
by Jen Mallia
Last updated: 9:45 AM ET, Thu February 20, 2025

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The aura of travel professionals will be front and centre at this year’s Transat Distribution Centre annual conferences. The theme, Star Power: Lighting the Way in a Sky of Choices and keynote speaker, renowned NASA engineer Farah Alibay, were just announced as anticipation for the conference grows.
"This year, we are taking the powerful symbol of the star to new heights," says Karine Gagnon, General Manager of TDC. "Our travel professionals embody this symbol, acting as guiding stars for their clients, helping them navigate a vast sky of choices with expertise and a touch of inspiration." She adds, "This theme resonates even more deeply with us, as the star has always been part of TDC’s DNA through our affiliation with Transat."
Two editions of the conference will be held, the first in Montreal at the Saint-Hyacinthe Convention Centre, Sept. 13-14, 2025. The second will be held in the GTA, Sept 20-21, 2025.
Both conferences will feature a keynote one-on-one conversation between Gagnon and Alibay, who will speak about her journey to her dream job. “It is a great honour for TDC to welcome such a distinguished scientist, and I can't wait to hear the story of this inspiring woman with an atypical background. And who better than a NASA engineer and space explorer to bring us closer to the stars,” says Gagnon.
The annual conference is a chance for partners to gain access to product specialists and network with each other.
“For many years, our annual conferences have been the ultimate opportunity for members of our network to gain direct access to all the resources we provide—tools that help them grow both professionally and personally while strengthening their businesses in an ever-expanding sky of choices.”
Read TravelPulse Canada's TDC conference coverage from 2024: TDC Conference "Ignites the Inner Athlete" in Travel Professionals and TPQ One on One with Karine Gagnon and Marc Pelletier at TDC Conference.
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