From left to right: Claude St-Pierre of Tours Chanteclerc, Eric Forget of Voyages Terre et monde, Marc-André Plouffe of Globe Trotter Tours Canada, Nicole Lacroix of Voyages Arc-en-Ciel, Pierre Tremblay of Global Tourisme, and Guy Dufour of Groupe Voyage Saguenay Lac St-Jean (Vasco)

Missing from the photo: Michel Zaloum of Canadian Odysseys/Odytours

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pierre Tremblay     

President of Global Tourisme International and Chairman of the Board of ARF-Québec.

 

Mr. Tremblay has been active in national and international tourism since 1978 and is a member of several national and international boards of directors.

 

 

 

 

Marc-André Plouffe

Founder of Globe-Trotter Tours Canada.

 

Active in the tourism sector for close to 15 years, Marc-André Plouffe is the founder of Globe-Trotter Tours Canada (previously known as GlobeTrotter Aventure Canada), a receptive agency operating on the European market since its founding in 1997. In addition to overseeing the company’s general management and project development, he also supervises a team of some 15 employees.

 

 

Claude St-Pierre  

General Manager of Tours Chanteclerc

 

Now entering its 39th year of operations, Tours Chanteclerc is one of Quebec’s oldest tour operators. Claude St-Pierre is a member of the Office de la Protection du consommateur (Quebec consumer protection bureau) advisory board and a member of the board of directors of the Association des tour-opérateurs du Québec (ATOQ) –non-ITC sector.

 

 

Michel Zaloum   

President of Canadian Odysseys / Odytours

 

Michel Zaloum has a 17-year-long career in the tourism sector. He holds a university diploma in electrical engineering and computer science from the École Polytechnique de Montréal.

 

 

Nicole Lacroix     

Director, Motorcoach department, Voyages Arc-en-Ciel

 

After spending six years in the legal field and more than 15 years in the banking sector, where she held a variety of positions, Ms. Lacroix began her new career at Voyages Arc-en-ciel in 2002. After successfully meeting several challenges, she continues to be wholly dedicated to her work and totally enthusiastic about the travel sector in general.

 

Guy Dufour        

 Mr. Dufour has been involved in the tourism sector of the Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean region since 1993. 

 

The following are some of his current duties: Groupe Voyage Saguenay Lac Saint-Jean inc. (Voyage VASCO): Chairman of the board and General Manager of four business offices (St-Félicien, Roberval, Alma and Dolbeau-Mistassini); promotion officer for the Ermitage St-Antoine de Lac Bouchette, a hermitage; and promoter and administrator of Saguenay-Lac-Saint -Jean Réservations Inc. (design and development of packages).