought-after seasonal sun destinations,” said ACV’s VP, Nino Montagnese.

ACV’s resort portfolio includes all the heavy hitters, from Sandals Hotels & Resorts, Hyatt Inclusive Collection and Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts, to Ocean by H10, Melia Hotels International, Iberostar Hotels & Resorts and more.

In all ACV has more than 900 hotels and resorts to choose from throughout Mexico and the Caribbean, including all-inclusives, condos and villas.

ACV also has a cruise portfolio with 13 cruise line partners and hundreds of itineraries.