Tour Operators
Where Can Travel Take You
MMGY has brought together Expedia Group Media Solutions, Sojern and ADARA to create a unifying campaign that maintains a consumer presence for the travel industry, shares a message of positivity and reminds American travellers of the real power of travel. The digital campaign, entitled Where Can Travel Take You, will run in June and July this summer and is meant to inspire people to travel again. The latest findings from the Travel Intentions Pulse Survey, conducted by MMGY Travel Intelligence, reveal that just 39% of U.S. travellers intend to take a domestic leisure trip in the...
Uncertainty In Uncharted Waters
How do destination marketing organizations and tourist boards promote their respective countries when travel comes to a standstill? They adjust and find new ways to drive engagement. In the aftermath of travel restrictions, Sigríður Dögg Guðmundsdóttir, Head of Visit Iceland, says they shifted strategies to focus on giving would-be travellers something to dream about with the My Iceland Dream List campaign on social media. “The First lady of Iceland, Eliza Reid and Ragga Ragnars (the actress who played Gunnhild in Vikings) and more people shared their favourite locations in...
ACV Enhances Its Canada Promise
Air Canada Vacations has unveiled its updated Canada Promise offering travellers exclusive perks with any Canada Flight and Hotel package and Tours. Plus, until July 12, 2020, customers can take advantage of an exclusive savings of $100 off per booking with CANADA2020 promo code. Air Canada Vacations’ Canada Collection offers a range of domestic adventures from coast to coast letting Canadians explore the best places in Canada. Nino Montagnese, managing director at Air Canada Vacations, said: “When we think about our next vacation, we often think about adventures in faraway places....
Rebuilding Confidence
Between May 11 and May 25, more than 900 tour operators and travel agency owners from the top tourism source markets participated in a global survey by Travel Consul, an international travel marketing alliance. The goal of this survey was to get a better understanding of the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the industry, current needs and a view to what the future might entail. Highlights of the survey include: How destinations can support distribution partners in recovery When asked how destination organizations (DMOs) can best help travel advisors and tour operators...
Save At RIU With Sunwing
Sunwing has launched its See You at RIU Sale which, for a limited time, sees the tour operator offering deals with savings of up to 35% on vacation packages to RIU Hotels & Resorts and RIU Palace Resorts for departures in November and December 2020. The offer provides vacationers with the ability to change or cancel their plans with ease, flexible payment options and complimentary Price Drop Cash Back of up to $800 per couple. As well, travellers booking with Sunwing will enjoy peace of mind with the Safe with Sunwing commitment that ensures the health and safety of...
Ottawa Giveth: Will It Taketh Away?
With the June 30 tax filing deadline fast approaching, travel law experts, Doug Crozier and Tim Law of Heifetz Crozier Law have put together a special column to help agents, operators and others with some of the issues that may come up as a result of a number of new programs that the federal government has introduced in response to COVID-19. Ottawa Giveth The federal government has offered a number of economic programs in response to COVID-19. One involves HST/GST. Ottawa has allowed businesses (including self-employed individuals) to defer until June 30 the need to remit HST/GST...
TravelWebcast Week: How To Package And Sell Canada
In a post-COVID-19 travel market, everyone is taking a closer look at how the Canadian industry can package and sell Canada. What are suppliers doing to attract domestic travellers? What are the opportunities for agents to sell Canada? Join us today at 1PM EST for a free TravelWebcast, Look Local: a new perspective on packaging and selling Canada, part of the popular #TravelWebcastWeek series, as we attempt to answer these questions and more. Charlotte Bell, President & CEO, Tourism Industry Association of Canada sits down with Baxter Media Executive Editor, Bob Mowat about...
Let’s Talk About Racism In The Travel Industry
Shalene Dudley can list off too many examples of the times she’s experienced racial discrimination while travelling — like being completely ignored in the check-in line for priority seating for flights or having to provide additional ID to prove her business platinum AMEX truly belongs to her. “A DMC representative in Cancun that I pre-arranged my transfer with, refused to believe that my final destination was the luxury five-star I showed him documentation for. I waited for over an hour until they received a phone confirmation. Even after this, he insisted that I must be a...