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Goway Summer Sale Rewards Agents
Goway Travel’s Summer Sale offers clients special pricing on dream vacations on everything from island getaways to epic journeys across New Zealand, while at the same time rewarding agents with double rewards for bookings made in July. The Goway sale offers savings of up to $1,750 on 27 travel options to five continents, as well as early bird deals on Goway’s exclusive Holidays of a Lifetime. For example, a nine-day air-inclusive pairing of Melbourne and Sydney is available for $2,069 or an eight-day journey through Germany for $1,749. Agents earn double the cash redeemable on...
Collette Commits to Responsible Animal Welfare
Collette has introduced a commitment to the responsible care of animals and their welfare by adopting and following ABTA’S Global Welfare Guidance for Animals in Tourism (https://www.abta.com/industry-zone/raising-standards-in-the-industry/animals-in-tourism). Collette is dedicated to ensuring that any animal-related experience on tour be audited against the ABTA guidelines by an independent consultant. This will ensure that all tour programs align with the industry-best standards. By May of 2021, Collette will discontinue the inclusion of any and all experiences that don’t meet...
ACV Has New Man In Quebec
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) has added Jean-Luc Tremblay to the team as new area sales manager, Quebec. Based in Quebec City, he will be reporting directly to David Côté, general manager, Sales, Quebec and Atlantic. Tremblay is no stranger to the travel industry with over 20 years of experience at Transat where he recently held the position of area sales manager. Tremblay joins ACV’s Quebec sales team which consists of Veronica Di Ruocco and Mary-Gina. He will be representing Quebec City and east of Quebec...
Earn 2X STAR Agent Reward Points With Sunwing
Through July 31, Sunwing is encouraging agents to “Learn, Earn and WIN” with Playa Hotels and Resorts. Agents can earn 2X STAR Agent Rewards Points that convert into cash on all new bookings to Hyatt Zilara and Hyatt Ziva, Jewel Resorts, Panama Jack Resorts, Sanctuary Cap Cana by Playa Hotels and Resorts, Hilton La Romana An All Inclusive Adult Resort, Hilton La Romana An All Inclusive Family Resort, Hilton Playa Del Carmen, and Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa for departures between July 2 and Dec. 20. Playa Hotels and Resorts are located in some of the most beautiful...
A Call To Action
America continues to struggle with slow-downs in tourism, but the IPW conference and travel trade market is doing its bit to reverse the trend, reports western editor, Ted Davis in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. During the most recent IPW in Anaheim CA, the U.S. Travel Association reported that IPW will generate US$5.5 billion in direct travel spending in the United States over the next three years. That was revised upward from the US$4.7 billion figure that the association has reported over the past few years. But this news was set against a more sobering...
Sunwing Launches Early Winter Booking Incentive
Good news for those looking to get a head start on booking their winter vacation... Sunwing is offering what it calls the “ultimate package deal with complimentary Price Drop Guarantee, reduced deposit to secure space, exclusive free perks on all new bookings to Top-rated Adult, Top-rated Family and Top-rated Luxury resorts with the best price guaranteed and savings of up to 25% on select winter vacation packages.” Until Aug. 2, travellers can take advantage of Sunwing’s complimentary Price Drop Guarantee when they book for travel between Nov. 1 and April 30, 2020 to receive up...
Transat Offers 5x Bonbon Rewards
Starting next winter, Air Transat will be offering four new destinations out of Vancouver: Fort Lauderdale (Florida), Libera and San José (Costa Rica), and Punta Cana (Dominican Republic). To celebrate, Transat is offering agents 5x Bonbon on all flight, cruise, package and guided tour bookings to these destinations out of Vancouver. The offers is valid on new individual and group bookings, made between July 4 and July 31, and for travel between Dec. 18 and April 30,...
Trafalgar, Costsaver Bring Back ‘Travel Talk’ Events
Trafalgar and Costsaver invite travel agents and their clients to get inspired by a world of destinations with 40 “Travel Talk” events kick-starting this week across Canada and taking place all summer. New for this year, to make the series more accessible to all, the sister brands are introducing “Travel Talk” webinars that can be enjoyed from the convenience of participants’ offices or homes. For the 10th consecutive year, attendees have the opportunity to meet like-minded travellers, enjoy light snacks and refreshments, and have their questions answered by one of...