Tour Operators
Skylink Takes Technology On The Road
Baxter Media was on location at the Skylink 2018 Roadshow in Hamilton this Tuesday (May 15) with magazines, Personnel Guide print directories, candy, and photo ops for travel agents in front of the infamous green screen. Representatives from WestJet, TAP Portugal, Jet Airways, Latam Airlines, and LOT Polish Airlines were on hand to meet with travel agents attending the event. A mini-tradeshow and networking event was followed by several presentations, a highlight of these being a hands-on demonstration of TripPro by Sudarshan Jagannathan (Director of Sales and Account Management...
Trafalgar Appointment
Trafalgar has announced the appointment of Lauri Moussa as sales manager for Ottawa, Montreal, Central & Eastern Ontario. Moussa joins Trafalgar with more than 20 years in sales and marketing with local, national and international travel companies. In her new role, she will be responsible for strengthening relationships and developing and implementing sales and marketing plans in the Ottawa, Montreal, Central & Eastern Ontario areas. Moussa can be reached at [email protected] or via telephone at 416-322-8466, ext....
TravelBrands Launches Facebook Contest For Agents
TravelBrands Cruises, by Encore Cruises, has partnered with Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) to give travel agents a chance to win prizes based on bookings made between May 14-25. Prizes include a free seven-night cruise for two aboard the Norwegian Bliss and multiple sets of $50 in Loyalty Rewards points. To participate in the contest, agents will receive one ballot for every NCL booking made by phone and two ballots for every booking made online during the contest period. Members of the “Your TravelBrands BDM” Facebook group will earn double ballots. Agents who answer fun Norwegian...
Book Europe Early and Save With ACV
Travellers looking for Europe this summer have a lot options when booking with Air Canada Vacations (ACV), including Guided Tours, Fly & Drive Vacations, Island Hopping, French Riviera Escape, Amalfi Coast Escape, Seaside Escape, Family Gateway, Journey at Sea, Guided Rail Tours, Contiki Guided Tours and Trafalgar Guided Vacations. This summer, Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge offer an extended list of direct flights to Europe from Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax and Saint John’s Newfoundland, including daily year-round flights. When clients book any...
ACV Has Sandals & Beaches Group Offer
Sandals & Beaches have teamed up with Air Canada Vacations (ACV) to offer an exclusive group promotion to all their resorts. Book your clients’ group by June 7 for travel from May 14 and completed by Dec. 20, 2020 to save. Passengers in every sixth room will fly and stay free (restrictions apply). The offer is valid for all group types such as incentive and wedding. Plus, by booking their group with ACV and Sandals & Beaches, client get unlimited golf at select resorts, $1,500 Premium wedding perks, $500 future travel credit for their next vacation, no deposit wedding for...
A Passion For Tourism
Along with reunification, the CEO of the German National Tourist Board believes the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 also played a significant role in helping shape Germany into the thriving tourist hub it is today, reports assistant editor, Ann Ruppenstein in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. “The fall of the Berlin Wall was also a tourism gift,” Petra Hedorfer said at the recent Germany Travel Mart (GTM), the largest business-to-business workshop for Germany’s inbound tourism industry. “All of us tried to reconstruct the country, tried to make sure we have...
Royal Scenic Hosts Silk Road Tour
Royal Scenic is teaming up with China Southern and the China National Tourist Office on a June 17-25 Silk Road fam. Participants will visit Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Moon Spring, literally an oasis in the desert; attend the national travel mart opening ceremony; visit mysterious Yadan Devil City; and explore the Mogao Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that houses ancient Buddhist art. The cost for a non-CAS agent is $1,259 plus taxes; a CAS candidate will pay $1,159, plus taxes; and a CAS graduate will pay $1,059, plus taxes. Rates are from Toronto and include air plus land...
TravelBrands Joins The Celebration
We're excited to welcome TravelBrands to the list of Feature Sponsors supporting Baxter Media's first annual Agents' Choice Awards Gala. Presented by Baxter Media, Air Canada and Sandals, the awards gala will reveal the results of the 19th annual Agents' Choice survey on June 14 as decided by 6,027 travel agents! Favourites in more than 40 categories will be honoured with a live trophy presentation on stage. In addition, 28 favourite sales reps will be recognized and the W.H. Baxter Lifetime Achievement Award will be handed out for the first time in 10 years. Lots of surprises...