Tour Operators
Take A Wander With Insight On IWD 2022
To celebrate International Women’s Day (March 8), Insight Vacations is launching a new 10-day itinerary, Inspiring Iceland, A Women’s-Only Tour as part of its Wander Women series of journeys created for women, by women. The trip will take place in July 2023 offering immersive experiences curated to the interests of female clients through unique Insight Experiences and encountering MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experiences. Guests will discover Iceland’s incredible natural beauty and traditions. They will journey across the land of fire and ice from the vibrant capital of Reykjavik to...
Breaking The Bias On International Women’s Day 2022
Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA), Air Canada, G Adventures, Trafalgar, Contiki, Intrepid and Skål International are among just a few of the companies and organizations in the travel and tourism industry stepping up to break the bias on International Women’s Day 2022. Read on to find out what they’re doing: Nicola Madden-Greig, president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), observes that the United Nations theme for International Women’s Day 2022 was particularly apt as COVID-19 wanes in the region because of the special role played by women...
TTC Brands Target Solo Travellers
Recognizing the pent-up demand for solo travel, Trafalgar, Insight Vacations, Luxury Gold, Costsaver and Brendan Vacations have announced their commitment to offering better value, making it easier than ever for solo traveller clients to return to travel and for travel agents to tap into new markets, ultimately selling more. As pent-up travel demand continues to rise, 66% of people say they ‘don’t want to wait for others to see the world,’ with 42% stating they ‘want to meet new people’ when they travel. The solo trend was on the rise pre-pandemic with a 131% increase in...
Sunwing Takes Off With March Madness Sale
Travel agents can earn more when they book their customers’ next getaway to paradise during Sunwing’s March Madness Sale, on now. With a range of all-inclusive resorts with something for every travel style available to customers, agents can earn 2x STAR Agent Reward Points on all vacation package bookings when their customers book by March 13, 2022 for departures between March 5, 2022 and Oct. 31, 2022. Sunwing’s president of tour operations, Andrew Dawson said that: “With easing travel restrictions, we are excited to provide agents with more opportunities to help their...
TreadRight Partners With Rainbow Railroad
The Travel Corporation’s (TTC) non-profit foundation, TreadRight, is partnering with Rainbow Railroad -- an international non-profit based in Canada and the United States that’s dedicated to bringing LGBTQI+ individuals around the world to safety. In approximately 70 countries, LGBTQI+ people face violence and oppression simply because of who they love and who they are. Rainbow Railroad’s core program provides Emergency Travel Support to help LGBTQI+ individuals who live in significant risk find a pathway to safety in a new country where they can live free of persecution. In...
Wolf Says Good-Bye
Well known industry veteran, Wolf Paunic is leaving Trafalgar and as he does he has a message for his friends and colleagues in the industry. Paunic writes: “I am proud to announce that my 12 year-long stint with Trafalgar ended on March the 3. The time has come to close the book and express my love, gratitude and respect to many immediate and extended families who accompanied me on this amazing journey: First and foremost – my own family: kids wonderingly accepted the fact that Dad must go to a Caribbean Island for a week of work with huge groups of friends and business...
Travel Corporation Launches TTC Tour Brands
The Travel Corporation (TTC) is rolling out a global reorganization of its tour brands including Trafalgar, Insight Vacations, Luxury Gold, Costsaver, Contiki, Brendan Vacations, and Adventure World Travel under a new division, TTC Tour Brands. TTC Tour Brands will serve as a single source for sales, marketing and operations of the individual brands, whose identities and points of differentiation will be retained. The new entity will be led by Gavin Tollman who becomes CEO of the newly created division along with veteran TTC executives Ulla Hefel Böhler, who steps into the role of...
Poon Tip Says Thanks To Sabre
“Thank you, Sabre, for removing Aeroflot and supporting meaningful change,” G Adventures’ founder, Bruce Poon Tip said in a statement. “The power to have the most dramatic impact in travel right now lies in the hands of one company, and yesterday they stepped up and did the right thing. That company is Sabre, the reservations system for Russia’s national carrier, Aeroflot. Without Sabre, Aeroflot is unable to issue tickets, which will cause mass disruption for domestic travel in Russia,” Poon Tip said. He continued: “All across the travel industry, businesses are...