Tour Operators
Video Report: TTC Takes Action On Earth Day 2021
Talk is one thing. Action is quite another. To mark Earth Day 2021, The Travel Corporation is ramping up its efforts with the launch of a five-step Climate Action Plan that is designed at achieving carbon neutrality by 2030; investment in two developing carbon removal projects; and the launch of a sustainability Impact Hub. So what's it all about? Well, Press Today's Bob Mowat sits down with Shannon Guihan, Chief TreadRight & Sustainability Officer of The Travel Corporation, to find out more about the ambitious plan. Check out the video below...
Expedia Sets Off In A Brand New Direction
As it prepares for the return of travel demand, Expedia is setting out in a new direction, launching a new global positioning grounded in the understanding that who you travel with matters. Expedia’s renewed commitment to travellers comes on the heels of what has arguably been one of the toughest years for the travel industry as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. After months of conducting deep customer research to understand and address critical traveller pain points, the new positioning marks a pivotal moment for the brand as it looks to overhaul its business to better cater to...
Get Ready To Meet With Ireland
Tourism Ireland, in partnership with sister agencies, Failte Ireland and Tourism Northern Ireland, is welcoming operators to a virtual travel trade fair this week. The annual event provides a platform for Irish tourism operators to meet new contacts and to create new business opportunities and partners. This week, from April 20 to April 22, industry partners are attending the virtual workshops, with pre-arranged scheduled appointments between Irish trade partners and overseas buyers. These events are among the most important in the Irish tourism event calendar, allowing industry on...
Sunwing Set To Take Off From Thunder Bay
For the 16th consecutive year, Sunwing will be back offering vacation packages to Mexico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic from Thunder Bay in 2021. Flights begin in December 2021 and will run weekly until the middle of April 2022. Andrew Dawson, president of tour operations for Sunwing, said: “Supporting regional airports and providing Canadians across the country with more convenient ways to head to the tropics has always been important to us here at Sunwing.” Dawson continued: “Our seasonal flight service from Thunder Bay has been consistently popular over the years and...
Winners Are Golden With Goway
Okay, it has been a challenging year, but Goway continues to find reasons to celebrate with its travel advisor partners with its Golden Ticket draw for its 50+ Anniversary. 2020 marked Goway’s 50th Anniversary, and it ran a promotion where any travel professional in Canada and the United States who booked a tailor-made group to any of Goway’s destination regions, including Asia, Africa & the Middle East, Central & South America, Downunder, Idyllic Islands, and the UK & Europe, from January 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021 was automatically entered into a draw to win a...
Martinique Ready To Welcome The World, Virtually
The Martinique Tourism Authority is gearing up to welcome the international travel trade to the Martinique Travel Show that is set for May 18 to May 20. The welcome will be virtual, of course, with the event being attended by tour operators, travel agents and other members of the international travel trade. There will be one-on-one meetings for delegates and exhibitors; the ability to create personal avatars for in-person meetings or drop-ins at virtual booths; and there will be a chance to visit four virtual worlds. About 50 exhibitors are expected to participate at the...
A Little Domestic Incentive From Intrepid
Travel advisors are being offered the chance to win two spots on one of Intrepid Travel’s domestic tours as part of the operator’s new North America Domestic Travel Incentive promoting its range of sustainable, closer-to-home domestic tours in the U.S. and Canada. Running from April 15 to May 15, 2021, the month-long incentive will reward advisors through a ballot system: each time a travel advisor books a client on a domestic tour with Intrepid they will earn three ballots; for selling any Intrepid Travel tour they’ll receive two ballots per client; and one ballot will be...
Tauck Restarting U.S. Tours By July 1
In an email to guests and travel advisors, Tauck CEO Dan Mahar revealed that Tauck plans to fully restart its U.S. tours by July 1. Mahar advised that Tauck’s “Southern Charms: Savannah, Hilton Head and Charleston” itinerary have already begun operating, to be followed this month by “New Orleans & Mississippi River Country,” with other popular tours across the country relaunching in the coming months. Guests and travel advisors can access information on specific tour departures at a new Open for Travel page on Tauck’s website. Along with providing several...