Ann Ruppenstein

Last night, those in attendance at the Carlu for the Agents’ Choice Awards Gala were the first to find out this year’s favourites in 48 categories – as voted on by 6,979 travel advisors – in the 2026 Agents’ Choice Readership Survey, now in its 26th year. “Tonight, we celebrate something far greater than awards alone although that in itself is pretty spectacular,” shared Wendy McClung, executive VP, Baxter Media, taking the stage at the event to the crowd of 450.

The Brisbane Bucks travel agent booking incentive is back Visit Brisbane is relaunching its Brisbane Bucks incentive for Canadian travel agents to earn a $50 Visa gift card when they book a client on a Vancouver to Brisbane ticket on Air Canada. To claim the $50 Visa gift card, travel agents should submit their name and Air Canada ticket number by clicking here. This promotion is only valid on new bookings, booked June 15 – Sept. 15, 2026 and for Air Canada itineraries that include YVR-BNE sector.

Representing a collection of over 700 independent, luxury boutique hotels across more than 100 countries around the world, there’s nothing cookie cutter about Small Luxury Hotels of the World. In fact, some guests will find themselves checking into a stateroom on water instead of on land. “We’ve now got four ships that are part of SLH. We know our travellers want that intimate experience.