Tour Operators
The Travel Corporation Introduces Online Agent Portal
The Travel Corporation (TTC) has re-affirmed its commitment to travel agent partners with the creation of a new online initiative – My Travel Portal (MTP). An industry first in guided holidays and river cruising, MTP is designed to provide agents with a simplified solution for delivering nothing but the best service for clients. From providing the highest duty of care to being able to effortlessly personalize client trips, everything is taken care of within the online portal. According to officials, MTP affords agents extra hours in their lives, knowing there’s a simple go-to...
Agents’ Choice 2018 – It’s Time To Vote
Agents' Choice 2018 is back and it's better than ever. This year, Canada's favourite travel agency poll has expanded a number of categories. For example, agents will now be able to vote for their favourite destinations in the Caribbean, Europe, Mexico, Asia, Canada, the USA and more. Canadian retailers will also be able to pick their favourite tour operator offering programs to each of these regions as well. Agents' Choice 2018 has also added new categories that allow agents to vote for their favourite travel agent education program and their favourite travel agent loyalty and...
CIE Tours Partners With Air Canada
Ireland and Britain’s largest tour operator – CIE Tours International – has introduced air-inclusive guided vacations for Canadian travellers, thanks to a new partnership with Air Canada. The agreement enables CIE Tours to package competitively priced flights within its tour price for travel originating at any airport serviced by Air Canada with direct flights to Shannon or Dublin. In addition, those who book select guided vacations by Jan. 31 can take advantage of CIE Tours’ “2 for 1 Companion Flies Free” promotion (use promotion code TWOFORONE18C). The free non-stop...
AGENTS’ CHOICE IS BACK!
The theme at Baxter Media these days is all about “making it new,” so it should surprise no one that that's exactly what we're going to do with Agents' Choice in 2018. Actually, we already started making those changes with the Canadian travel industry's favourite and most influential poll of travel agents in 2017 with a brand new design that showcases the results in a way that makes for easy reading. And we're happy to report that last year, 5,770 Canadian travel agents voted for their favourites in 30 different categories, making it the second highest response rate in the history...
Contiki Enhances ContikiU eLearning Program
A new school year is in session. Contiki has introduced updates to its ContikiU eLearning program for travel agents. Providing agents with insight into the brand’s 18-35 demographic, as well as offering in-depth training on Contiki’s worldwide trips, destinations, Contiki “know-how” and its “No Regrets” experience, the updated program now offers users a more simplified way to reap “Contiki Rewards” – the incentive program offering agents of all ages access to exclusive Contiki “rewards” based on the number of bookings they make. The program now features two...
Take Off With Tauck
For a limited time, Tauck is making it easy to get to Europe with one flat price for air – $890 economy – from Canadian and US gateways. The “Take Off With Tauck” offer is valid on March 1 through Aug. 31 departures of all Tauck Europe land trips, European river cruises, Culturious and Tauck Bridges Europe trips, Treasures of the British/Irish Isles: Dublin to London and St. Petersburg & the Baltic Sea. Trips must be booked by Feb. 28. Tauck's air package is available for new bookings only and air must be booked with Tauck. Premium Economy fares are $1,490 per person and...
Tauck Offers Savings For Solo Travellers
Tauck is once again welcoming solo travellers with special savings in 2018. Most notably, the company has again eliminated the single supplement on its Category 1 European riverboat cabins, waiving the supplement entirely for those cabins on each departure of every Tauck river cruise itinerary. In all, the single supplement is being waived on more than 200 Tauck river cruise departures for the coming year. In addition, Tauck is also reducing the single supplement by $1,000 on other selected cabin categories on 58 departures of 16 different river itineraries. Tauck has also...
NĀRAT Hosting ‘Ultimate Egypt’ Fam
NĀRAT is inviting agents on an exclusive educational fam to Egypt, May 22-29. Participating agents will learn about Egypt’s selling highlights with all major sites visited, including the Great Pyramids, the Sphinx, the Valley of the Kings and the historic locations of Luxor, Kom Ombo, Edfu, Philae and Karnak. Agents also have the opportunity to visit Abu Simbel, the historic Port City of Alexandria and have the ability to extend their fam program with an extension to Egypt’s Red Sea. The Ultimate Egypt Deluxe Fam also includes a sail down the iconic Nile. The fam...