MISSISSAUGA — TICO has announced a new round of charges and convictions of those committing offences relating to the Travel Industry Act, 2002.
The International Incorporated, operating as TRYPS, Kareem Aly and Carl Karamaoun have been charged with one count each of operating as a travel agent without being registered.
Aly and Karamaoun were also charged with one count each of being an Officer and Director of a corporation and failing to take reasonable care to prevent the corporation from committing an offence.
It is alleged The International Incorporated, operating as TRYPS, Aly and Karamaoun sold international leisure vacations. Aly and Karamaoun are scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 28, 2025, in Ottawa.
In other news, Travelgirl Inc. has been convicted of one count of operating as a travel agent without being registered, after being charged by TICO. Tarcia Brown was also convicted of one count of operating as a travel agent without being registered and one count of being an Officer and Director of a Corporation and failing to take reasonable care to prevent the Corporation from committing an offence.
Brown was fined $15,625, inclusive of a victim surcharge. Both Brown and Travelgirl Inc. were sentenced to a two-year probation.
In April 2020, Brown signed an undertaking with TICO in which she agreed to conditions that she would not: hold herself out as a travel agent, provide counselling services about travel services or carry on activities related to selling travel services provided by another person.
In October 2024, Brown pleaded guilty to criminal charges related to fraud when selling travel, with ongoing sentencing proceedings. This is a separate matter from TICO’s conviction.
Lastly, after being charged by TICO, Gurpreet Kaur pleaded guilty to one count of operating as a travel agent without being registered. Kaur was fined $6,250, inclusive of a victim surcharge.
Individuals convicted in Court of offences relating to the Travel Industry Act, 2002 are subject to fines of up to $50,000 and/or prison terms of up to two years. Corporations are subject to fines of up to $250,000.
