Tour Operators
Back To School With Antigua and Barbuda
The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority has relaunched its Travel Agent University with updated destination details including new events calendar, restaurants and resorts. The online digital platform allows travel agents from around the world to take part in online courses ranging in a variety of Antigua and Barbuda related topics. Once on the website, travel agents and tour operators can follow the simple steps to register. With the goal of helping better serve your clients in mind, the online training platform is designed to take users on a virtual journey through Antigua and...
Take To The Slopes Or Links With TravelBrands
TravelBrands has launched a new product line specifically tailored to golf and ski lovers. TravelBrands Golf & Ski, by Ultimate Vacations connects travellers to golf or ski experiences tailored to their preferences. Nathalie Tanious, senior vice president, TravelBrands, observed: “Activity-based travel is becoming more and more popular for travellers. We know that golf and ski are two activities that Canadians love, and that they will travel to experience the best courses or slopes out there. Now, golf and ski season never have to end. Travel agents can create packages with a...
Win With Goway
Goway Travel has released its 2019-2020 Central and South America Travel Planner and is celebrating by giving agents a chance to win a trip to the Galapagos Islands. Agents who book any offering from Goway’s Central and South America brochure will go into a draw to win a cruise for two to the Galapagos Islands. The prize includes: one night double accommodation at the Wyndham Quito Airport hotel, one Double Cabin, three-night/four-day cruise on the M/V Legend, M/Y Coral I or M/Y Coral II, all meals while on board the cruise, daily excursions, round-trip air ticket to/from Quito or...
Opportunity Knocks And itravel2000 Answers
When it launched in 1994, itravel2000 was on the crest of the wave of online travel agencies (OTAs) that have remade the global travel industry. Now, almost 25 years later and true to its 'let's shake things up' origins, itravel2000 continues to follow its own path with the opening of a bricks and mortar location at the Sheraton Centre Hotel in downtown Toronto. As Frank Demarinis, president and CEO of TravelBrands and Dianne Jackson, vice-president, retail for Red Label Vacations tell it, itravel2000's move from virtual to reality, so to speak, was a case of an opportunity...
Earn Extra This Christmas With TravelBrands
The holiday season is right around the corner and TravelBrands is ready to start celebrating with travel agents. From Nov. 12 until Dec. 9, agents can earn 10,000 Loyalty Rewards points by booking various travel products through TravelBrands. Successful bookings will be represented by a new ornament placed on agents’ own TravelBrands tree, hosted on Access. Agents must book four flights, three cruises and three other products to receive 10,000 Loyalty Rewards points. Other applicable products include car rentals, hotels, packages and add-ons. Agents are able to decorate up to...
Sunwing, Hakim Optical Give Back
This festive season, Sunwing and Hakim Optical are partnering to bring holiday cheer to local children in destinations across the Caribbean and Mexico. Through Jan. 6, 2020, the Sunwing Foundation will be collecting new and gently-used children’s books at select Hakim Optical locations across the Greater Toronto Area. As a thank you for their generosity, customers who make a book donation in store will receive a $50 Hakim Optical gift card for prescription eyeglasses and can enter a contest to win an all-inclusive vacation for two adults and two children to Riu Emerald Bay in...
Europe: It’s All About The Experience
About 40 airline and tour operator executives and 70 top travel agency representatives were hosted by the European Travel Commission (ETC) in Toronto last night and briefed on the organization's new Horizon 2022 strategy that moves the region away from its traditional generic (and geographic) approach to one that emphasizes the opportunities to explore its natural wonders, discover its cities and its immerse oneself in its history and culture. Or more simply put, make Europe all about the experiences that today's travellers are seeking. On hand for the presentations was Miguel...
Goway Expands Central, South America Program
Goway Travel has released its 2020/21 Central & South America Travel Planner highlighted by an expanded variety of products. Goway’s travel module formula lets holiday planners combine city stopovers with Central & South America’s big-name attractions and boutique travel ideas, from Mexico to Patagonia and beyond. The program features itinerary choices from three- to five-star levels, train journeys, a wide choice of boutique cruising options in the Galapagos, the Amazon, or the Panama Canal, customizable itineraries to set-date small group departures. New for 2020, is...