Tour Operators
COVID-19 Update: A Message From Ontario Registrar
Ontario Registrar Has A Message On COVID-19 In a message to Ontario travel industry registrants, TICO CEO and registrar, Richard Smart writes: “These are unprecedented and dire times for travellers and the entire travel industry. Our hearts and thoughts go out to the people who have been affected by this unparalleled event and we appreciate the healthcare workers, local communities and governments around the world who are on the front-lines working to contain the coronavirus/COVID-19.” Smart continues: “For our registrants, we acknowledge the extreme challenges underway for...
G, Intrepid, Topdeck Hit Pause On Tours
Due to the evolving COVID-19 global pandemic, G Adventures has suspended all tours departing between today (March 16) and April 30. Any traveller booked on a tour departing during the time frame will be eligible for a 110% travel credit of all land services, including pre or post nights and transfers, which can be used on any tour departing within the next two years. G Adventures will be proactively notifying all travellers regarding their tour suspension and are advising travellers with flight bookings to contact their insurance and air provider directly for details on refunds or...
Operators, Destinations Take Action
With senior health officials across Canada advising Canadians not to travel over March Break – and if they do and take their children, they will have to keep them out of school for 14 days – the travel industry here in Canada and around the world continues to be battered by COVID-19. Today, PressToday has updates on changes that company's are making in response to the impact of COVID-19. Those changes include: Globus family of brands voluntarily suspending travel to all destinations Germany postponing the Germany Travel Mart Jamaica suspending all public activities in...
G Adventures Showcases New Greenland Itinerary
G Adventures has introduced a new itinerary for its G Expedition, Explore Greenland and Spitsbergen. The tour starts and ends in the town of Longyearbyen, Norway. Currently priced at $3,999 p.p. for a departure date of Aug. 19, the 13-day adventure gives travellers a glimpse into the unspoiled wilderness of Greenland and Spitsbergen. “With this new itinerary and an unbeatable price, there’s really no better time to see Greenland and the glacial greatness that is the Arctic,” says Aizaz Sheikh, director of marketing, Global, G Adventures. Travellers have the chance to...
Royal Scenic Unveils New ‘Asia & the World’ Brochure
Royal Scenic has unveiled a new-look “Asia & the World” brochure for 2020/21, highlighted by packages to some of the most popular countries in Asia, the Indian Sub-Continent, South America, the Middle East and the South Pacific. According to officials, this edition features tours to less-travelled destinations and offers popular vacation programs as well as additional short-stay Cityscape packages to cities across Europe, the United States, the Middle East and Asia. Travel agents can choose from more than 50 land packages that have been carefully assembled, offering variety...
COVID-19 Report: ACV, Royal Irish and More
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) is implementing a flexible rebooking policy for existing bookings. For all vacation packages, including Group bookings, purchased before March 4 with original travel dates up to April 30, travellers can make one free change or cancel their booking to apply the value to a new trip with alternate travel dates. For existing Group bookings, travellers may change the travel dates or cancel with an in-house travel credit up to 21 days before departure, with the credit to be used towards the same destination and hotel property. This group flexibility is valid...
COVID-19: Managing Your Clients’ Expectations
On Friday, March 13 at 1 pm (EST), Baxter Media is inviting agents to join it for a webinar presented by lawyers from Heifetz, Crozier, Law, discussing the effects of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) on the Canadian travel industry and how travel professionals should manage travellers' expectations whilst fulfilling their duty of care towards those travellers and their organizations. The official title of the webinar is "Taking care of your clients and taking care of yourself - what you need to know about the effects of the Coronavirus on your duties to your clients and your...
Exodus Scholarship Supports Women
To celebrate International Women’s Day, Exodus Travels has launched its Mountain Lioness Scholarship to support women in becoming porters and guides in the traditionally male-dominated workforce of Mount Kilimanjaro. The Mountain Lioness Scholarship, which is a new chapter of the company’s ongoing initiative the Kilimanjaro Porter project, aims to assist 30 Tanzanian women in achieving their professional goals of becoming porters and guides in Kilimanjaro National Park. The scholarship will sponsor 10 local women per year for the next three years on a three-week-long...