Tour Operators
TravelBrands Goes Live With NextTrip’s ALR Platform
TravelBrands has completed an integration to go live with NextTrip, opening immediate access to search, discover, and book vacation rentals through NextTrip’s cloud-based booking engine, ConNextions. TravelBrands’ network of over 22,000 travel agents and their customers will now be able to book from ConNextions global inventory of vacation and alternative lodging rental (ALR) properties. NextTrip’s ConNextions supports instant confirmation of ALR reservations, allowing TravelBrands’ travel agents the power to simultaneously book complete travel packages, including air, car,...
Collette Promotes Christian Leibl-Cote To New Role
Collette has promoted Christian Leibl-Cote to Executive Vice President, Global Business. He will join Collette’s Executive Team and will be responsible for strategic global partnerships and new business development. “Christian is an invaluable member of the Collette organization and will be a great asset to our Executive Team,” said CEO Dan Sullivan. “He is highly skilled at developing win-win partnerships with partners on every continent and has a keen ability to identify both innovative and successful business opportunities for Collette as we continue to...
TICO Board Approves Fund Claims
The Travel Industry Council of Ontario’s (TICO’s) Board of Directors approved three claims against the Ontario Travel Compensation Fund on June 28, 2022 totalling $6,310 to assist 8 consumers who did not receive the travel services for which they had paid. Claims approved by the Board include: Fly Jamaica Airways -- 1 claim to assist 2 consumers, totalling $2,588 Jet Airways -- 1 claim to assist 4 consumers, totalling $2,322 Sunmed Holidays Inc. -- 1 claim to assist 2 consumers, totalling $1,400 In addition, the following claim was denied: Fly Jamaica Airways...
TICO Marks 25th As It Celebrates Its Achievements
Hard to believe, but the Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO) celebrated its 25th anniversary of providing consumer protection to Ontario travellers during its virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) this week (June 28). During the AGM, officials shared the organization’s key achievements from the previous fiscal year, with a key theme of the event focussing on the resiliency of the travel industry. Richard Smart, TICO’s President and CEO, observed that: “While the entire travel ecosystem is shifting and re-inventing itself, an expectation for a fair and balanced consumer...
Sunspots Holidays Takes Off To Bonaire
Sunspots Holidays has a new campaign with the Bonaire Tourism Board and American Airlines. The company can offer various dive packages as well air fares from various points in Canada and the USA to Bonaire. The campaign is designed to educate travel advisors about American Airlines’ Bonaire routes and motivate bookings on the carrier's Miami-Bonaire route during the campaign window, and runs through Sept. 15. Booking dates run through Sept. 15 and travel dates are from July 1 to Sept. 30. There is a $30 bonus commission for each booked ticket. The bonus commission...
TravelBrands Earns Two At Agents’ Choice Awards Gala
TravelBrands was honoured to be voted for by Canadian travel agents as the winners of two outstanding awards at the annual Agents' Choice Awards Gala on June 23, 2022, hosted by Baxter Media. In an evening celebrating the best of Canada's travel industry, TravelBrands was named Favourite Air Consolidator (Intair) and Favourite Tour Operator (FIT - TravelBrands). After two years of virtual-only gatherings, the energy and excitement of a sold-out event were exhilarating. TravelBrands exists to give agents access to the world in a way that drives meaningful industry advancement, and...
Changing Rules In Nicaragua
Nicaragua's Carli Tours reports that of June 16, Health Authorities announced that fully vaccinated visitors will no longer need to take a PCR test to enter Nicaragua. Visitors will be requested to present vaccination card with a complete schedule of immunization (2 doses) of any Covid-19 vaccine. Non-vaccinated or partially vaccinated visitors will still be required to present a negative PCR test taken no more than 72 hours. "We will keep you posted on airline updates in the upcoming days," Careli Tours...
Canada Jetlines Vacations Gets TICO Approval
Canada Jetlines Operations Ltd. advises that the Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO) has provided approval to the carrier’s subsidiary Canada Jetlines Vacations Ltd. as a travel retailer and travel wholesaler under the Travel Industry Act, 2022. TICO is mandated by the Ontario government to administer the Ontario Travel Industry Act, 2002 and Ontario Regulation 26/05 which governs approximately 2,100 travel retailers and travel wholesalers registered in Ontario – providing Canadian travelers with confidence from their stamp of approval. A recent survey of Ontario...