Tour Operators
Hurtigruten Group Takes Stake In Metropolitan Touring
Hurtigruten Group has acquired a ‘significant minority stake’ in Metropolitan Touring, one of South America’s leading travel companies and pioneers in the Galápagos Islands. The long-term investment sees Hurtigruten Group take a 24.9% share in the company with headquarters in Quito, Ecuador, and further demonstrates Hurtigruten Group’s global growth ambitions in the adventure travel market. CEO of Hurtigruten Group Daniel Skjeldam said: “This investment signifies our growth journey, and we are delighted to invest in Metropolitan Touring, a proud South American company...
Ireland Is Open
Tourism Ireland welcomed delegates to the annual travel trade fairs, Meet the Buyer and Meitheal 2022 this week, in partnership with its sister agencies on the island of Ireland, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Northern Ireland. The annual events provide a platform for Irish tourism providers from all around the island of Ireland to meet new contacts and to do business with buyers from around the world, including Canada. 2022 marks the first in-person conferences of their kind since 2019. The workshops took place from March 28 to March 29 for Meet The Buyer in Belfast and March 30...
WeTravel, Tourism Cares Team Up On Project
WeTravel has announced its sponsorship of Tourism Cares’ newly created Meaningful Travel Map of North America, connecting travel businesses with bookable, sustainable experiences in North America to add directly to new or pre-existing itineraries. Conceptualized as a product development tool for the travel industry, the Meaningful Travel Map of North America emphasizes the need to connect travel professionals with social and environmental impact experiences -- from visiting a non-profit urban farm in Los Angeles to a multidisciplinary venture dedicated to showcasing Caribbean...
Jumpstart Summer With Sunwing Deals
Sunwing is offering Canadian travellers savings of up to 30% on all-inclusive packages to Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America when they book by April 17, 2022, and travel between May 1, 2022, and Oct. 31, 2022. Andrew Dawson, president of tour operations for Sunwing, explained that: “As we enter a new season of travel, one with no inbound testing requirements for the first time in nearly two years, we’re thrilled to offer our customers our lowest and most competitive prices for their highly-anticipated return to paradise.” Dawson noted that: “With a range of...
TreadRight Foundation Rewards Excellence
The TreadRight Foundation -- The Travel Corporation (TTC)’s not-for-profit -- has announced the recipients of its third annual Tread the Pledge Fund. The fund was created in 2019 to recognize and support the involvement of TTC’s family of Travel Directors in community projects worldwide and has awarded grants to four projects each year for the past two years. New this year are two additional awards, making it clear that the critical and increasing need for funding by local organizations, which have been particularly strained throughout the pandemic, has not been reduced. In...
Goway Gears Up For New Zealand Reopening
Goway is gearing up for the reopening of New Zealand on May 2, with all kinds of help for travellers looking to explore the destination. Starting May 2, fully-vaccinated travellers from countries that do not require a visa can enter New Zealand and avoid quarantine upon arrival. Prior to arrival, travellers must complete a traveller declaration and need to get a My Vaccine Pass for full access to a range of sites within New Zealand, including restaurants. Travellers are required to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test prior to departure and must also take rapid antigen tests on...
Sunwing, Bentley Giving Kids A Flying Start
Sunwing is partnering with luggage and handbag retailer, Bentley to donate more than 250 new and gently used books and backpacks to the children of Concepción Bona School in the Dominican Republic. This comes as a result of the successful back-to-school initiative spearheaded by Sunwing and Bentley in August 2021 to support children in destinations throughout the Caribbean that have been negatively impacted by the effects of COVID-19. Donations were collected in select Bentley retail stores across Quebec and Ontario. Samantha Taylor, Chief Marketing Officer at Sunwing, said:...
Event Showcases All Hong Kong Has To Offer
The Canadian director of the Hong Kong Tourism Board says those visiting the destination will find both local and Western influences in the cuisine and the same holds true for the destination itself. Michael Lim told a Thursday Toronto gathering that a destination that is unmistakably Asian but was also shaped by the British to some degree reveals that in many ways, including restaurant dishes that are a "fusion" of different cuisines. "What Hong Kong people like is food from around the world," Lim said. Lim used Toronto's Good Luck Hong Kong Cafe to underscore his message, with...