Convictions and revocations
Convictions
Mr. Emmanuel Adjei was convicted on three counts of operating as a Travel Agent without registration, contrary to the Travel Industry Act, 2002. Mr. Adjei was ordered to pay $6,561 in restitution and perform 200 hours of community service. He was also placed on probation for two years.
Mr. Adjei was found to have sold travel services online under names such as mrhalfprice (Mr. Half Price). It was found that consumers sent money to Mr. Adjei by e-transfer through an email address, to pay for travel services they didn’t receive.
Revocations
From May 1, 2019 until August 28, 2019, the following companies had their TICO registration revoked:
1897481 Ontario Inc.
o/a Moon Travel
1695 Bank Street, Suite 205
Ottawa, ON K1V 7Z3
Kingtie Travel Services Ltd.
o/a Kingtie Travel Services Ltd.
30 West Beaver Creek Road, Unit #14
Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1G5
Flyme Travel & Tours Inc.
o/a Flyme Travel & Tours
2972 Danforth Avenue West, 1st Floor
Toronto, ON M4C 1M6