Tour Operators
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...
ACV Joins Forces With Trafalgar, Contiki
A new exclusive partnership between Air Canada Vacations (ACV) and Trafalgar and Contiki allows ACV to enhance its Europe Your Way Collection featuring focused tours that are trusted by consumers and easy to book. Travellers can now choose between 16 Trafalgar Guided Vacations and five Contiki Guided Trips. They will enjoy insider experiences such as an authentic meal with the Calistri family at their borgo in Limonaia, Italy, and Contiki free-time add-ons such as bike tours in Barcelona or cruises around the island of Capri. “Air Canada Vacations is constantly looking to...
EduTravel Spreads The Halloween Spirit
The team from EduTravel Inc. was at Toronto's Dupont Subway Station on Halloween morning (yesterday, Oct. 31) collecting donations for UNICEF and giving out candies to sweeten everyone's Halloween day. And if you don't know who EduTravel is, well its director, Ari Sargon will tell you that, “We are a local Toronto educational tour operator made up of educators and travel enthusiasts with the mission of creating experiential learning opportunities outside the classroom through travel.” And Sargon adds, “We pride ourselves on sparking a passion for Travel and Global Education in...
Collette Partners With Rise Against Hunger
Collette has partnered with Rise Against Hunger and will be hosting a meal packaging event on Saturday (Nov. 4) at Streetsville Secondary School. Organizers will welcome anyone willing to come out and volunteer. There are two shifts available – 9 a.m to 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteers are more than welcome to sign up for both shifts. The event itself is packing small bags with rice, dried veggies and vitamins that will then be sealed and boxed. The meals will then be distributed by Rise Against Hunger’s partners around the world to communities in developing...
Goway to Pay Visa Fees for Brazil-Bound Globetrotters
Whether heading to samba the night away or marvel at Iguassu Falls, Goway is picking up the bill for visa fees for clients travelling to Brazil. Throughout November, Goway is offering Brazil-bound travellers a credit to offset the cost of the country’s hefty visa fee. A political tool that often becomes a game of “tit for tat” between countries, visas catch Globetrotters up in their wake, becoming an added cost and hassle to travel. Some visas and the procedures to obtain them can even dissuade globetrotters from travelling to that country. One victim of its own policies is...