Tour Operators
ACV Goes Digital-Only With Sun Collection
It’s a first. Air Canada Vacations is introducing Dream of Sun – an interactive digital brochure meant to inspire Canadians for their next vacation and completely replace the need for a printed brochure. The digital brochure invites travellers to Follow the Sun by virtually diving into its 2022-2023 Sun Collection which features over 600 mostly all-inclusive hotels to choose from across 38 destinations, including 67 new additions, 3 resorts exclusive to Air Canada Vacations and 29 semi-exclusive resorts. By visiting agents.dreamofsun.aircanadavacations.com, agents’ clients...
Time For Accountability
Following the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Intrepid Travel indicated that it believes that the legislation must do more to address climate inaction in the travel & tourism industry, and recommends a three-point action plan on how to make meaningful climate action. The B Corp certified world-leader in responsible travel’s CEO James Thornton observed that: “The Inflation Reduction Act must serve as a catalyst for major tourism businesses to follow suit with meaningful decarbonization efforts.” Thornton continued: “The fragile environment that props up the...
G Adventures is Back in Black
G Adventures is Back in Black and bringing back its iconic lip dub video to celebrate. With the world as its backdrop, the G team and chief experience officers rock out to the AC/DC hit to recognize being back with more passion, purpose and love, and some serious swagger. https://vimeo.com/738426483/efdae9071c The video drops as G approaches the milestone of running 10,000 trips since September 2020. Bruce Poon Tip, the founder of G Adventures says the message is simple -- the community tourism pioneer is back and back better than before. “Just like the hit Back...
Explore France On New Collette Tour
Collette reports that travellers are saying Oui to All Things France on a new explorations small group tour of Paris, Provence and the French Riviera. Travellers on the operator’s 12-day Essence of France tour will head to Paris, Provence, and the French Riviera where they will experience the local culture on a hunt for truffles with a local chef and his truffle-sniffing dogs. They will also head to a hands-on perfume making workshop and enjoy a cheese tasting at a goat farm in the Provencal country side. Prices for the tour begin at $4,749 per person. Jaclyn Leibl-Cote,...
Quite The Donation
H.I.S.-Red Label Vacations Inc. (RLV) has been supporting the SickKids Foundation since 2016 with various corporate philanthropy initiatives. This year, its back with a charitable donation of 1% of all sales from both the wholesale and retail divisions on Aug. 17, 2022, to SickKids Foundation. With its annual charity golf tournament and SickKids walk still ahead in 2022, this will be a great way to kick off their support of this meaningful partnership. To date, RLV has raised over 1.5 million dollars for the SickKids Foundation. Frank DeMarinis, CEO, H.I.S.-Red Label Vacations...
Extraordinary Experiences From Discover Canada Tours
Discover Canada Tours has launched a new collection of tour itineraries to lesser-known regions across British Columbia, Alberta and the Yukon. The Extraordinary Experiences Collection showcases a wide diversity of small escorted tours and self-drive itineraries that immerse travelers into spectacular nature and regional cultures beyond the classic touring experience. Stacey Thorson, Discover Canada Tours' co-founder and Director of Operations, said: “We always want to stretch travelers' experience of Western Canada. During the pandemic, our team spent countless hours curating...
Living In The Land Of The Tuskers
Exodus Travels has launched a new documentary entitled Living in the Land of the Tuskers for World Elephant Day (Aug. 12). Filmed and directed by Exodus’ own Olly Pemberton, the short film showcases the work being done together with Kenyan conservation experts Tsavo Trust and the Tofauti Foundation to support the continued roll-out of its Free to Roam elephant conservation project that was launched last year in Kenya’s Tsavo West National Park. The project, which is funded through The Exodus Travels Foundation, aims to allow elephants and other wildlife to thrive by empowering...
African Travel Adds Departures And Incentives
African Travel, Inc. is offering travel advisor incentives for trips reserved in 2022 along with enhanced client experiences and add-ons on select itineraries. The tour company focuses on hand crafted custom journeys and has seen a pent-up demand for various travel styles for both last minute bookings for families, solo and couples as well as agent hosted groups for 2023 and 2024. Travel advisors who have a group of 10+ clients travelling together can book a new group safari by Dec. 15, 2022 and earn an extra $500 along with their commission. Every group journey is customized by...