Tour Operators
Sunwing Has An Offer For Agents
Sunwing is offering agents 5X the STAR Agent Reward Points on new bookings to select Dreams Resorts & Spas and Secrets Resorts & Spas properties. Agents can take advantage of the limited time offer on applicable new bookings made between now and June 4, 2021 for travel between Nov. 1, 2021 and April 30, 2022. To help agents secure their bookings, Sunwing is extending its Freedom 21/22 Sale to include select Dreams and Secrets resorts. As well, for every room booked at participating Dreams properties, agents will be entered for the chance to win a seven-night resort...
Build Your Own Small Group Bubble With Goway
Working in partnership with its trusted travel partners, Goway’s small group bubble vacations are based on a minimum of 10 passengers travelling together to destinations across Asia, Africa & the Middle East, Central & South America, Downunder, the Idyllic Islands, and the UK & Europe. Each itinerary offers easy movement and adheres to the best health and safety standards. Goway Groups Only caters to each and every kind of group traveller and bubble itineraries can be developed for multi-generational families that want to reconnect, groups of friends that want to...
Ready To Go
“We know that competition for tourism will be ferocious coming out of this pandemic,” Destination Canada’s Maureen Riley observes, but she makes it clear that “the foundation we are currently setting means we will be ready once restrictions are lifted. Tourism businesses have made huge investments in new health and hygiene protocols and they are ready to welcome back visitors.” This week, Rendez-vous Canada + is underway virtually, welcoming buyers from around the world to meet with representatives from destinations and suppliers of Canadian tourism product and...
TPI Get Active At Mid-Year Event
Some 350 attendees and more than 30 supplier partners gathered virtually last week as TPI hosted its mid-year event designed to help its members activate their businesses for future success. The two-day, Get Active event featured presentations led by Nino Montagnese, vice president, Air Canada Vacations, Gary Murphy, co-owner & senior vice president, sales, AMAWaterways, Vicki Freed, senior vice president of sales, trade support and service, Royal Caribbean International, Rob McChlery, partner, senior associate, Investors Group, and keynote session delivered by Geraldine...
Industry Responds With Resilience At Rendez-vous Canada
The show must go on – even during the coronavirus pandemic. Rendez-vous Canada kicked off yesterday (May 17) using a virtual format, the first time in the show's 45-year history that delegates haven't been at the national tourism promotion show in person. Coronavirus led to the cancellation of last year's show. “Our sector continues to respond and show its incredible resilience,” Destination Canada president Marsha Walden told delegates during the show's opening. The past 14 months have been tough for the tourism trade as coronavirus has sent international travel into a...
Feed Your Soul At Travel South USA Showcase
Registration for the 9th Annual Travel South USA International Showcase is now open. The International Showcase will take place in New Orleans from Nov. 30 to Dec. 3, 2021, and will include nine Super FAM Tours going to Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The three-day marketplace and four-day familiarization programs are designed to showcase the gateways, road trips, and experiences in the South for key tour operators and airline partners. New safety, and hygiene protocols in compliance with the CDC and U.S. Travel Association’s Meetings Means Business Coalition...
How The Travel Industry Is Working To Come Back Better
It may be difficult to recall after months of being cooped up at home, but there was a time prior to the pandemic when destinations around the world were battling overtourism. A time-out from mass travel has given many the ability to reflect on how to come back better and more sustainably — and some were doing it all along. At a time when there’s a fine balance between restoring a healthy amount of tourism and reaching a level where it takes away from the quality of life of locals in places overrun by visitors, Travel Courier looks at what a responsible future looks like for the...
TTC Providing Partners With A New Solution
The Travel Corporation (TTC) is opening up its Destination Management Company (DMC) portfolio to other travel companies and businesses to white label and tailor in response to opportunities made apparent during the pandemic. TTC is launching a dedicated website and series of new tools to present the hassle and risk-free opportunity to leisure and corporate travel businesses. Gavin Tollman, president of The Travel Corporation, explained that: “During the uncertainty of the pandemic, we spoke to a number of our partners who were looking for an operational solution with the quality,...