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18 1976;: Agreement is reached with IATA to introduce the Bank Settliement Plan (BSP) creating a weekly standardized air ticket payment system. 1977 The Alliance of Canadian Travel Associations (ACTA) is formed and an allâ€"out fare war on the Atlantic was fuelled by Freddie Laker‘s walkâ€"on skytrain service. 1978; The US deregulates the airline industry and Ottawa reassigned the ticket tax to 15% to a maximum of $15. 1979; Air Canada introduces the "seat sale" concept. 1981: A year of bankruptcies as Lawsonâ€"McKay Tours, Strand As with every industry, the twenty years (or so) have seen great changes and hfinxnl improvements and, as we move nearer to the new millennium, the way in which the client and the travel industry conduct business will, again, sion reductions reflect a perfect example of the changes that impact on the consumer and the industry. What we take today as normal, in many cases, did not exist thirty years ago. With this in mind, we thought you might be interested in some of the industry‘s "milestones" over the past twentyâ€"five years. 1972; Air Canada installed the first computerized reservations equipment in travel agencies. Carnival Cruise Lines was born. The Quebec government drafted a bill licensing the travel industry and the advance booking charter concept was introâ€" duced to replace affinity rules. 1973; Ontario completes a draft travel industry licensing bill. 1974 Quebec travel industry licensing bill is passed. 1975 Cruise Lines International Association is formed and Montreal‘s Marabel Airport opens. Ontario‘s travel industry act becomes law. 851 Fischerâ€"Hallman Rd. (Fischer Halliman & University Ave.) Rosey red cheeks, sunshine on your shoulder, physical exercise, clear mountain air ... these are joys of skiing! 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This is speâ€" cial cruise through the Caribbean on the ‘Westerdam‘. Your door to door service, includâ€" ing all taxes $1748.00 Walking Holidays Lifestyle Vacations From The Past ... Into The Future With Frederick Travel oo nvammsanascmmnmas 579â€"5140 1987: Air Transit was formed, Air Canada and Canadian Airlines agree to merge their CRS systems and the Gemini Group is created, Esprit Vacations closes and Canada and Britain conclude a sweeping Open Skies air pact. 1989;: PWA buys Wardair, Ottawa introduces the GST and TIAC predicts a loss of 30,000 tourism jobs as a result of the early year ticket sales in Canada plummet by 25%. Nationair, City Express and Pan American all shut down operations. 1993: Frederick Travel‘s ten year anniversary. Air Canada makes a major investment in financially troubled Continental 1990;: The dollar plunges, Thompson Vacations goes bankrupt and the Gulf War is sparked with the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq ... a year of financial misery for the travel industry. 1991; Major carriers suspend service to the Middle East as Holidays, World Wide Villa Vacations and Charterways Tours all cease operation. 1982; Troubles continued as Sunflight Vacations, Skylark Holidays and Laker Airways all collapsed. The Canadian dolâ€" lar went into a tailspin and domestic travel tumbled 11%. 1983: Frederick Travel is formed. 1984; Air Canada and Canadian Airlines announce their first frequent flyer programs. Carnivale Holidays closes in Toronto. 1985; Wardair gets scheduled rights to Britain as Canada ups the ticket tax again. Travel agencies begin submitting finanâ€" cial statements to IATA. 1986: Medallion Holidays closes, Treasure Tours and CP Holidays merge, PWA buys Canadian Pacific Airways and Ottawa begins discussions on the privatization of Air Canada. . oC DoON‘T JUST VISIT rmf MORE! Adventures bevond vour exnectations including UK, [ Caribbean, Mexico, Fiji, ; , Australia, Hawaii, % CA Europe and South IRENE PICKETT America. 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The industry continues to come to terms with the fact that the only constant is change. 1998: Frederick Travel reaches it‘s fifteenth anniversary as the largest travel management company in the triâ€"city area. As the travel industry continues to evolve, through the use of mmmmm.mmwmum handling of our clients requirements, Frederick continâ€" ues as the leader in professional travel management in the triâ€" cities. rm;“:nmu;amdmrum'n-z in hener, Waterloo an G'dyi, we wish vmmummm,mnmho”:-u prosperity in 1998! riers, Air Canada begins testing Electronic Ticketing and Canada and the US inked an Open Skies air agreement. 1996; Calgaryâ€"based WestJet begins operation and Canadian carriers impose commussion cap$s Airlines 1994; VIA Rail could now be booked through travel agency reservation .mmmmmn-umu into the black after years of huge lossen. 1995; Commission caps were imposed by a number of US carâ€" sosi210%s 258 King St. N. Waterloo, ON ROMANO PALACE Standard Room 7nts m“ Depart Wed. 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