Tour Operators
Encouraging Empowerment
Intrepid Travel has developed women-only expeditions in Morocco, Iran and Jordan, encouraging female empowerment and showcasing the traditions and routines of local women in each destination. The limited-edition tours are available to book now (as of March 8), recognized globally as International Women’s Day. The itineraries, each guided by female tour leaders, will break the barriers of traditional tourism in these locales, offering a deeper understanding of female culture in each Middle Eastern nation. The trips will expose female travellers to local women – young, old,...
Saluting Inspiration
There's lots of excitement at Trafalgar today as it celebrates “the incredible women they are proud to be associated with” on International Women's Day. Since 1908, this day has been the celebration of the economic, social and cultural achievements of women. Now, more than ever, clients have the opportunity to see firsthand and interact with the inspirational women of Trafalgar and experience how the transformative power of tourism across the globe can promote sustainable initiatives and economic empowerment. According to a previous World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and UN...
Collette Launches Corporate Social Responsibility Platform
Collette has launched its first formal Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) platform with a focus on four key pillars – people, community, product and environment. With social responsibility already a company value and a strong philanthropic record that includes a robust volunteer program and a global hunger initiative, the company is dedicated to developing a more holistic approach to responsibility that goes beyond philanthropy and corporate giving. “For more than 20 years, Collette has developed nonprofit relationships and helped communities where we work and where we travel...
TravelBrands Launches ‘Booking Bingo’ for Agents
It is time to play Bingo with TravelBrands. Through April 29, travel agents who book various TravelBrands' products will be eligible to play Bingo for a chance to win Loyalty Rewards points. “We launched Bingo as a way to connect with our trusted agents and have fun while doing so,” says TravelBrands president Frank DeMarinis. “Our Booking Bingo showcases the wide array of products and offerings TravelBrands has on its Access platform, while giving back to our agents as a gesture of gratitude for all of their hard work.” Certain Bingo squares include air, car rentals,...
TreadRight Marks World Wildlife Day With New Partner
The TreadRight Foundation, a joint initiative between The Travel Corporation’s (TTC) family of brands, celebrates World Wildlife Day 2018 with the announcement of its newest Wildlife Initiative project partner – the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). WCS joins leading organizations the Wilderness Foundation – Africa and Wildlife SOS – India as current TreadRight Wildlife Initiative partners, all with the shared goal of helping to ensure the planet’s most at-risk wildlife populations are protected. Through the new partnership, TreadRight is helping to support WCS’s Big...
Punching Above Its Weight
As tourism to Ireland continues to boom, with the island nation reporting record-breaking results for the 7th straight year, the Canadian market is doing its part to contribute to the growth, joining the ranks as a top 10 feeder market for the destination, reports assistant editor, Ann Ruppenstein in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. “We’ve finalized figures, which show us breaking over the 200,000 [Canadian] visitors mark, which is really positive and we believe we can grow on that again. As a small country, we’re really punching above our weight,”...
Globus Going Gangbusters
Globus family of brands has announced that all of its 2018 European departures are now guaranteed. And the tour company says that the guarantee has been fuelled by a 22% increase in bookings across all of its the brands – Globus, Cosmos, Monograms and Avalon Waterways. Stéphanie Bishop, managing director of the Globus family of brands in Canada, observed: “What a wonderful opportunity this will be for all our travel agency partners to close sales with even greater confidence, knowing every departure on every itinerary in Europe is guaranteed.” But there's more. For 2018,...
To Infinity And Beyond
If there's one thing that the people at Disney can do, it's throw a party. And they did just that in Toronto yesterday (March 1), as they welcomed about 300 agents and tour operators at the Pearson Convention Center in Brampton and used its magic to take them “To Infinity And Beyond.” Oh and there was definitely a lot to celebrate with a host of openings, new products, special events happening at the Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland; aboard Disney Cruise Line; with Adventures by Disney; and at the Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa. Topping the list, of course, is the June...