Tour Operators
Goway Brings Africa to Canada
Goway Travel’s annual Africa Roadshow will return to Toronto, Edmonton and Calgary in September, with 24 suppliers from 12 different countries in attendance. “This is the 10th year we’re hosting this popular event,” said Moira Smith, general manager of Goway Africa. “It continues to be a unique event in the diversity of products and destinations represented.” A few changes have been made to the format for 2019. This year’s Africa Roadshow will be for agents only. Suppliers will present to the attending agents in a theatre style. This will be followed by a free-flow...
Tauck Adds Alpine Train Journey to European Portfolio
A new-for-2020 Tauck itinerary, “A Grand Rail Adventure: Vienna, The Alps & Milan,” will combine the timeless romance of travel by luxury train with the spectacular landscapes, rich culture and historic cities and towns of Central Europe's Alps. The eight-day, four-country itinerary will be highlighted by a three-night rail journey aboard the Golden Eagle Danube Express train, book-ended by a pair of two-night hotel stays in Vienna and Milan. (Select departures will operate in the reverse direction, from Milan to Vienna.) “It seems fitting to be introducing this new...
Busabout Rolls Out 2020 European Adventures
With the 2019 summer travel season well underway and social media feeds showcasing the world’s trendiest hot spots, Busabout is helping make clients’ 2020 summer getaway decisions easy with the launch of its Europe Preview Program. Until Sept. 15, travellers can book 2020 vacations at 2019 pricing, with additional savings of up to 10% off on a selection of European adventures. “We’re already seeing growing interest in our 2020 Europe program as travellers are looking ahead to secure next year’s adventures,” says Damien Bennett, vice-president of Sales for Busabout North...
Tour East Offers Agents Interest Free Payment Option
Tour East Holidays has an agreement with Flexiti to help Canadians travel interest free. Thanks to the new partnership, travel agents who register with Tour East will be able to offer interest free financing plans through Flexiti to customers who purchase one of Tour East’s wide-ranging travel options – from air tickets to all-inclusive tours to Asia and beyond. “Our goal has always been to make travel more affordable for Canadians and by teaming up with Flexiti and its sales financing platform to offer interest-free financing plans, we can better achieve that,” said Annie...
ACV Unveils New Sun Collection
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) has launched its 2019/2020 Sun Collection. The new Sun Collection offers travellers a selection of packages in more than 750 hotels – mostly all-inclusive – 63 of which are new to the tour operator’s lineup, four resorts that are exclusive to Air Canada Vacations, 28 semi-exclusive resorts, and more than 100 cruises. Featuring options for short and long stays as well as enhanced program collections, including 175 new additions for the Spotlight Collection and 124 Play Collection resorts, the 2019/2020 product offering provides vacation packages for all...
Royal Irish To Host Wales Fam
Royal Irish Tours (RIT) has unveiled plans for its upcoming 2019 familiarization trip to Wales, from Nov. 4-12. According to officials, Wales has been a growing destination for RIT in recent years, and the company wants to showcase the best of the country to agent partners. “We want agents to know we sell more than just Ireland and Scotland. We are excited to show them some of what Wales has to offer their clients. Our Wales & England programs have grown significantly over the last few years, and we will have a greater focus on these destinations in 2020,” noted Conor Duffy,...
The Circle Of Life
Goway says its Kenya-bound clients can see the very creatures that are “Simba-lic” of African wildlife. The tour operator joined with the Kenyan Tourist Board in hosting a Monday showing of the remake of Walt Disney's The Lion King, the story of a young lion cub called Simba who eventually rises to lead his pride. And, Goway's Moira Smith told the gathering, lions, elephants, giraffes and other wildlife can be spotted on safaris in Kenya, which has 25,000 animal species and 11% of the world's bird species. Indeed, the country has “unsurpassed wildlife [viewing]...
Vietnam, Cambodia Featured On NARAT Fam
NARAT is offering a new Indochina fam to Vietnam and Cambodia – an area that has become a top travel favourite in 2019. The Ultimate Vietnam and Cambodia fam takes place Oct. 7 to Oct. 14, and includes return airfare from Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. The 11-day educational program visits the important highlights of Vietnam and Cambodia: Hanoi, Saigon, Halong Bay, Saigon, Hoi An, Siem Reap and Angkor Wat, a symbol of South East Asia. Agents will cruise scenic Halong Bay on a deluxe junk and get to navigate the famous Mekong River. As a highlight of the Ultimate FAM, agents will...