Tour Operators
Goway Recognized At Switzerland Travel Mart
Goway Travel was one of the big winners at Switzerland Tourism’s Gold Flower Award ceremony, held in Lucerne last night (Oct. 20) ahead of the opening ceremony for Switzerland Travel Mart. The awards, which take place every two years in conjunction with Switzerland Tourism’s most important travel trade event, recognize the efforts of top tour operators offering innovative and notable itineraries to the European destination. “Goway has launched numerous new Switzerland itineraries including the Grand Tour of Switzerland by electric cars and by scenic trains,” said Pascal...
Discover The Undiscovered Med With Globus
In 2020, as part of its new “Undiscovered Mediterranean” series of tours, the Globus family of brands is inviting travellers to discover off-the-beaten-path destinations along the Mediterranean, including some of the world’s most picturesque places. Here are 6 “Undiscovered” places throughout Italy, Greece, Montenegro and Slovenia to discover – and overnight in – on tour with Globus and its value-brand sister company Cosmos. These are secluded seaside towns worth a deep dive: Itea, Greece -- 14-day Southern Italy & Greece (new) Paros, Greece -- 8-Day Greek...
Intrepid Introduces Antarctica Savings
Intrepid Travel is offering discounts of up to 50% on select 2019/2020 Antarctica departures, on bookings made by 6 p.m. PT on Oct. 22. Because Antarctica is usually a once-in-a-lifetime, big ticket trip, a discount this deep makes the remote continent much more accessible for travellers. “Those who are in search of a sustainable way to explore the 'Great White Continent' can feel comfortable booking a trip with the B-Corp-certified, carbon neutral company,” Intrepid says. Intrepid Travel offsets every trip it offers on behalf of every traveller, and the company has also made...
TravelBrands Gives Facebook Members A Chance To Win
TravelBrands’ Facebook group, YourTravelBrandsBDM, is celebrating its fifth anniversary and to commemorate the milestone, the tour operator is asking for the Canadian travel agent community to come together and help it reach a goal of having 10,000 members. Once this goal is reached, TravelBrands will give its Facebook members a chance to win prizes. “Our Facebook group was created in 2014 with the sole purpose of connecting with our travel agents on a more personal level,” says Nathalie Tanious, senior-vice president, TravelBrands. “We know our dedicated agents don’t work...
Albufeira Creates Some Buzz In Toronto
A hundred travel agents, tour operators, and other industry professionals gathered in downtown Toronto last night to explore the Albufeira region of Portugal. Visit Portugal was joined by 17 suppliers from APAR, the agency for the promotion of the Albufeira region. Attendees were invited to meet individually with suppliers to understand products like luxury hotels, self-catering apartments, golf courses, tour companies, and DMCs better. “We wanted to create some buzz about Albufeira with Canadians as the weather starts to turn,” explained William Delgado, Country Manager,...
G Reveals Locations For Next Change Makers Summit
G Adventures has announced the return of its agent incentive program, Change Makers, and for 2020 selected travel agents will get the chance to experience two destinations: India and Nepal. The Change Makers challenge incentivizes agents to focus on changing people's lives through travel, and gives them the opportunity to showcase how they give back to their own community via a social good submission category. Agents who successfully earn a place at the Change Makers Summit will see firsthand how their work directly impacts local communities in the destinations G Adventures...
Downunder on Sale, Goway Doubles Rewards
Goway Travel has introduced Downunder deals for the month of October. Featured destinations include South Pacific favourites Australia and New Zealand, as well as the islands of Tahiti, Fiji and the Cook Islands. “We’re thrilled to be promoting Downunder,” says Shirley Rourke, Goways’ VP South Pacific. “The response to our product and destinations in this part of the world has always been fantastic, so we’re looking forward to sharing more great Goway travel ideas, themes, and hot deals with our agent partners and their clients.” Agent e-blasts will feature a...
KLM’s Secret Of Success
A hundred years in any business is quite an achievement. A century of flying in the airline business is, not to put too fine a point on it, simply astounding. And if you ask KLM executive committee member, Barbara Van Koppen how the airline has been able to do it, she'll tell you that it began with the entrepreneurial spirit that has characterized the carrier through a century of operation and has been coupled with the loyalty of its customers and employees, observing: “That has been the secret to our success.” In Toronto to celebrate the airline's 100th anniversary with its...