Tour Operators
Good Deed, Well Done
Transat A.T. Inc. and the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montreal (IRCM) / Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) have unveiled details of the Transat Breast Cancer Research Chair, to be affiliated with the laboratory led by Dr. Jean-Franτois Cote, an IRCM researcher and Universite de Montreal professor. The Chair is being instituted with a $500,000 donation from Transat. Jean-Marc Eustache, president and CEO, Transat, commented: “Breast cancer is a disease that has affected many of our company's employees. Combating it is a cause that we care a great deal about. We...
Nepal School-Rebuild Project Launched
Adventure travel specialist World Expeditions is marking the two-year anniversary of the devastating 2015 earthquake in Nepal with the announcement of a Rebuild Nepal project. Taking place in November, the project will assist with building three classrooms at the Shree Manjushree School in the Kashi Goan village, Gorkha region, which was at the epicentre of the earthquake. World Expeditions has already helped rebuild classrooms at three schools across Nepal through seven Rebuild Nepal projects. Having been operating in Nepal for more than 40 years, and with over 200 trekkers and staff...
The Future Looks Bright
Well that was quite a celebration. The Baxter Student Awards Program (BSAP) has added 12 new Ambassadors to its ranks and it did in style, with a Awards luncheon at Toronto's Chelsea Hotel. Close to 60 students, educators and travel industry types were on hand for the event that introduce some bright new stars to the Canadian travel and tourism business. For those of you who don't know, BSAP is the only student mentoring program of its kind in Canada and it aims to help each student make their dream a reality. Based on a combination of academic success, community...
Transat Unveils Super Early Booking Promotion
For a second consecutive year, Transat has unveiled its Super Early Booking Promotion, inviting Canadians to plan their fall and winter Sun vacations now so they can benefit from unbeatable and exclusive advantages. All they need to do is book their holidays by June 30, 2017, for travel between Nov. 1, 2017, and April 30, 2018. Clients who book any South package with Transat's Super Early Booking Promotion will pay a deposit of only $100 and benefit from: Transat's Price Drop Guarantee on all-inclusive packages (if a package becomes available at a lower price than the one paid,...
Summer Savings From Sunwing
Sunwing has launched its “Best Deals of the Year” promotion, offering travellers a chance to save on a late spring or summer vacation in destinations in Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America. Traveller who book by May 5 can grab a vacation for up to 70% less than a peak season getaway, and choose from a wide range of value-added packages at top-rated resorts. And those who book with the tour operator will find that their budget goes even further as they can enjoy exclusive Sunwing perks depending on the resort they select: from valued-added benefits for families such as Kids...
Sunwing STARmillionaire
Sunwing reports that travel agent Cindy Caceres from Islington Travel Agencies Weston, located in Toronto, is its second STARmillionaire. The award was presented by David Wright, director of sales for Ontario and Atlantic Canada for Sunwing at the 2017 Sunwing Travel Agent Presentations held at the Woodbine Track in Toronto. During the presentation, Wright was joined by Lexi Lipitkas (director of groups), Sabrina Colella (groups sales representative) and Jazmin Jimenez (business development manager for Central and Eastern Ontario). Designed to reward agents for their bookings,...
New Destinations, Agent Incentives Highlight ACV Launch
It was all about the travel agent last night (April 27) as Air Canada Vacations (ACV) officially launched its “Go Canada” and “Europe Your Way” product lines at a launch in Toronto. At the event, attended by about 250 agents, attendees were treated to a trade show, dinner and presentation with prizes. It is the first time in three years that ACV has produced a Europe/Cruise brochure. New destinations include Iceland, Berlin and Marseilles. Seven-, 10-, 14- and 15-day itineraries are available. Speaking with PressToday, ACV's George Platanitis and Luigi Iannello said the...
Globus Winners
The Globus family of brands has announced the first two winners of its online booking contest – Shammi Rathwell of Ixtapa Travel in Saskatoon and Murielle Pharand of CruiseShip Centers in Thunder Bay. Each have won a $150 gift card (and their clients enjoy a $25 per person discount off their vacations). The contest runs until June 30 with a weekly gift card draw. The grand prize is a seven-day Avalon Waterways European river cruise for two. To be eligible, agents need only book any Globus family product (Globus, Cosmos, Monograms or Avalon Waterways) online, quoting...