Tour Operators
Trafalgar Appointment
Trafalgar has announced the promotion of Jason Stremble to sales manager for the Greater Toronto Area. Having been with Trafalgar since 2012, after years in the travel industry with Globus and Thomas Cook, Stremble has moved through the brand representing Southwestern Ontario as well as Eastern and Northern Ontario in a sales manager capacity. Stremble has travelled extensively around the world, most recently to Japan and Ireland, and will bring a wealth of experience to his new position. He can be reached at [email protected] or by calling 416-932-9589, ext....
Book For Chance to Win With Sunwing
For October, Sunwing has partnered with Puerto Vallarta and the Riviera Nayarit to offer agents 12% commission at source on all new bookings departing between Nov. 1 and April 30, 2018 that are confirmed by Oct. 31. In addition, agents will receive 2X STAR Agent Reward Points that convert into cash when confirming their clients’ bookings by Oct. 27. Plus, each time an agent makes a booking to any participating resort, they’ll gain a ballot for a chance to win an all-inclusive vacation for two to one of the following resorts – Casa Velas Hotel, Hilton Puerto Vallarta Resort,...
Transat Takes Care Of Business
If there's one thing that you'll take away from a conversation with Denise Heffron and Nicole Bursey it's that the company they work for is all about retail travel agents, reports executive editor, Bob Mowat in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. Heffron, vice-president, national sales and commercial and Bursey, commercial director for Transat sat down with CTP recently to talk about how the company has retained that agent-centric focus, while evolving into the business it is today. And things have certainly changed considering that while tour companies still hold...
G Adventures Launches Sri Lanka Sailing Trips
A tripling of demand for trips to Sri Lanka in the past year has prompted G Adventures to launch a new program of small-group sailing tours along the southern coast. The seven-day “Sri Lanka Sailing” trip, which travels from, and returns to, Mirissa, begins on Feb. 2, 2018, making it the perfect winter escape. The trip can also be combined with a land-based itinerary in Sri Lanka – known as “the pearl of the Indian Ocean” – to create a 14-day land and sea getaway. “We’re thrilled to be the first adventure company to explore Sri Lanka by sea. They say great things...
Globus Family Oberammergau Pricing Confirmed
The Globus family of brands in Canada is advising agents that the company’s tours to the Oberammergau Passion Plays for 2020 are now ready for booking. “In all we have 14 tours which include a performance of the famed passion play. Some tours feature wonderful sightseeing in Germany or in combination with Austria and Switzerland, while others are more of a faith-based nature, such as our Shrines of Alpine Europe and Oberammergau itinerary,” says Kim Clarke, director of sales for the Globus family of brands in Canada. The company even plans an Avalon Waterways Romantic Rhine...
Sunwing Launches 2X STAR Agent Reward Promotion
Through Oct. 27, Sunwing is offering agents the opportunity to earn 2X STAR Agent Reward Points for all new bookings to Mexico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic. The largest ever 2X STAR points promotion lets agents earn valuable points (that convert to cash) each time they make a new booking for travel between Oct. 1 and April 30, 2018. All resorts and room categories are included. Following a turbulent couple of weeks of extreme weather events in these regions, the timing and scale of the promotion is intended to help give these three important destinations a welcome boost in...
Flight Centre Finds A Home For Its Passion
It is a concept that has worked for Flight Centre in other markets around the world, but according to the company's top executives, its newly opened Toronto Travel Centre takes that concept well beyond anything that it has done anywhere else. So get ready for the future. In fact, Flight Centre's Travel Centre is the first of its kind in Canada, bringing multiple brands and multiple teams together in a space that's equipped with planning and event space designed to create excitement and an experience for both the customers who are welcomed there and the people who work there. About...
All That Jazz With Acapulco, Sunwing
The Acapulco Destination Marketing Office, along with the Mexico Tourism Board and Sunwing, hosted about 80 travel agents last night (Sept. 27) at a laid-back cocktail reception – followed by presentations – at the Jazz Bistro in Toronto. After an hour of networking and mingling with complimentary hors d'oeuvres, guests got to see presentations providing first-hand updates on Mexico offerings, as well as short presentations from Sunwing and various hotel partners. Baxter Travel Media was at the event with a booth and its infamous green screen, taking photos of agents and Sunwing...