Tour Operators
The Travel Corporation Extends Vaccination Policy
The Travel Corporation (TTC) has extended its COVID-19 vaccination requirement for all adult guests travelling with its Trafalgar, Contiki, Insight Vacations, Costsaver, Brendan Vacations and Luxury Gold guided tour brands. The policy came into effect on Sept. 1, 2021 and will remain in effect until at least Dec. 31, 2022. TTC’s policy requires clients to show documented proof of having received two doses of approved COVID-19 vaccines from either Pfizer, Moderna, Astra Zeneca or one dose from Johnson & Johnson. The final dose of the vaccine must have been administered a...
Branching Out
The Globus family of brands’ Lighthouse Project – which was launched back in April of 2021 – is branching out with a new partnership with Trees4Travel. As part of the new partnership, Avalon Waterways will offset the carbon footprint of every guest’s cruise experience in 2022 by donating tens of thousands of trees to Trees4Travel. Through this initiative, the company is placing an emphasis on “Planet” – one of three (3) important pillars representing the Lighthouse Project. The Globus family of brands Lighthouse Project is focused on three, give-back categories: ...
Best Of The Best List From Sunwing
Sunwing has released its first annual Best of the Best List as part of its ongoing commitment to develop customer-centric content and offer seamless travel experiences. The new program will be unveiled every year in the fall and is based on a combination of guest reviews and travel expert recommendations. The inaugural list highlights a curated selection of the best resorts across the most popular sun destinations, the most luxurious room categories, the top beaches to explore and more. And to celebrate the first-ever Best of the Best List, Sunwing will be offering savings of up...
Support Community Tourism, Make The Trek With Planeterra
Planeterra has launched its second annual Planeterra Trek Challenge, encouraging travel-lovers to work together to support a more equal recovery of tourism post-COVID, putting communities at the centre of their efforts. Building on the success of last year’s trek to Everest Base Camp, which raised over CA$100,000 this year’s trek will take place virtually summiting Mount Kilimanjaro, between Sept. 23 to Sept. 27, culminating on World Tourism Day. Planeterra will use the trek to highlight its community tourism partners across East Africa, all while challenging participants to...
Sunwing Returns To Ottawa
Sunwing will be returning to Ottawa International Airport for the 2021-2022 winter season, offering service to 11 destinations in the Caribbean and Mexico. Flights are set to begin in November 2021 and run weekly until April 2022. Andrew Dawson, president of Tour Operations for Sunwing, said that: “After a trying year, we’re looking forward to bringing residents of the capital back to the tropics under our wing.” Dawson continued: “With 11 different destinations to choose from, we’ll be offering more routes to the south than any other tour operator from the gateway....
TICO To Consult On Funding Framework, Fee Model
The Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO) is planning on consulting with registrants and stakeholders on a range of issues and challenges relating to the current funding framework and fee model. Consultations are set to begin in September, with TICO noting in its announcement of the sessions that the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated Ontario’s’ travel marketplace and TICO’s consumer protection role during this period has also been challenged. It notes that following a series of communications and regulatory amendments which came into effect March 30, 2020, registrants have...
Intrepid Makes It Simple
Intrepid Travel will be phasing out Peregrine Adventures from January 2022 as it focuses on extending its higher-end travel options under the Intrepid Premium and Comfort ranges. The brand simplification supports Intrepid’s growth strategy as the business aims to become the first purpose-led $1 billion adventure travel company. It also provides customers with the widest range of sustainable experience-rich travel. In a similar move, Intrepid successfully phased out the Geckos Adventures ‘youth’ brand in 2018 to transition to its popular 18 to...
Vaccinated Tours, Travel-Ready Programs From G Adventures
G Adventures is introducing its new Vaccinated Tours program, with each trip having a fully vaccinated chief experience officer (CEO or tour guide) confirmed to lead the tour, on which all travellers must also be fully vaccinated. When surveyed, 56% of travellers globally expressed that having a vaccinated CEO was actually more important to them than their fellow travellers being fully vaccinated, which 45% of travellers indicated they would prefer when travelling on a small group tour. Due to the vast number of tours and destinations G Adventures is currently operating in, and the...