International Trade committee  Again, our focus is in the south and the Caribbean, but we've had improved access in Cuba and Mexico, the two biggest markets where we've had improvements in access that have allowed us to grow. Without that, our business would continue to grow, but not to the same extent. Obviou

International Trade committee  Thank you very much. That's also a good question. There are two main things we look at and need when we go into small airports. One of them is customs. We can work without it, but doing so is clearly more challenging. The other thing is ground handlers at the airports. Clearly,

International Trade committee  Yes.

International Trade committee  One of the things is that Sunwing flies out of 35 different airports in Canada with international service, and at quite a few of the airports there are no border services available. We have to inconvenience the passengers by operating a one-stop flight rather than a direct servic

International Trade committee  It's a very good question and thanks for asking it. Obviously, it's a very multi-faceted issue that we deal with as well. From the Canadian dollar perspective, over half of the expenses of Sunwing Travel Group are in U.S. dollars, so the falling dollar hurts our business quite d

International Trade committee  For us, the combination of the two has been a negative. From the airline perspective alone it would be a positive, but if you include our hotel businesses, it's actually hurting our business.

International Trade committee  We have 2,000 employees in Canada this year—

International Trade committee  —and we have 15,000 employees internationally as well.

International Trade committee  I have to agree with Mr. Vanstone. We've been very happy with the direction of the bilateral air discussions through the blue sky policy. The markets we've been focused on have all been addressed over the last few years, so we're comfortable that we have access now in the Caribbe

International Trade committee  No, we have 21 hotel properties. We fly to over 35 destinations in the Caribbean, Mexico, and the U.S.

International Trade committee  The number one destination is Cuba. As I mentioned, we're the largest airline in the world into Cuba.

International Trade committee  I think it will change the landscape quite dramatically in Cuba. Because we've had access and the Canadian government has had open access with Cuba forever, it has helped us set up and establish there. As I mentioned, we have 11 hotel properties that we manage on the island, an

International Trade committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen and members of the committee. My name is Mark Williams. I'm the president and chief executive officer of Sunwing Airlines. Sunwing Airlines is part of the Sunwing Travel Group, which is a proud family-owned Ca