Tour Operators
Cooking With Transat
Over 50 VIP, travel trade types were welcomed to Cirillo's Culinary Academy in west Toronto yesterday (Nov. 6) to get the inside scoop on Transat Tours Canada Inc.'s 2018 Europe program and to roll up their sleeves and cook themselves a gourmet lunch featuring dishes from destinations – Italy, Greece, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Canada, Europe, Israel, Spain and France – that the tour company is featuring in its new program. And not only did agents have a chance to enjoy some tasty dishes, they were also provided with lots of need-to-know information on what the operator had in...
Ireland Shines For Canadian Travel Agents
With Belfast and the Causeway Coast in Northern Ireland clinching a coveted spot as the number one region in the world for travellers to visit in Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2018 ranking, as last year saw a record number of Canadians travel to Ireland, and as non-stop and year-round air access from Canada continues to increase, all signs point to further growth for Canadians travelling to the Emerald Isle, reports assistant editor, Ann Ruppenstein in an exclusive story in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. “Last year we had 203,000 Canadians so we’ve had over...
Karisma Names TravelBrands As Preferred Partner
Karisma Hotels & Resorts has named TravelBrands as its Preferred Partner for the month of November. The Karisma Preferred Partner program goal is to highlight a different partner each month, offering a variety of special activities to drive excitement and motivation while providing training on Karisma Hotels & Resorts and the Gourmet Inclusive Experience. Partners that are chosen to participate enjoy a range of benefits, including training support, sales incentives and assistance, weekly contests, web, social media, and press exposure. With November’s promotion,...
TTAND Just Keeps On Growing
The Travel Agent Next Door (TTAND) hosted its third annual open house in Toronto this week and it was a packed house. In fact, so many people wanted to attend that TTAND founder, Flemming Friisdahl decided the best thing to do was move the event across the street to The Strathcona Hotel. And that's kind of indicative of how things have gone for the home-based agency group which launched its operations three years and seven months ago and has grown to 488 agents and 26 staff and in all likelihood will generate somewhere in the neighbourhood of $80 million to $82 million in sales by the...
Globus Launches Agent Promo
For every 2018 booking made with brands Globus, Cosmos or Monograms to Britain, Ireland or Italy between Nov. 1 and 30, the company will award the agent with a $25 Visa gift card for every two clients booked and deposited. And at the end of the month, one lucky agent will be drawn at random to win a seven-day Monograms vacation package for two to London and Dublin, including accommodation, sightseeing, transportation between the cities and the services of a Monograms Local Host in each city. To receive your gift card and to qualify to win the Monograms vacation package, you must...
Sunwing Rewards Agents
For the month of November, Sunwing has partnered with select hotels and resorts in Mazatlan, Mexico to showcase what the “Pearl of the Pacific” has to offer. Until Nov. 30, agents can earn 4% bonus commission and receive STAR Agent Reward Points that convert into cash on all new bookings to Mazatlan. Plus, each time an agent makes a booking to any participating resort in the area, they’ll gain a ballot for a chance to win an all-inclusive vacation for two to the destination. Sunwing is partnering with a number of top-rated resorts to offer reduced rates on select vacation...
TDC Sales Academy 2018 Open to Home-Based Agents
Transat Distribution Canada (TDC) is looking to grow its Agent@home program and is offering an added incentive to agents who join the home-based agency network. Travel agents and home-based agents who want to move over to TDC’s Agent@Home program can also sign up for the TDC Sales Academy, to be held April 27-May 4, 2018 at the all- inclusive Melia Caribe Tropical in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Registration for the Academy opens in mid-November. Agents will receive intensive sales training from special guest speaker Michael Vickers, along with dedicated training on Sun...
Goway’s Groups Now Selling NCL
Goway’s GroupsOnly Department is now offering deluxe cruise options with Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL). With NCL’s wide range of cruising options in many of Goway’s most popular destinations across Asia, South America, Europe and the South Pacific, combined with Goway’s Group Department’s ability to bundle the cruises with competitive airfares, pre/post touring options, and even private shore excursions, the partnership will be an attractive choice for group travel planners. And as a valued NCL partner, Goway will be offering agents access to exclusive blocked space on...