Destinations
National Connects Windsor-Orlando
National Airlines will offer non-stop service between Windsor, Ont. and Orlando, Fla. (Orlando Sanford International Airport), beginning Dec. 17. Plans are to fly the route year-round, with return service taking place Thursdays and Sundays. Reservations can be made at http://www.nationalairlines.com or by calling 1-855-757-6999. Special introductory fares are available through Oct. 15 for travel between Dec. 17 and May 31, 2016. National has also introduced an exclusive partnership with Tourico Holidays to package flights with hotels, rental cars, cruises, activities, vacation...
Africa Showcase rolls into Canada
The 2015 Africa Showcase made its Canadian debut yesterday (Oct. 7) following stops in Los Angeles, Dallas and Boston. Presented by South African Airways (SAA) and On Show Solutions, the seventh annual road show event featured 30 tourism partners, rotating briefing sessions with suppliers, prizes and destination presentations by the Zambia Tourism Board, South African Tourism, Namibia Wildlife Resorts and Namibia Tourism Board. “The real goal of [the Showcase] is to educate people, make them feel more comfortable with selling the destination and knowing the product,” Stroebel...
Porter Inaugurates North Bay Service
Porter Airlines arrived in the “Gateway to the North” yesterday, inaugurating new service to North Bay, Ont. from Toronto's Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. A second new route featuring service between North Bay and Timmins, Ont., also took flight yesterday. Both routes feature one daily round-trip flight. Introductory round-trip fares for North Bay-Toronto are $159, and $151 for North Bay-Timmins. These must be booked by Oct. 14 for travel by Feb. 11,...
Goway Celebrates ‘Down Under Months’
It's that time of the year again as Goway staffers don kangaroo suits, etc., to promote Down Under Months (October and November). This year, Asia has been added to the list with promotional deals in effect for the likes of Tahiti, Fiji, the Cook Islands, Malaysia, Bali and Thailand, as well as Australia and New Zealand. Goway BDMs are calling in travel agencies across the country promoting the destinations and Goway's deals there, as well as issuing rewards to agents. For example, if the tour operator rep finds Goway's three brochures – Downunder, Asia and Idyllic Islands –...
Contiki Puts The Spotlight on Europe, Germany
It was a social media night – #ContikiGermany – as travel media and bloggers got together with Contiki and the German National Tourist Office during a trade event at Otto's Berlin Doner in Toronto, highlighted by German cuisine and beer and the scoop on Contiki's 2016 European program. The program, designed for travellers 18-35, is now available for booking and features 102 unique itineraries in 105 cities. Eight new tours were introduced, including journeys in Iceland and the Balkans. In keeping with the theme of the night, Germany is a featured destination in 63 of Contiki's...
Nexus Holidays Hosts China Fam
Nexus Holidays Canada is hosting a 12-day fam to China for Canadian travel agents Nov. 7-18. The tour will cover Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou and Chongqing, and for the first time, participating agents will get to experience a Yangtze River cruise aboard the President 7, one of the largest and newest cruise ships on the market. The cost of the fam is $1,399 (plus $500 air tax) per person. This includes round-trip airfare from Toronto/Vancouver via Hainan Airlines, five-star accommodations, Yangtze River cruise, professional English-speaking tour guides, meals and all compulsory...
The Bahamas Open For Business
The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism (BMOT) is sending out the message that the destination is open for business, receiving an “all-clear” after Hurricane Joaquin touched down in the Central and Southern Bahamas on Oct. 1. “We know that this has been devastating for several islands in the Southern Bahamas and our thoughts, prayers and good wishes and everything with that goes out to the people of those affected islands,” said Joy Jibrilu, director general of the BMOT. “Although you can see the sun and people are on the beach in Nassau, for us the work continues.” The Family...
Working For A Better Planet
As Brett Tollman sees it, we all have a role to play in preserving the environment for our children. The CEO of The Travel Corporation was in Toronto last week to talk about the TreadRight Foundation and some of the things that it has been doing since it was launched in 2008. All of the company's brands are involved in its efforts in some shape or form – here in Canada that involves the likes of Trafalgar, Insight, Contiki, Uniworld, Lion World Travel, etc. – both taking a role in the TreadRight Foundation's key initiatives in the areas of heritage and wildlife programs or getting...