Tour Operators
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...
Understanding The Essentials
Orion Travel Insurance, a CAA company, has launched a campaign to make it easier for Canadian travellers to navigate and understand the essentials of travel insurance in advance of the busy summer travel season. Kellee Irwin, vice president of Orion Travel Insurance Company, says that: “As a CAA company, founded on the principle of member safety, we felt it was important to take a leadership position when it comes to traveller education.” Irwin continues: “It's important that travellers have the tools to be able to evaluate coverage options and plans and to confidently choose...
Explore Asia With Trafalgar In 2020-2021
Trafalgar has released details of its 2020/2021 Asia itineraries, adding nine new trips that build on the customer demand for more itineraries that uncover the real Asia. With Trafalgar now offering a total of 32 trips across nine countries, each itinerary offers exclusive experiences to meet, dine and celebrate with the friendly locals that bring each destination to life while ticking off all their Asia must-sees along the way. In addition to offering clients the truly unique experiences Trafalgar has become known for, the brand continues to stay true to its commitment to using...
Luxury Gold Unveils 2020 Worldwide Experiences
Luxury Gold has unveiled details of its brand new 2020 worldwide collection as its parent company, The Travel Corporation, celebrates 100 years of extraordinary travel. The brand will continue to honour the Tollman family's four-generation legacy by sharing their unparalleled wealth of expertise and making travel matter through their Luxury Gold Cares sustainable travel initiatives including a new five-day ME to WE culturally immersive journey extension in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Unveiling over 50 luxury guided journeys to Europe, Africa, North & South America, Asia, India,...