The Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (ACTA) announced the appointments of David McCaig as Chief Operating Officer and Moscou Cote as Acting Chief Communications Officer. The two executives are well known to ACTA members and will assume their new responsibilities immediately.

ACTA Board Chair, Jacqueline Jamieson of Vancouver, says the appointments are a result of a restructuring within the organization. ‘As a board, we are pleased to have two people who possess considerable industry experience and an in-depth knowledge of our association. We look forward to meeting the evolving needs of our membership and strengthening service through more business driven initiatives and solutions,’ Jamieson said.

Mr. McCaig will move from his position as Vice President of Corporate Affairs and General Manager of Western Canada for ACTA. He has worked in the travel industry since 1983 and joined ACTA in 2001. Mr. Cote is the Director General of Voyages Constellation of Montreal and was recently elected as Vice-Chair of ACTA. He is also Chair of the Quebec Regional Council.

ACTA is a national trade association representing the interests of about 2,600 travel agencies of all sizes, which employ more than 18,000 travel professionals in communities throughout the country. It is the largest and most comprehensive representative of retail travel trade in Canada and is a member of the World Travel Agents Associations Alliance (WTAAA).

‘Our organization is dedicated to representing the interests of Canadian travellers’, Jamieson said. ‘Our members include retail travel agencies and suppliers such as tour operators, travel wholesalers, airlines, hotels, destination marketing organizations, cruise and rail lines and automobile rental companies.’