Destinations
Sherry Saunders Joins Direct Travel
Sherry Saunders has joined Direct Travel, Inc. and will lead its account management teams for both its Canada East and West regions. In her role as Senior Vice President, Client Management, Saunders will focus on client services, retention and strategy, managing a varied portfolio of both Canadian and global accounts for one of North America’s largest travel management companies. Brian Robertson, President of Direct Travel’s Canada West region, said: “We’re thrilled to welcome a respected industry pro like Sherry to the team. She is well known not only in Canada but also...
Return To South America With Collette
Collette is offering savings of up to 10% off in destinations throughout South America for travel in early 2023. The savings are available to travellers who book select small group tours to South America for January through April 2023 travel. Jaclyn Leibl-Cote, President and Chief Brand Officer of Collette, said: “We have a variety of tours to choose from in Peru, Patagonia, as well as the Galapagos. Now’s the time for your clients to start thinking about travel to South America in early 2023.” Collette notes that its small group Peru tour, clients can explore mysterious...
Agents Can Spring2Win With TravelBrands
TravelBrands is kicking off spring with its newest campaign, Spring2Win, which runs from April 4 until April 17, 2022, and gives agents a chance to win loads of prizes. Advisors play a 'spin to win' game where they can receive up to 100,000 Loyalty Rewards Points. Plus, they’ll earn an invitation to spin the wheel on all eligible bookings. And there are lots of great offers. For example, Exotik Journeys bookings to Belize and car rentals will receive a 2% bonus commission, and cruise bookings an extra $50 commission. TravelGenie, Sunquest, and Air-inclusive packages and...
ACTA Hosting Town Hall On Federal Budget
ACTA will hold a virtual advocacy town hall at 1pm on April 11, 2022 to share analysis and action plans following the Federal Budget, which will be released on Thurs., April 7, 2022. The town hall is open to travel agencies, travel agents and independent travel agents. As well, the association will share the most up to date information on Canadian government travel restrictions and measures and its advocacy plan to ensure that the industry is best prepared for potential and future COVID variants of concern. ACTA will be joined by senior leaders at WestJet who will provide attendees...
Spring Into Savings With Curaçao
With eased entry requirements and the removal of on-island COVID-19 restrictions, the Curaçao Tourist Board is making it easier for travellers to discover the island with the launch of its digital deals portal -- www.curacao-deals.com. Updated seasonally, the site will serve as a resource where travellers can familiarize themselves with the island’s top offers. In celebration of eased entry requirements and year-round sun and spirit, Curaçao is launching its “Spring, Sun and Savings” seasonal promotion. From now through June 30, travellers can enjoy limited time offers,...
Sunwing Launches Enhanced Agent Portal
Sunwing is launching its enhanced agent portal as part of an ongoing commitment to providing a frictionless digital experience for travel agents. Agents booking their customers’ vacations to popular sun destinations with Sunwing can enjoy the added convenience of improved features and new tools on www.Sunwingagents.ca. The new agent portal includes new features and updates to existing features that are critical to the booking experience, and will improve how agents interact with the portal. With convenient self-serve options available 24/7 and an intuitive design, agents can...
Canada Jetlines Takes Another Step Forward
Canada Jetlines Operations Ltd. has received conditional approval for Flight Attendant Training from Transport Canada effective immediately. Final approval of Canada Jetlines’ Flight Attendant Training program will be granted once Transport Canada has reviewed the training conducted under the program and it proves to be satisfactory. Eddy Doyle, CEO of Canada Jetlines, said that: “This is an important milestone in the Air Operator Certificate process with Transport Canada. Our first Flight Attendants will start their Flight Attendant Training Program in April and are scheduled...
Playa Adds Two On Mexico’s Caribbean Coast
Playa Hotels & Resorts' latest partnership has given the company two additional properties on Mexico's Caribbean coast, properties Playa Hotels & Resorts' director of sales for Canada says will still look familiar to those who have appreciated them in the past. Amanda Morris told a March 31 Baxter Media webcast that Playa Hotels & Resorts now manages both the Wyndham Alltra Playa del Carmen and the Wyndham Alltra Cancun, but the all-inclusive resorts remain essentially the same. "All the things everybody loved still remain here," she said. One Wyndham bellman has...