Tour Operators
ACV Adds Catalonia Hotels to Sun Product Line
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) has added Catalonia Hotels and Resorts to its 2018-2019 Sun product line-up. Spanish-owned, Catalonia has 67 hotels (55 located in Spain), including the family friendly Catalonia Bavaro Beach & Golf Resort or Catalonia Playa Maroma and the adults-only Catalonia Royal Bavaro and Catalonia Royal Tulum. In the Dominican Republic, ACV is offering the four-star Catalonia Gran Dominicus in La Romana, Catalonia Bavaro Beach & Golf Resort in Punta Cana, and 4.5-star Catalonia Royal Bavaro in Punta Cana. As part of The Spotlight Collection – Marvelous,...
Goway’s Roseblade Named, VP, GowayAir
Goway Travel has promoted Scott Roseblade to VP, GowayAir. Roseblade has 24 years of industry experience and has been with Goway since 2000, when he started as a sales consultant for US Wholesale. He moved to a team leader role within that division before becoming reservations manager for US Wholesale & US Air Desk. Roseblade then advanced to become reservations manager for GowayAir (Complex & Webfares) and most recently, GM for GowayAir. Roseblade will be responsible for the continued growth of all air sales channels at Goway. This includes further development of B2B air...
More Canada, More Perks With ACV
Next stop Canada. Air Canada Vacations (ACV) has introduced special offers for those looking to discover Canada. Until Aug. 13, when travellers book a Canadian vacation with ACV, they’ll get a third night free and save an extra $100 per couple when they make their booking with Aeroplan miles. This offer is applicable on select Urban Getaways packages in Canada for travel completed by Dec. 31. Certain conditions and restrictions apply. And, until Aug. 31, save $300 per couple on all Business Class seats when booking a Go Canada Flight and Hotel package or Tour. This offer is for...
Sunwing Puts The Spotlight on Sunny Los Cabos
Throughout August, Sunwing is featuring the Pacific Mexico destination of Los Cabos as its destination of the month. Until Aug. 31, agents can earn 4X the STAR Agent Reward Points that convert into cash on all new bookings (including group bookings to select resorts) to Los Cabos. Plus, each time an agent makes a booking to any participating resort for departures between Nov. 1 and April 30, 2019, they’ll be entered into a weekly contest for a chance to win an all-inclusive vacation for two in Los Cabos. Celebrated for having up to 360 days of sunshine each year, Los Cabos is home...
Fly Your Way To A Free Car Rental With TravelBrands
Between Aug. 1 and 15, travellers can receive a free Hertz car rental when booking with TravelBrands – simply book business class air with one of the tour operators' airline partners worldwide. The air and car product must be booked within the offer period to qualify. To redeem the offer, travel agents must call TravelBrands at 1-844-582-7263 and provide the promotion code along with the business air PNR. The car credit will be applied towards the car rental file at time of booking. The promotion code for this exclusive offer is BusinessCar. Intair Flights, by TravelBrands, works...
ACV Appointment
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) has appointed David Côté general manager, sales – Quebec & Atlantic Canada. During his time with ACV, Cote has been a key player in forging relationships and supporting suppliers and B2B partners. He has also received many awards during his tenure, including being recognized as Sales Representative of the Year on numerous occasions. In his new role, Cote will be responsible for the implementation of the sales strategy in the Quebec and Atlantic markets. As well, he will oversee the area sales managers to ensure sustained sales growth in all B2B...
Sunwing Expands Services From Thunder Bay
Sunwing is returning to Thunder Bay for a ninth season this coming winter and adding a new direct flight service to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic for the first time. With the introduction of this new service, vacationers departing from Thunder Bay will enjoy convenient and direct access to three of the tour operator's most popular vacation destinations. Along with adding new weekly flights to Punta Cana operating between Dec. 19 and March 27, 2019, Sunwing is bringing back its winter flight services to Varadero, Cuba and Cancun, Mexico that will be available between Nov. 6 and March...
Travel Trends Uncovered
Millennials may not have as much money as Baby Boomers, but according to Diana Ditto, director of product design at Collette, this cohort changed the face of travel today, reports assistant editor, Ann Ruppenstein in the cover story of this week's digital edition of Travel Courier. “They were the ones that created this experience economy. They demanded and still do demand authentic experiences. In designing product now, the traveller is so changed,” she says. “We used to passively experience destinations and be absolutely fine with that, and now travellers want to actively engage...