TORONTO — Music star Sam Smith took to the stage at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto last Friday night, and members of the ********** team along with several of the *******’s travel industry partners were there to see the show.

The event was a partner appreciation night, hosted by **********.

Among the guests were members of the Discover America Canada board, and Travelweek.

**********’s Timothy Liu, who serves as Managing Director, Sales Planning & Effectiveness for the ******* co-hosted the group, along with Audrey Tanguay Beaudette, **********’s Manager, Global Sales and Tourism Partnerships.

The Golden Globe and Oscar-winning Smith, along with special guest Jessie Reyez, wowed the crowd with ‘GLORIA The Tour’, says Travelweek’s VP & Media Content Strategy, Annie Cicvaric, who was in attendance for the event. It was Smith’s first North American run since 2018. The ******* “promoted diversity and freedom throughout the evening to a highly-energetic crowd of 14,000,” said Cicvaric.

Main image: Ready for a great ******* (main pic, above, left to right) are Timothy Liu, Managing Director, Sales Planning & Effectiveness, **********; Annie Cicvaric, VP & Media Content Strategy, Travelweek; Kwabena Opoku-Adusei; Sana Keller, President, Pulse Communications and Travel Marketing Inc.; Raina Williams, Senior Regional Manager (Canada), Expedia Group Media Solutions; Stephen Fine, President, SnowbirdAdvisor.ca; Susan Webb, President, VoX International; and Audrey Tanguay Beaudette, Manager, Global Sales and Tourism Partnerships, **********