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John Kirk is President and Editor-In-Chief of TravelPulse Canada, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He has been in the Travel Industry for over 25 years, working in the Tour Operator, and Aviation space, with Porter Airlines, where he founded PorterEscapes.com, and Thomas Cook North America as SVP E-Commerce & Retail Distribution. He was responsible for some of Canada’s legendary retail brands such as, The Last Minute Club, Bel Air Travel, Avion Travel, and Algonquin Travel, covering on-line, store front, and call centre, with annual retail sales in excess of over 500 million dollars generated by a retail sales force of over 350 Travel Advisors across Canada.

Latest Articles By John Kirk

Apr 10, 2019 5:04 PM ET

ACTA Offers Apology Over Partnership Controversy. Is It Enough?

Last week as reported by TravelPulse Canada ACTA had received unprecedented backlash from the industry after Virtuoso announced an exclusive partnership agreement. Today ACTA has offered up a third attempt to provide clarity to the announcement.
Apr 4, 2019 9:17 AM ET

Industry Shocked Over ACTA Exclusive Retail Partnership

Virtuoso announced an “Exclusive Consortium” partnership yesterday causing many in the trade to cry foul.
Apr 2, 2019 5:57 AM ET

1:2:1 with Frank DeMarinis Talking New Uplift Partnership and More

TravelPulse Canada EIC John Kirk went 1:2:1 with TravelBrands President and CEO Frank DeMarinis at their annual agent appreciation night held Monday in Toronto.
Feb 25, 2019 7:20 PM ET

EXCLUSIVE: Quintana Roo Governor Gonzalez Talks Strategy and Growth

Travel Pulse Canada was invited to sit down with Quintana Roo Governor Carlos Joaquin Gonzalez for a private, one-on-one interview.
Feb 12, 2019 6:18 AM ET

1:2:1 with Playa's Amanda, Christian and Freddie

TravelPulse Canada's EIC John Kirk went 1:2:1 with Amanda Morris, Eastern Canada BDM, Christian Roussin, BDM Quebec and Freddie Marsh, Western BDM for Playa Resorts and Hotels.
Jan 15, 2019 5:19 AM ET

Playa Spotlight Awards. The Winners Are!

Top performing Agents from across Canada of Playa Resorts were on hand at Sanctuary CapCana in the Dominican Republic over the weekend for the third annual Spotlight Awards. Travel Pulse Canada was on hand as the exclusive Canadian Travel Trade media outlet to bring you full coverage of the event.
Jan 9, 2019 4:44 PM ET

1-2-1: Barbados Top Brass Visit Toronto

John Kirk our EIC, went 1-2-1 with Barbados Minister of Tourism and International Transport, the Honourable Kerrie Symmonds in this exclusive interview and spoke about all things Barbados.
Jan 7, 2019 8:15 PM ET

The World’s Greatest Travel Influencer? You’ll Never Guess.

Destinations and travel related brands scramble to keep up to speed with bloggers and influencers to ensure their brand's relevancy, as they should. They do whatever they must to ensure they continue to drive their individual brands in the marketplace.
Dec 17, 2018 11:34 AM ET

Happy Holidays from the Travel Industry!

Some of your favourite people in the travel industry are sending their best wishes for the season in our TravelPulse Canada holiday video. We wish you all a safe and happy holiday and a wonderful 2019!
Dec 10, 2018 7:23 AM ET

Sunwing’s Andrew Dawson goes 1-2-1 Mobile in Daytona

Watch and listen as Andrew gives an update and talks all things Daytona from the front seat of the Indy pace car at the infamous Daytona International Speedway.