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Island Vibes
When you think of the Bahamas Out Islands, you automatically think of the swimming pigs of The Exumas. Feeding the island's 20-some friendly pigs and piglets is just the Instagram-able adventure travellers are looking for. But this is only one of 700 Out Islands, 30 of which are inhabited, that make up the nation of the Bahamas, writes Ashley Rochefort in this week's cover story in the digital edition of Travel Courier. “Just because you’ve been to Nassau or visited The Exumas, doesn’t mean you’ve seen all of what Bahamas has to offer,” says Steven Johnson, senior manager,...
Transat Sells Its Interest In Ocean Hotels
Transat A.T. Inc. has signed an agreement with H10 Hotels for the sale of its minority 35% interest in Ocean Hotels for $190 million. According to officials, Transat remains committed to becoming a full-fledged hotel operator and is selling its minority interest in Ocean Hotels in order to accelerate the development of its own hotel chain in the south. The agreement with H10, which already owns the other 65% of the co-venture created in 2007, is binding and subject to certain usual conditions. The sale price is subject to adjustments at the time of the closing of the transaction by...
Contiki Celebrates Europe Year-Round
Contiki is encouraging millennials to experience the beauty of Europe every day of the year, not just during the summer months, with the launch of its new “Europe Everyday” campaign. Through Aug. 25, travellers can save up to 30% off on more than 40 of Contiki’s most popular European trips. “We’re excited to launch this new campaign as an ode to such a beautiful region. From the snow-capped mountains of Switzerland to the sheer romanticism of Paris during springtime, we want young Canadians to fall in love with Europe everyday of the year,” says Sheralyn Berry,...
Goway Launches Tahiti Incentive For Agents
Goway Travel has a tempting new incentive for agents who have ever dreamed about visiting Tahiti, or who have already been, but dream of going back. In partnership with Tahiti Tourism Canada and Air Tahiti Nui, Goway has launched a new agent incentive to Tahiti. Twenty-five Canadian agents who make who make three bookings to the islands of Tahiti with Goway’s specialized IslandsEscapes team between July 1 and Dec. 31 will receive a free trip themselves. This includes one roundtrip ticket from Los Angeles to Tahiti (airline taxes included), five night's accommodation in a four-star...
Sunwing Adds Cayo Largo to Toronto Lineup
Sunwing has added flights to Cayo Largo, Cuba to its roster of tropical destinations available from Toronto this winter. The new service will operate Fridays between Dec. 15 and April 13, 2018, giving travellers departing from Toronto a choice of eight destinations for the upcoming winter season. Just off the southern coast of the Cuban mainland, Cayo Largo is ideal for adventurers, beach lovers and eco-tourists. It boasts over 25 km of beaches and 32 dive sites, as well as more than 200 sunken ships dating back to the 16th and 18th century off the coast. Sunwing offers a range...
Sunwing Adds New Fredericton Lift
Sunwing is increasing its direct flight service to a total of four vacation destinations from Fredericton this coming winter including the new destinations of Punta Cana, Cayo Coco, Cayo Santa Maria. Plus, the tour operator will be bringing back the perennial favourite Mexican destination of Cancun. Punta Cana, known for its dazzling white-sand beaches, world-class golf and abundance of water sports, will be the first Dominican Republic destination to be offered from Fredericton by the tour operator. The weekly flight service will run from Feb. 14 until May 9, 2018. In addition,...
Get In The Know With TravelBrands
Through Aug. 10, agents booking any Holiday House FIT product will be eligible to play TravelBrands’ Tic-Tac-Know game to win Loyalty Rewards Points. All eligible players will answer three questions in a row for their chance to win up to 10,000 Loyalty Rewards Points. Any player who does not answer all questions correctly will receive 100 Loyalty Points for simply playing. “We decided to focus the Tic-Tac Know questions on both Access and Canada 150 based on all of the things our company has celebrated this year,” says Frank DeMarinis, CEO, TravelBrands. “We believe this...
A Perfect Choice
Smoking volcanoes, languid sloths, hot springs and beaches, playful butterflies, plantations and rainforests – if you said Costa Rica in answer to the question of what destination has all of these attractions, you'd be right. In fact, Stéphanie Bishop of the Globus family of brands, will tell you that: “There’s no denying that Costa Rica is a wonderful destination for an immersive vacation.” And not surprisingly, Globus features three carefully crafted tours of the Central American country. Says Bishop: “Our tours are all about interaction and adventure, from horseback...