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March 13. 2024 - TICO Board approves 13 claims against the Ontario Travel Industry Compensation Fund
March 13. 2024 - TICO Board approves 13 claims against the Ontario Travel Industry Compensation Fund
March 13. 2024 - TICO Board approves 13 claims against the Ontario Travel Industry Compensation Fund
February 27, 2024 - Charged: Mark Williams operating as Entertainment Tours
February 27, 2024 - Convicted: Sonia Guillermo, Jerome Peralta, Amalia Lim and Leila Per
February 27, 2024 - Convicted: Hameed M. Khan operating as Ottawa Sports Tours
February 27, 2024 - Convicted: Bermuda Accommodations Inc. and Fiona Campbell
January 5, 2024 - Convicted: Women Entrepreneurs in Advanced Technology (WEATECH) Inc., operating as Eventtours, and Liezl Albino
December 22, 2023 - Charged: Holy Destinations Travel Inc. and Mohamed Hachemi Bensaci
December 22, 2023- TICO Board approves 10 claims against the Ontario Travel Industry Compensation Fund
December 6, 2023 - TICO Welcomes Auditor General’s Recommendations Following Release of Value-for-Money Audit Report
December 4, 2023 - Convicted: Luis Da Silva operating as Bwiti Canada
December 4, 2023 - Charged: Bermuda Accommodations Inc. and Fiona Campbell
November 20, 2023 - Charged: Rustic Mama Retreats Inc. and Jennifer Aide
October 30, 2023 - Convicted: David J. McCabe and Encore Sports Tours
October 13, 2023 - TICO Board approves 12 claims against the Ontario Travel Industry Compensation Fund
October 11, 2023 - TICO ushers in governance changes and welcomes new Directors
October 5, 2023 - TICO shares proposal to modernize its funding framework to better serve consumer protection mandate
September 14, 2023 - Charged: Sonia Guillermo, Jerome Peralta, Amalia Lim and Leila Per
UPDATED February 28, 2024 - Charged: Hoa Van Ngo operating as Itravel Hop
August 1, 2023 - Convicted: Elite Encounters and Adventures Inc. and Dwayne Pogue
August 1, 2023 - Charged: Encore Sport Tours Ltd. and David J. McCabe
August 1, 2023 - TICO Board approves 8 claims against the Ontario Travel Industry Compensation Fund
July 5, 2023 - Convicted: Angela Comella and Angie's All Seasons Travel Inc.
UPDATED December 22, 2023 - Charged: Jie Yu (Jenny) Ai and World Travel Inc.
June 12, 2023 - Charged: Hameed M. Khan operating as Ottawa Sports Tours
June 12, 2023 - TICO Board approves 14 claims against the Ontario Travel Industry Compensation Fund
May 16, 2023 - Convicted: Libia Ysabel Guerra Paez and Representaciones Neward Inc.
May 3, 2023 - TICO Marks Travel Agent Day with New Data on Ontario's Travel Trends and Sentiments
April 12, 2023 - TICO Board approves 12 claims against the Ontario Travel Industry Compensation Fund
March 30, 2023 - TICO appoints Dorian Werda as Registrar
March 29, 2023 - Ontario’s travel regulator finds strong consumer intention to travel this spring and summer, despite concerns about travel complexity
March 20, 2023 - TICO Board approves 11 claims against the Ontario Travel Industry Compensation Fund
March 20, 2023 - Charged: Women Entrepreneurs in Advanced Technology (WEATECH) Inc. operating as Eventtours and Liezl Albino
March 20, 2023 - Charged: Luxury Travel Centre Inc. and Naroce Vignarajah
March 2, 2023 - Spreading the word on the value of TICO registered travel agencies, booking websites & tour operators
August 1, 2023 - UPDATED: Certain Charges Withdrawn: Dwayne Pogue and Stefanie Landriault
January 9, 2023 - TICO’s Travel Counsellor recruitment videos win prestigious award
January 4, 2023 - Charged: Luis Da Silva operating as Bwiti Canada
January 4, 2023 - TICO Board approves 43 claims against the Ontario Travel Compensation Fund
June 5, 2023 - UPDATED Charges Withdrawn: Jacco Tours
October 3, 2022 - Charged: Alistair Hamilton
September 29, 2022 - TICO Board approves 34 claims against the Ontario Travel Compensation Fund
July 14, 2022 - UPDATED Charges Withdrawn: Muskoka District Rentals Inc., Maryrose Coleman and Ross Halloran
July 4, 2022 - TICO Board approves three claims against the Ontario Travel Compensation Fund
July 4, 2022 - Convicted: Brian McKinlay operating as Meridien Cottages
June 29, 2022 - TICO Marks 25th Anniversary at Annual General Meeting
June 1, 2022 - TICO Board approves 26 claims against the Ontario Travel Compensation Fund
May 31, 2022 - Convicted: Sherkston Trailer Rentals Inc. and Patricia D. Levasseur
May 18, 2022 - Convicted: Albarkah Travel and Tours Inc. and Mahmood Bashir
May 13, 2022 - Convicted: Barrett & Carlysle Travel and Tanja Schneider-Steinbock
April 21, 2022 - TICO launches new Registrant Toolkit
April 13, 2022 - UPDATED Charges Withdrawn: Human Logistics Inc. and Aaron Mitchell
April 5, 2022 - TICO Board approves 19 claims against the Ontario Travel Compensation Fund
March 7, 2022 - Charged: Sherkston Trailer Rentals Inc., Aladino Dini and Patricia Mason (Levasseur)
March 4, 2022 - Charged: Angela Comella and Angie's All Seasons Travel Inc.
