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COVID-19 UPDATE: Celebrity, GBTA, Crystal And More
The Celebrity Cruises team is bringing Canadian agents a great message to start the week with in this video of motivational speaker, Dr. Rick Rigsby. He knows Celebrity’s passion for its agency partners and he’ll give you goosebumps with his presentation. So top up your coffee and enjoy, Dr. Rigsby, courtesy of your friends at Celebrity Cruises. GBTA COO Has A Message For Members These are difficult days for the travel and tourism industry and business travel has certainly been hit hard. Last week, the Global Business Travel Association made it abundantly clear,...
Crystal Plan Supports Agents Now And Later
Crystal Cruises has reaffirmed its commitment to support the travel advisor community and offer luxury travellers value, guaranteed savings and choice, announcing its new Crystal Assured Savings program. The program invites travellers to make an open booking deposit of $500 per person by June 30, 2020, locking in additional savings of 2.5% -- that’s an extra savings from $50 to over $6,000 or more, depending on sailing and category -- for any seven-night or longer itinerary on the Crystal Experience of their choice including Ocean, River, Yacht or Expedition in 2020, 2021 or...
Katarina Line Introduces Fleet-Wide Savings
To help launch its 2020 season, Croatia’s small ship cruise specialist, Katarina Line, is offering fleet-wide specials of up to 40% off on some of its most popular round-trip and one-way cruises sailing the Adriatic out of Split, Opatija and Dubrovnik. Eligible cruises include departures of “Dalmatian Paradise,” a seven-night round-trip journey out of Split that visits Korčula, Mljet, Hvar, and Brač, among other ports. Specials also include 40% off on select departures of the seven-night one-way “Adriatic Explore,” sailing between Dubrovnik and Opatija. A complete list of...
Viking Launches New Experience Channel, Viking.TV
Viking (https://www.viking.com) has launched Viking.TV (https://viking.tv/), a new digital platform designed to provide enriching cultural content and livestreaming video experiences from around the world. The announcement was made by executive vice-president Karine Hagen in a video for current and past Viking guests, posted on the homepage of Viking.TV. “Right now, we are all staying at home instead of traveling together, but that does not have to mean that the only thing we can do is watch the news,” said Karine. “My father, Torstein Hagen, and I felt that if we cannot for...
COVID-19: Restaurants, Your BDMs And Lots More
Canadian BDMs have a message for agents: Sit back, relax and feel the glow because your BDMs across Canada have a message for travel agents here. BDMs from 15 supplier companies -- Transat, Uplift, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Princess, Cunard, NCL, Hurtigruten, WestJet, Carnival, Insight, Canlink, Goway, Palace Resorts and Trafalgar -- joined forces to thank agents for their support during these difficult times and make it clear that they're there for them now and when the crisis has passed. And each of the BDMs also told agents to stay well, stay safe, stay home ... and, of...
Zaandam, Rotterdam Guests Disembark in Port Everglades
Holland America Line has confirmed that Broward County and the Unified Command cleared both Zaandam and Rotterdam for arrival to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to disembark guests who are fit to travel per guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “These travellers could have been any one of us or our families, unexpectedly caught in the middle of this unprecedented closure of global borders that happened in a matter of days and without warning,” said Orlando Ashford, president of Holland America Line. “We are so happy to be able to...
Hold on… Agents’ Choice Will Be Back Shortly
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to dominate the hearts and minds of our industry, Baxter Media has decided to hit the pause button on its Agents’ Choice 2020 program. “While most of the travel agent community had voted prior to COVID-19 taking over, there are some who didn't get the chance to have their say,” said Wendy McClung, Executive VP, Operations at Baxter Media. “The Agents’ Choice program - survey, issue, and gala - is a celebration of our Canadian travel industry, and we want to hit pause until a time when the industry is back on track and we can all celebrate...
Dreaming of the Future With European Waterways
While travel is on “pause” for most, European Waterways wants those making future travel plans to consider the pastoral regions of Europe. Officials note that luxury hotel barges like those from European Waterways offer families and small groups a unique opportunity to enjoy the world-renowned wines of France and Italy, and the famed whiskies of Scotland. “Our all-inclusive cruises feature superb regional wines paired with exceptional gastronomic meals every day, along with exclusive, experiential excursions that immerse travelers in the historical and culinary traditions of...