Tour Operators
Sunwing Launches Beach Blowout Sale
To celebrate the start of the new decade, Sunwing has launched its Million Dollar Beach Blowout Sale. To kick off the New Year, the tour operator has negotiated millions of dollars in savings on all-inclusive vacation packages to a grand selection of resorts across the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America. Canadian travellerrs can take advantage of these unbeatable deals when they book their winter getaway by Jan. 10, 2020. Savings this big won’t last long and winter departures are in high demand – vacationers will want to book now to secure their preferred package. For a limited...
Travel South America Plastic-Free With Goway
Goway has launched a new program aimed at reducing plastic waste in South America. Many governments in Central and South America are taking steps to tackle the issue, but Goway is also playing its part, working to rid South and Central America of single-use plastic bottles. Most of the region’s hotels supply their guests with complimentary water bottles. While the tap water is generally perfectly fine to drink, most travellers feel more comfortable drinking bottled, filtered water. This unfortunately results in more plastic water bottles hitting the eco system, leaving a “waste...
G-Normous Is Back
For the seventh consecutive year, G Adventures is bringing back G-Normous. Launched Jan. 1 and spanning four months, the North American agent incentive program includes over $100K in prizes. Aizaz Sheikh, marketing director for G Adventures, said: “G-Normous continues to grow and grow and has become a sort of post-holiday gift for our agent community and, in turn, their clients. With over 3,400 new agents joining G-Normous last year, we’re looking forward to sharing more love with our new and existing agents in the campaign’s seventh year. As peak season for adventure travel is...
Sunwing Offers Double STAR Points
For the month of January, Sunwing is encouraging agents to “Learn, Earn and WIN” with Princess Hotels & Resorts. Through Jan. 31, agents can earn 2X the STAR Agent Reward Points on all new bookings to Princess Hotels & Resorts for travel between Feb. 1 and May 31. In addition, agents can learn more about the resort chain with a series of Sunwing-hosted webinars. Princess Hotels & Resorts are one of the most popular all-inclusive resort chains with locations across Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic and Riviera Maya in Mexico. To help agents secure their...
Insight Celebrates With Special Savings for Clients
Insight Vacations is celebrating the first 100 years of The Travel Corporation (TTC), its parent company, with an Anniversary Sale and up to 20% in savings for clients. The offer consists of 22 European Discovery journeys including Flavours of Europe, European Rhapsody and European Flair as well as Spain, Portugal and Morocco journeys such as Easy Pace Spain, Best of Morocco and Country Roads of Portugal. If booked by Jan. 7, past guests save 20%, while new guests save 15% on select journeys. Clients who take advantage of this offer must pay in full by Feb. 27. “As we usher in the...
Welcome To 2020
In a message to the travel industry, the president of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA), Patricia Affonso-Dass writes: “I especially love the turn of year as it provides a wonderful opportunity not just to look back and take stock of the year that has passed, but more importantly to look to the year that lies ahead. We have much to be proud of for the way in which our industry and our association has taken up the challenges of the past year and successfully folded them into an optimistic canvas for the New Year. I'm truly heartened by the incredible sense of giving...
Get Ready For Caribbean Travel Marketplace
The 2020 edition of Caribbean Travel Marketplace – set for the Bahamas from Jan. 21 to Jan. 23, 2020 -- is generating lots of buzz and excitement, with officials reporting strong registration pace for the event. Frank Comito, CEO and director general of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), reported that the region's largest and longest-standing tourism marketing event has confirmed close to 500 supplier delegates from more than 170 supplier companies to date. Said Comito: “Based on the registration pace we are witnessing, we expect to see a continuing surge in...
Sunwing Takes Off To Grand Cayman
Sunwing has announced the addition of a seasonal flight service to the island of Grand Cayman for the very first time. Direct flights from Toronto will operate on Sundays from Feb. 2, 2020 until May 3, 2020, inclusive. The largest of the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean, Grand Cayman is home to breathtaking white-sand beaches, picturesque tropical landscapes and a gourmet culinary scene. Vacationers can spend their days soaking up the sun on the shores of Seven Mile Beach, snorkelling or scuba diving among colourful coral reefs and indulging in world-class dishes at five-star...