Tour Operators
Discover Big Sky Country With Collette
Collette is celebrating a brand new Explorations tour, which departed earlier this week. The operator is the only one offering such a comprehensive tour that includes two full days in Yellowstone National Park, a cruise through the Gates of the Mountains following in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark, as well as an overnight at St. Mary Lodge- just outside of Glacier National Park. Guests on the 11 day Montana: Exploring Big Sky Country tour will experience visits to both the North and South bound loop of Yellowstone, a white water rafting or scenic float trip excursion in Glacier...
Bhutan, Australia, New Zealand Back With G Adventures
This September, the Kingdom of Bhutan will reopen its historic and sacred Trans Bhutan Trail for the first time in 60 years. The trail will be officially reopened in a formal ceremony in Bhutan on Sept. 28, 2022, and as its exclusive launch partner G Adventures will be the first group adventure operator to take travellers along the Trans Bhutan Trail when its inaugural, sold-out, departure leaves on Oct. 2, 2022. Other long-awaited destinations returning to G Adventures’ portfolio of more than 1,400 trips this September are Australia and New Zealand, which is perfect timing for...
Time For Some Citizen Science
Intrepid Travel has launched their first-ever Citizen Science program in Antarctica. These participatory programs will be available on every departure on board their polar expedition ship, the Ocean Endeavour, which is making its inaugural sailing in November 2022. In all, there five programs ranging from the NASA Globe Observer, which observes cloud movements in concert with NASA satellite flyovers, to Seabird Survey where travellers can record wildlife viewings that will help scientists better understand seabird migrations in the Southern Ocean. The experiences will be...
ClarityTTS Powering Huntington Travel Group
ClarityTTS is powering the travel business automation of Huntington Travel Group to facilitate an efficient travel content distribution. As part of this subscription, ClarityTTS provides enhanced automation, end-to-end travel technology solutions, and IT and Tech Stack support for Huntington Travel Group. Huntington Travel Group will now scale up their travel content distribution operations with ClarityTTS's Travel Automation platform and the access to the high-performing technical team to support superior travel booking capabilities and complex itinerary creations for their closed...
Flight Centre Travel Group Upgrades Guidance
The Flight Centre Travel Group (FLT) has amended its 2022 fiscal year (FY22) market guidance following a solid rebound in travel demand globally late in the year. Based on preliminary FY22 trading results, FLT now expects to record an underlying EBITDA loss between $180 million and $190 million for the 12 months to June 30, 2022. The mid-point in this new range – an underlying $185 million EBITDA loss – represents: An 11.9% improvement on the mid-point in the company’s initial FY22 market guidance of an underlying loss between $195million and $225million; and A material...
Customized Safaris From ToursByLocals
ToursByLocals is introducing a new fully customizable safari product to help travel advisors help their clients design once-in-a-lifetime experiences and earn a 5% minimum commission with each booking made. Agents can register for this incentive here. Once an agency has booked CDN$9,700 (US$7,500) worth of tours, the commission is raised to 10%, and applied retroactively to all tours booked that year. ToursByLocals’ CEO, Paul Melhus said that: “Every tour is 100% private and can be tailored according to clients’ needs and wishes. Whether that means seeing baby elephants in...
Goway Calls On Agents To Help Name Their Elephant
Goway Travel has an elephant to name and it wants its agency partners to help it picking one. As part of its ongoing commitment to conservation, Goway will sponsor a young elephant in partnership with Kenya Wildlife Service in 2022. Travel agents who book any Goway Africa trip between now and Aug. 15 will be invited to suggest a name for the elephant. The winning name will earn one lucky agent a free spot on a November 2022 Kenya FAM, with the chance to meet the elephant they named. The itinerary includes the Masai Mara, Amboseli National Park, Tsavo West National Park, and...
Agents Can Earn With Sunwing
Sunwing reports Cayo Largo, Cuba, is now open for booking and agents can earn 3X BONUS STAR Points on vacation packages, along with special introductory rates. Sunwing has an agreement with Cuban authorities that has it managing all hotels on the island. “Canadians will be able to enjoy a boutique, intimate vacation experience at the resorts, many of which are being rebuilt or renovated to open as early as November 2022. The 11 resorts will be rebranded as Grand Memories Resorts & Spa, Memories Resorts & Spa, Starfish Resorts and Villa properties, meaning guests will...