Montreal, Qc, Canada, January 10, 2005
Transat A.T. Inc. will donate $25,000 to help victims of the earthquake and tsunamis in South and Southeast Asia. In addition, the Company has organized a fundraising campaign among its employees and has pledged to match every individual donation made by January 31. The total amount amassed will be donated to the Canadian Red Cross.
“As a tourism company devoted to meeting the expectations of travellers and which forms partnerships with local populations in order to do so, we cannot help but be touched by the catastrophe that has occurred in South and Southeast Asia,” said Transat President and Chief Executive Officer, Jean-Marc Eustache.
Transat A.T. Inc., with its head office in Montreal, is an integrated company specializing in the organization, marketing, and distribution of holiday travel. The core of its business consists of tour operators in Canada and France. Transat is also involved in air transportation, value-added services at travel destinations, as well as in distribution through travel agency networks. Transat is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:TRZ).