Tour Operators
Stress-Free Cruising With ACV
Following a special $49 offer for its CareFree Plan, Air Canada Vacations (ACV) is now launching CareFree for cruises. The added value proposition is aimed at providing travellers with more peace of mind when booking their next cruise holiday. Travellers who purchase CareFree with air and cruise get free regular seat selection, year-round Price Drop Guarantee and a $50 waiver on administrative change fees. The plan is applicable to any destination or cruise line, as well as to kids. The year-round Price Drop Guarantee is a one-time, cash back offer of up to $200 per passenger if the...
Going Solo Made Easy With Intrepid
Intrepid Travel has a new range of “For Solo Travellers” tours for 2018. The tours come as a result of 24% growth in Intrepid’s solo trip bookings in 2017, with 40% growth in solo travel over the past five years. The tour operator now takes more than 150,000 travellers each year, 50% of whom travel solo. While its 1,000-plus tour itineraries remain single supplement free, the dedicated tour range was specifically designed to cater to this emerging market. Results of a recent survey commissioned by Intrepid confirmed the increasing popularity of solo travel. The survey of...
Travel With Faith
Trafalgar is catering to special travel needs and interests with the launch of their new 2018 Travel With Faith brochure and specialty program, giving travellers access to pilgrimages and faith-based excursion options. The 15 itineraries, including six from CostSaver, are the ultimate tool to help support sales success for agents, while delivering on traveller wants and needs. “We are proud to offer agents the ability to appeal to a wide-range of interests and allow them to enable our guests to feel a renewed sense of faith and wonder through our enlightening travels,” says Wolf...
TravelBrands Gives Back
TravelBrands is ready to bring its driving force to a different cause – supporting children’s healthcare initiatives. On Wednesday (Aug. 16), the tour operator will donate 1% of all sales to the SickKids Foundation. “Our goal is to bring the travel community together for a great cause,” says Frank DeMarinis, president & CEO, TravelBrands. “Whether you are a client or a supplier, we are encouraging everyone to support the advancement of child healthcare.” This one day of donating profits complements other initiatives TravelBrands participates in to raise money and...
Sunwing Offering Roatan
Sunwing says it will be offering exclusive vacation packages to the newly-renovated Fantasy Island Beach Resort, Dive and Marina in Roatan, Honduras. Vacationers looking to get away this winter can be some of the first to experience the modernized rooms, some of which include an ocean view, among many other family-friendly features available on the ecological playground. Located on a private 21-acre island with three secluded beaches, thie property will make sea explorers right at home with its convenient location on the shores of the second-largest barrier reef in the world, in...
Not For The Faint Of Heart
A new package offered by Niagara's Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours this season isn’t for the faint of heart. The Wet and Wild Adventure allows thrill seekers to get their adrenalin pumping on three of Niagara’s top adventure attractions. The package includes an hour-long joy ride with Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours from the mouth of the Niagara River through the Class 5 Devil’s Hole Rapids and to just below the incredibly powerful Niagara Whirlpool. From there, adventurers get a birds-eye view of the scenery. The package includes a zipline ride to the base of Niagara Falls with...
Sunwing Back In Val d’Or
Sunwing will be returning to Val d’Or, Que., this winter to offer direct flights to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and Holguin, Cuba. There will be Monday flights to Punta Cana from Dec. 11 until April 16, and weekly Tuesday service to Holguin from Dec. 12 until April 17. Sunwing is the only leisure carrier offering flights to sun destinations from that airport. “We are very pleased that Sunwing is offering this flight to our local community. It is a great privilege to have this service here as it provides travellers more convenience in reaching their ideal tropical vacation...
Savouring The Flavour Of Thailand
The popular combination of food and photography was given a full and tasty workout at a recent event in Vancouver hosted by The Travel Corporation and the Tourism Authority of Thailand, reports Press Today's Ted Davis. Some of the most colourful and flavourful dishes of Thai cuisine were served at Pink Elephant Thai in downtown Vancouver as part of the event. These were an inspiring motivation for attendees, who took in a presentation by guest speaker Dennis Prescott, who is a foodie, photographer and author of a book named Eat Delicious. He described how his publishing...