February 24, 2022 - TICO Board approves numerous Ontario Travel Compensation Fund claims
January 18, 2022 - Passing of Mr. Frank Dennis
October 27, 2021 - Charges withdrawn: Black Tie Travel Ltd. & Kristin Evensen
October 4, 2021 - TICO Board approves numerous Travel Compensation Fund claims
August 26, 2021 - Inaugural meeting of TICO’s Consumer and Industry Advisory Committee
July 27, 2021 - Convicted: Moose Travel Company Ltd.
July 20, 2021: TICO signs the BlackNorth Initiative Pledge and commits to helping end anti-black systemic racism
July 2, 2021: TICO Board approves numerous Travel Compensation Fund claims
June 30, 2021: New Board members announced at TICO’s 2021 AGM
May 26, 2021: TICO Board approves Travel Compensation Fund claims
May 11, 2021 – TICO announces new Board Chair Michael Levinson
April 8, 2021 - Charged: Albarkah Travel and Tours Inc. and Mahmood Bashir
March 26, 2021 - Convicted: Michael Shane Adams
November 12, 2020 – TICO announces new Board member Rocky Racco
September 23, 2020 - New Board member announced and Board Chair tenure extended at TICO’s 2020 AGM
April 3, 2020 - Compensation Fund Claims Paid to Assist Consumers Affected by Failure of Adria Airways
February 26, 2020 - Compensation Fund Claims Paid to Assist Consumers Affected by Failure of Adria Airways
February 5, 2020 - Charged: Millennium Leisure Travels Inc. and Kailan Ariyarajah
January 23, 2020 - Convicted: Raed Karborani and Biblical Journeys Canada
January 17, 2020 - Convicted: Pure Yoga Ottawa Inc.
December 13, 2019 - Sentenced: Karen Gushue
December 11, 2019 - Travel Industry Compensation Fund Makes Payment to Consumers Affected by Failure of Millennium Leisure Travels Inc.
November 29, 2019 - Charged: Michael Shane Adams
November 28, 2019 - Sentenced: Alicia Kielek
November 15, 2019 - Travel Industry Compensation Fund Makes Payment to Consumers Affected by Failure of Adria Airways and Wow Airlines
October 21, 2019 - UPDATED Charges Withdrawn: CA Tour International Inc. and Ping Chen
September 12, 2019 - Charged: Megan Lalancette and Moose Travel Company Ltd.
July 26, 2019 - Convicted: Emmanuel Adjei
July 17, 2019 - Watch a recording of TICO’s Annual General Meeting
July 5, 2019 - Charged: Hazem El Maghraby and Travel Partner International Inc.
June 26, 2019 - TICO’s AGM highlights key accomplishments and welcomes new Directors
June 26, 2019 - Travel Industry Compensation Fund Makes Final Payment to Consumers Affected by Failure of Sinorama Holidays Inc.
June 20, 2019 - Charged: Raed J. Karborani operating as Biblical Journeys Canada
May 29, 2019 - Compensation Fund Claims Paid to Consumers Affected by Failure of Sinorama Holidays Inc.
May 7'19 - Convicted: Derrell Caprietta
April 18'19 - Convicted: Yves Gildas Emolo Morrison
March 13,19 - Consumers advised to contact their travel agents
Mar. 5 '19 - Charged: Libia Guerra Paez and Representaciones Neward Inc.
Feb. 11'19 - Convicted: Karen Gushue
Dec. 21 '18 - Consumer Alert: Unregistered Travel Agency - Libia Ysabel Guerra Paez and Representaciones Neward Inc.
Oct. 1 '2018 - TICO Board approves Travel Industry Compensation Fund claims
Sept. 24 '18 - Conviction: Alicia Kielek
July 3 '18 - Akkiratourz Ltd., and Gukadharsini Packiyanathan – Conviction
June 28 '18 - TICO Board Approves Travel Compensation Fund Claim
June 27 '18 - New Board Members announced at TICO’s AGM
June 20 '18 - Conviction Announcement: Sakthivel Suppiah
May 25 '18 - Conviction Announcement: Elizabeth Sampson-Holder
Apr 16' 18 - Election for One Retail, Wholesale or Marketing Group Position on TICO Board of Directors - Submit your Nomination before the Deadline
Apr 4` 18 - Consumer travel behavior increases in some areas, flat in others in early 2018, among Ontario travelers
Mar 29`18 - TICO Board Approves Travel Compensation Fund Claim
Feb 27`18 - Dominic Daly - Conviction
Feb 16`18 - Gerardo Calderon and Gladys Calderon o/a Smartchoice Travel & Tours - Conviction
Jan 31`18 - Frank Cardona Convicted and Sentenced
Jan 24`18 - Alicia Kielek Convicted and Sentenced