Tour Operators
ACV Offers CareFlex Plan For Vegas
Air Canada Vacations enhances its exclusive travel protection plans with CareFlex now available on Las Vegas flight & hotel package bookings. Clients can now purchase the fully commissionable CareFlex plan for $49 per person at the time of booking only. This added value allows agents' clients change, transfer to someone else or even cancel their booking with a refund up to seven days prior to the departure date. Dana Gain, senior director sales, groups & partnerships at Air Canada Vacations, said, “We continue to look for new ways of supporting our travel partners and...
New Tour From 50 Degrees North
50 Degrees North, has introduced an innovative new eight-day tour for 2019 – The Western Fjords of Norway. While largely unknown to international visitors, the Western fjords are a rare gem. The landscape is pristine and exceptionally beautiful even by Norwegian standards. However, the landscape is not the only factor that makes The Western Fjords of Norway tour exceptional. It's the ease to access such a unique and remote region without having to face peak summer traffic. This journey takes travellers off the beaten path as it showcases sites that aren't known by many travellers. 50...
WestJet Embraces The Future
“Tonight is about telling the story of our future,” was the welcome that WestJet's director, agency sales, Jane Clementino had for about 150 of the carrier's top travel agency partners in Toronto last night. And quite a story it is and is going to be. Senior WestJet executives – including Tim Croyle, executive vice-president, commercial; Richard Bartrem, vice-president, marketing communications; Chris Van Rensburg, director, guest experience; Alfredo Tan, chief digital and innovation officer – joined Clementino for the evening that offered an opportunity to celebrate and...
Rewards For Agents From RIU, Sunwing
RIU Hotels & Resorts and Sunwing got together to thank their top-performing agents this month with appreciation lunches in Quebec City and Kitchener, Ontario. Top producing agents were invited to enjoy a complimentary lunch, meet with RIU and Sunwing sales teams and learn about upcoming renovation and expansion plans for RIU Hotels & Resorts. At both events, director of business development for partner marketing, Hugo Aguilera, talked to attendees about the latest resorts that opened in Mexico; including Riu Palace Costa Mujeres and Riu Palace Baja California. He also...
Join The Costsaver Clique
Costsaver has launched its first global FAM trip. The Costsaver Clique Top Achievers Trip gives 13 top selling agents from Canada the exclusive opportunity to experience its inaugural program in Asia next year. Gavin Tollman, Costsaver's Global CEO, said: “Our Costsaver program for 2019 is already proving a winning formula for agents, opening up touring to a whole new audience. Thanks to the trade, who have embraced the Costsaver concept and our 'Ready to Go' rate, sales are already 30% up to date year on year, with a highly successful expansion across Europe, North Africa, USA,...
Goway Unveils 2019 Idyllic Islands Brochure
Goway Travel has unveiled its new 2019-20 Idyllic Islands Brochure. This 52-page catalogue is North America’s most comprehensive travel guide to the world’s most Idyllic Islands, including Tahiti, Fiji, Cook Islands, Bali, Mauritius, Seychelles, Maldives and the islands of Greece and Croatia. Included are a range of resorts from boutique to ultra-luxury, boutique cruises, vacation packages and more. “This catalogue is a go-to guide for travellers seeking an incredible island retreat. Vacation ideas and resorts featured here have been carefully selected and are perfect for...
EXCLUSIVE: Forecast 2019
Is the glass half full or half empty? That's a question I've been asking for a while now, writes executive editor, Bob Mowat in Canadian Travel Press' special Forecast 2019 issue. By all accounts, 2018 has been a good year for the Canadian travel industry, not to mention for the global travel industry. Yet as the year winds down, there are some disturbing signals that raise concerns that all is not well – the turmoil in Alberta's oil industry and the closing of GM's Oshawa car plant are but two examples of such concerns. Consider as well, recent comments by IATA's director...
Goway In A Festive Mood
Goway wants to wish the travel industry a Merry Christmas and Merry Marsupial! Goway's Aubrey Schmidt, Sam Cottar and kangaroo mascot Skippy were spreading Christmas cheer Thursday, with Cottar and Schmidt sporting new sweatshirts that has a Santa hat on an image of the planet and which read Goway Globetrotters, a reference to the tour operator sending people to every part of the planet, with the exception of North America and the Caribbean. “We're pretty much covering the globe,” Schmidt said during a visit to Baxter Media's Toronto office. Meanwhile, Goway is promoting...