Tour Operators
Goway Expands Family Travel Options
Goway is expanding its family travel options, recognizing that family vacations – which offer a great chance to bond – require specialized knowledge and a slightly different approach to planning. Fortunately, there are vacation spots all over the world that rise to the challenge and Goway Travel has experts in family travel that specialize in destinations worldwide. Wildlife adventures are always popular family holidays. Goway Travel’s Product Manager for Africa and the Middle East, Kirsty Perring, recently returned from a family trip to Botswana, which took in Moremi Game...
Hola Sun Adds Transat to Summer, Fall Flight Schedule
Hola Sun Holidays reports that its flight operation for the summer and fall season will be aboard Air Transat scheduled flights. The Cuba specialist will be offering the following flights from Toronto: Cayo Coco, Friday and Sunday departures; Cayo Santa Maria, Friday and Saturday departures; Holguin, Friday departures; and Varadero, Monday and Saturday departures. Packages for the following destinations will be as follows: Cienfuegos, flight will be into Cayo Santa Maria with a land transfer; Havana, flight will be into Varadero with a land transfer; Santiago de Cuba, flight into...
Trafalgar Appointment
Trafalgar has announced the appointment of Sherridan Harris as sales manager for Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Harris joins the Trafalgar team with more than 20 years experience in sales and business development and six years in the travel industry. In her new role, Harris will be responsible for executing sales plans and fostering and developing strong relationships with agency partners in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Harris can be reached at [email protected] or via telephone at 1-800-834-5677, ext....
Sunwing Offers Planet Hollywood Savings
Sunwing is rolling out the red carpet and offering travellers a VIP invitation to be among the first guests to experience the highly anticipated Planet Hollywood Beach Resort Costa Rica, slated to open Oct. 1. Those who book by June 29 can take advantage of savings of up to 50% on vacation packages during the tour operator’s time-limited “Red Carpet Sale.” What’s more, agents can earn 4X the STAR Agent Reward points that convert to cash on all new bookings, for departures between Oct. 1 and Dec. 20. According to Sunwing officials, travellers can look forward to lavish...
Sunwing Introduces YVR-Costa Rica Service
Heading off on a winter escape just got a bit easier for Vancouverites, with the news that Sunwing will be offering a weekly non-stop direct flight service from Vancouver to Liberia in Costa Rica this winter. Flights depart on Sundays between Dec. 23 and March 31, 2019. Service is anticipated to be operated on the airline’s new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. Andrew Dawson, president of Tour Operations for Sunwing, commented on the news, “We’re very pleased to be introducing Costa Rica for the coming winter. As well as being renowned for its eco tours and adventures, this popular...
ACV Launches Incentive Booking Contest For Agents
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) has launched an incentive booking contest exclusively for travel agents. Agents booking their clients’ next packaged vacation to Mexico or the Caribbean with ACV will automatically be entered to win one of three prizes: two flights to Cancun and seven nights at the all-inclusive Grand Bahia Principe Tulum; two flights to select destinations in the Caribbean or Mexico; or 5,000 ACV&ME points. The contest ends June 30 and applies to travel completed by April 30. The offer also applies to...
Take The ‘WestJet Challenge’ With TravelBrands
Travel agents have a chance to win a variety of prizes -- including air tickets and a car rental -- through TravelBrands’ WestJet Challenge, running through July 3. Participating agents can earn from 2,000 to 40,000 Loyalty Rewards. One lucky winner of the qualifying participants will also receive a grand prize of two air tickets on the new WestJet Dreamliner 787 along with a seven-day Hertz car rental. Each travel agent has an e-card with qualifying bookings on each square. Once an agent books a product on an e-card square, they will receive a stamp and attempt to make a...
TravelBrands Offers Agents $50 Gas Card
For the month of June, TravelBrands is offering agents an exclusive incentive for car bookings – for every five cars booked, earn a free $50 gas card. The offer is applicable to new online bookings made from June 1-30. The rentals can be for travel at any time and for any destination serviced by the associated vehicle supplier. Car rental suppliers included in the promotion are Avis, Budget, Hertz, Dollar Rent A Car, Thrifty Car Rental, Enterprise, Alamo and National. When a travel agent books five qualifying car rentals, 5,500 Loyalty Rewards points will be automatically...