Tour Operators
Goway Offers ‘Wild’ Times in Africa
Goway's Africa program spans a range of wildlife ranging from A(ardvark) to Z(ebra). Moira Smith of Goway's Africa program told a Tuesday Toronto audience that the program features 22 countries, with many of those countries having wildlife-based tourism, including Botswana and its Okavango Delta; Uganda, home to the likes of gorillas and tree-climbing lions; and Zambia, which Smith labelled “pristine and wild.” The Serengeti is another prime wildlife region, she continued. “It's like you're living in National Geographic.” Smith said the “safari experience [in Africa] is...
Jamaica, Everything Is Definitely All Right
Jamaica's minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett and its director of tourism, Donovan White were in Canada earlier this month for a series of meetings with the country's travel industry leaders. Along with the Jamaica Tourist Board's regional director for Canada, Philip Rose, the team met with airline executives, tour operators, and other travel trade types. Reaffirming the strong tourism ties between the two countries, Minister Bartlett said, “I would like to thank our Canadian travel partners … for engaging consumers and continuing to promote Jamaica as a prime destination for...
Go Your Own Way With Exodus Travels
Exodus Travels has launched the latest badge in the Exodus Expert Program and it doing that, it's giving agents the chance to win a self-guided adventure for two. With a goal of rewarding hardworking agents who bring unique travel experiences to their clients, Exodus is offering agents who complete the expert program and earn the Self-Guided Badge an automatic entry into the contest and the opportunity to go their own way. With over 115 self-guided walking or cycling adventures to choose from, Exodus' itineraries give adventurers the freedom to discover Europe?s lesser known...
Get Secure With SecurMatic.com
SecurMatic.com has launched its Cybersecurity suite of services for the global travel industry. SecurMatic's cybersecurity as a service solutions can be utilized across travel suppliers (airlines, hotels, car rentals, tours & activity suppliers) and travel intermediaries (wholesalers, tour operators, travel agencies and travel management companies). Lindsay Pereira, general manager of SecurMatic, explained that “Cyber threats to the travel industry are growing and will not slow down anytime soon. Cybercrime affects the online and offline sectors. Hackers target travel companies...
Royal Scenic Names Dungan As President
Ivy Yeung, CEO of Royal Scenic, has announced the appointment of Robert Dungan as president. Dungan brings airline and industry experience, having worked at Air Canada for over 5 years in a multitude of roles with increased responsibility. He also brings over 8 years of experience as director of sales Canada for Delta Air Lines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. His most recent role was the director of business development at WestJet, where his primary responsibilities were consolidation/tour operator sales and foreign point of sale. “We're very pleased to welcome Robert to Royal...
Mission Accomplished!
It was a time for celebration at TravelBrands fifth annual golf tournament as the company reached its goal of raising $1 million in total for the SickKids Labatt Family Heart Centre. The funds were raise as a result of the strong support of TravelBrands suppliers, agents and employees. During its golf tournament, held at the Eagles Nest Golf Club last week, TravelBrands announced the donation amount and presented it to SickKids. TravelBrands' president and CEO, Frank DeMarinis said: “We challenged ourselves to raise roughly $290,000 this year so we could hit our million...
A Different Style Of Luxury From Goway
Goway Travel is offering travellers in search of luxury the chance to tailor their style of adventure with unique trips to Peru, Australia, Italy, and other popular destinations. Different Globetrotters have different interests and those in search of something more upscale can have very different ideas about what that means. Fortunately, Goway is ready to realize a wide array of luxury travel ideas. That means accommodation at the best first class properties, along with bonus experiences and privileges to make the trip extra special. Goway's Stays of Distinction are hand-picked...
WestJet Vacation Cancellation Policy Changes
On Sept. 17, 2018, WestJet Vacations will update its cancellation policy. Guests will now forfeit 50% of their booking price if they cancel their WestJet Vacations booking between 44 and 21 days before departure. The remainder will be refunded to the original form of payment. This cancellation policy is consistent with other Canadian tour operators and will be in effect for new bookings made on or after Sept. 17, 2018. And WestJet Vacations noted that: “We want to recognize the work our travel agent partners put into making a WestJet Vacations booking, even if the client...