Tour Operators
School’s Out, The World Awaits
310 Dupont was buzzing last night (May3) as Baxter Media hosted its fourth annual Baxter Student Ambassador Program networking reception. The event brings together winning Baxter Ambassadors, program finalists, participating professors,industry leaders, and program sponsors for an evening of networking and camaraderie. “These students are so excited to be a part of this program,” beamed Andrea Dixon, Professor, Algonquin College. “It's so wonderful to see all the students getting to know each other and building a network so early in their careers.” Earlier in the day, the...
Sunwing Launches 2018/2019 Groups Guide
Sunwing is advising the latest edition of its Sunwing Groups Guide is now available, detailing all group travel benefits and incentives available on vacation and cruise packages with the tour operator. Sunwing has departures available from 33 gateways across Canada to more than 50 of the most popular destinations across the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America. New this year is the introduction of Groups Plus Premium, an extension of the existing benefits available with Groups Plus, but with better concessions with participating hotels. When a group of 10 or more adults book a...
WestJet Makes It All About Agents
It was definitely a high energy event… lots of buzz… lots of laughter, smiles and excitement as WestJet hosted more than 450 travel agents at its 2018 Travel Trade Expo in Mississauga, Ont. WestJet and WestJet Vacations arrival in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) follows well attended events in Edmonton, Vancouver and Calgary and, fittingly, took place on Travel Agent Appreciation Day – now how's that for perfect timing. Agents attending the Mississauga show had a chance to meet with over 70 suppliers participating in the trade show, enjoy some tasty food, have a chance to win...
ACV Thanks Agents
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) has launched a special commission offer for agents. Until May 10, agents will receive an additional 2% commission when booking any ACV packages, including flight and cruise options for travel from Nov 1 and completed by April 30, 2019. The offer is not applicable to groups, including air and cruise...
Royal Irish Marks Travel Agent Day With Fam Giveaway
To celebrate Travel Agent Day, Royal Irish Tours is giving agents a chance to win a free space on its 2018 fam, including airfare from their home city. Every booking made on an RIT trip during May will count as an entry into the draw. The winner will be announced on June 4. The RIT Ireland familiarization will take place from Nov. 2-9 and agents will experience the very best of the Emerald Isle. Highlights include: three nights in Dublin, with a welcome dinner at a traditional Irish bar and a farewell Irish entertainment night; visits to iconic attractions such as the Guinness...
G Adventures Marks Travel Agent Day With Trip Giveaway
G Adventures has introduced a special Travel Agent Day initiative. The top-selling agent today (May 2) will win a free trip to Sri Lanka, Morocco, Colombia, South Africa or Iceland, and a randomly selected agent will also receive a free trip to one of those destinations. “While we appreciate and show our love for the agent community throughout the year, we wanted to extend a special thank you and incentive on Travel Agent Day,” says Aizaz Sheikh, Canadian director of marketing, G Adventures. “From day one, agents have always played a critical role in our success. In fact, in...
Air Transat Unveils 2018-2019 Winter Line-Up
Air Transat has unveiled its flight program for winter 2018–2019, offering travellers a choice of 34 Sun destinations in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America, as well as Florida and a selection of European cities. Transat also announced the return of flights from Toronto and Montreal to Saint-Martin/St-Maarten and San Juan, Puerto Rico, both of which are embarkation ports for its all-in-one cruise packages. “As the Canadian leader in holiday travel, Air Transat continually strives to offer travellers more destinations and more flexibility, which is why we are...
Contiki Launches New Agent Site
Contiki has launched a new agent site -- https://www.contiki.com/agents -- designed with improved functions such as speed, ease of use and look and feel, all key in providing travel agents with the ability to search and book Contiki adventures faster and more efficiently. To help launch the new site, Contiki is giving away a $50 Amazon gift card to every agent that makes their first booking on the new site by May 31. “We are extremely proud to be launching our new agent web site,” said Sheralyn Berry, vice-president of sales for Contiki Holidays Canada. “It has been designed...