Win a trip to beautiful Barbados

Travel agents will find entering a contest offering a week’s accommodation at Barbados’ Sea Breeze Beach Hotel is a breeze. The hotel, the Barbados Tourism Authority and Travel Courier have teamed up to launch the contest for agents. The Sea Breeze ...

Goldberg launches Direct Save Holidays

Former Conquest Vacations owner Robbie Goldberg has introduced a new tour operator in Canada -- Direct Save Holidays (DSH). Toronto-based DSH will be “a direct-sale, web-based, low cost, highly reactive operator” featuring holiday offerings from ...

ACTA receives positive response from tour ops/wholesalers

ACTA reports that it has received positive response from tour operators and wholesalers following an October call for full disclosure of taxes, fees and surcharges. ACTA president David McCaig called on tour operators/wholesalers to provide a full ...

Royal Caribbean cements Shanghai partnership

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd. (SIPG) at Shanghai International Passenger Terminal. The agreement strengthens the strategic partnership between the two parties ...

MSC offers agents early booking group incentives

MSC Cruises is providing Canadian travel agents special early booking incentives for groups booked to sail on MSC Poesia for the 2010-11 Caribbean season. Agents who set up group sailings by March 31, 2010 will receive: Guaranteed 18% commission; No ...

ANZ puts Facebook users in the ‘Jump Seat’

Air New Zealand (ANZ) is putting Facebook users in charge of their own flight, launching a new, interactive game, “Jump Seat,” that tasks Facebook players with various missions and fast-paced adventures to be completed en route. Jump Seat players ...

Avalon ‘waves’ single supplement in 2010

Avalon Waterways has good news for solo travellers -- it is waiving the single supplement on selected 2010 departures of its most popular European River Cruises. The promotion is valid on a host of cruises departing between March and August on some ...

Princess takes viewers behind the scenes

Capping a year of taking viewers behind the scenes as ships go through drydock, Princess Cruises is again offering an opportunity to follow a vessel through the renovation process. In the newest instalment, the current Tahitian Princess will not ...

Mexicana partners with AIR MILES

Mexicana is partnering with the AIR MILES Reward Program, allowing members of that program to redeem their reward miles for Mexicana flights. The partnership helps Mexicana consolidate its presence in Canada, where it operates 36 flights a week to ...

Air Namibia takes off from Germany

Air Namibia will begin daily flights between Frankfurt and Windhoek, Namibia, June 1. The additional seventh frequency will only operate during the June 1-Nov. 10 high season. The first flight will depart as SW285/01JUN from Windhoek to Frankfurt, ...

Durrant gets nod at Comtec

Paul Durrant has been named director of international development for the Comtec Group. He’ll be based at Comtec’s Toronto office, which it acquired following the deal with Comnet Canada Inc. in December 2008, and will be responsible for extending ...