Tour Operators
Take A Break With Transat
Need a break? Well, if you do, Transat is offering travel agents a 20% discount on its flights and packages to the South. It’s an offer that also provides agents with the perfect opportunity to familiarize themselves with the Traveller Care health and safety program. This promotion is valid for bookings made from Dec. 9, 2020, to Jan. 31, 2021, for travel before April 30, 2021. Some exceptions apply. For more details on how to make a reservation, agents are invited to Get...
Keeping The Travel Dream Alive
The reality is that many agents aren’t booking a lot of travel these days. Instead of a hard sell, consultants are finding creative ways to stay engaged and build relationships with their travel community. In a world turned upside down by the pandemic, Matt Berna, Intrepid Travel’s Managing Director in North America; Janet Bava, Chief Marketing Officer for AmaWaterways, and travel advisors Rhonda Dashevsky and Kathryn Comeau-Wong share some thoughts and advice on how to stay top of mind in anticipation of the inevitable rebound. At a time when the future is murky,...
Extended Getaways From Air Canada Vacations
Air Canada Vacations is bringing back a selection of all-inclusive, long stay vacation packages. Coupled with Air Canada CleanCare+ and Air Canada Vacations’ health and safety standards, these options are ideal for Canadian travellers looking to enjoy a well-deserved and worry-free break by spending some extra time under the sun this winter. Nino Montagnese, managing director at Air Canada Vacations, said: “Our strategy at Air Canada Vacations is to continuously respond to the changing needs of our customers.” Montagnese continued: “With travellers looking to take a...
Globus Joins The Plastics Initiative
The Globus family of brands has become a signatory for the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative, officially joining 45 other tourism partners to fight plastics pollution. The Global Tourism Plastics Initiative was created to unite the tourism sector behind a common vision to address the root causes of plastic pollution. By adopting a set of concrete and actionable commitments (by 2025), a group of tourism stakeholders can lead by example and shift towards circularity in the use of plastics. Scott Nisbet, global chief executive officer for the Globus family of brands, observed that:...
More Vacation Options From Sunwing
In a move that will help better service customers from coast to coast, Sunwing is offering Canadians more flexible opportunities to head back to the tropics this winter. The tour operator’s vacation packages now include options for flights on board a range of international alternative carriers and hotel stays in seven tropical destinations, with a wide variety of departure dates and options from regional gateways. Transfers and support from Sunwing’s destination representatives will also be included with select packages. Andrew Dawson, president of Tour Operations for...
Cuba Gets A Boost From Canada
The Cuba Tourist Board says now "that Jack Frost is nipping at your nose, it’s time to take advantage of the increased capacity to Cuba by major tour operators." December will see an increase in the number of flights to Cuba, with the start of Hola Sun/Caribe Sol operations that will use new airline OWG. The service starts on Dec. 18 and will see 2 weekly flights to Cayo Santa Maria from Toronto and Montreal. Lessner Gomez, director of the Cuba Tourist Board's Toronto office, says “these flights will be the first arriving in this destination since March but more importantly...
Get In The Spirit With Unique Vacations
The gang at Unique Vacations Canada is feeling festive these days … And In the Spirit of The Season, they've put together a fun and festive bilingual video message to Canadian travel advisors. https://youtu.be/jNxM7aX4O-s And its message: Let’s all make 2021 a year of hope, a year of love … and most of all … a year filled with travel. Now that should get all of us … In The Spirit of The Season...
Western Canada BDMs Have A Message
Hello Western Canada Travel Agents! We all hope that you are doing well and staying healthy. As you may or may not know, it has been a tradition in Alberta for the Suppliers to visit the agencies during the Holidays to sing some carols and spread some good cheer. Last year, the BC suppliers also started what was to be a tradition. In Alberta, we also started a Food drive, so maybe you can continue this tradition by dropping off a donation at your local food bank. Well, as we all know, 2020 has not been the norm, so we too had to change the way we do things. The good...