Tour Operators
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...
Insight, Luxury Gold Accepted Into Virtuoso
Insight Vacations and Luxury Gold have been accepted into Virtuoso’s selective portfolio of luxury travel partners, which comprises more than 1,700 preferred suppliers in 100 countries. According to Ulla Hefel Böhler, CEO of Insight Vacations and Luxury Gold, inclusion in Virtuoso will open up new sales and marketing opportunities to the network’s more than 16,000 luxury travel advisors around the world and their highly desirable clientele. Virtuoso agencies sell more than US$21.2 billion annually, making the network the most significant player in luxury travel. “Virtuoso’s...
Time To Play TravelBrands’ ‘Tic-Tac-Know’ Game
Get your game face on. Through Jan. 31, agents who book and guarantee an applicable Royal Caribbean cruise with TravelBrands will be eligible to play the “Tic-Tac-Know” game to earn Loyalty Rewards Points. All eligible players will need to answer three questions in a row for their chance to win up to 10,000 Loyalty Rewards Points. Players who do not answer all questions correctly will receive 100 Loyalty Points for playing. “This is one of our most loved games by agents and we felt that it was time to bring it back as a way of appreciating their hard work,” says Nathalie...
G-Normous Is Back
G Adventures has brought back “G-Normous” for a fifth consecutive year. Launched Jan. 1 and spanning four months, the North American agent incentive program includes more than $100K in prizes. “G-Normous has gained a lot of momentum over the years. In fact, we’ve consistently experienced YOY double-digit sales growth since the program launched five years ago. Our agent partners look forward to it each January,” says Aizaz Sheikh, Canadian marketing director, G Adventures. “As we head into peak booking season, we’re happy extend some great incentives to the agent...