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Amazing Trips That Help Wildlife
World Expeditions has joined forces with World Animal Protection to develop a range of new wildlife adventures in Kenya, India, Thailand and Romania that offer hand-crafted wildlife encounters without bringing harm to animals. These new itineraries focus on animal-friendly encounters. “Travellers can join these four new trips, safe in the knowledge that World Animal Protection has reviewed the carefully crafted itineraries and given them their stamp of approval,” says Donna Lawrence, Responsible Travel Manager at World Expeditions. “Travellers on the India, Kenya and Thailand...
G Adventures for Good
G Adventures has new sustainable travel experiences in Belize, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico and Nepal for 2017, enabling travellers to support local communities while offering them a local experience. The five social enterprise projects are a guided bike tour on Caye Caulker, Belize, local meals at restaurants in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, and Nakuru, Kenya, and homestays near Chitwan National Park in Nepal, and inside Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park in Java, Indonesia. The initiatives, known as G Adventures for Good projects, aim to support women, indigenous communities and at-risk...
The World’s Most Idyllic IslandEscapes Are Calling
Goway has released its 2017-18 World's Most Idyllic Islands and Boutique Cruising brochure, showcasing a variety of the world’s most alluring island destinations including the islands of Tahiti, Fiji, Cook Islands, Maldives, Seychelles, Mauritius and Bali. Newly added this year are The Greek Islands and sailing trips in Croatia. Travel ideas include a nine-day Island hopping from Athens to Mykonos and Santorini, as well as an eight-day Spectacular Croatia Cruise. Also included in the 52-page brochure are a range of island resorts from boutique to ultra-luxury, sample vacation...
Agents Invited to Experience Russia
CG Journeys is inviting agents to register for an eight-day (April 7-14) fam trip to Russia, with stops in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Accommodation is at the Ritz Carlton Moscow and Belmond Grand Hotel Europe in St. Petersburg. The US$1,099 land-only cost (with companion rate available for an additional US$900) includes local transportation, tours, museum and attractions entry, English speaking guide, 1st Class cabin train ticket on overnight train Grand Express between Moscow & St. Petersburg, as well as visa support letter and assistance with the Russian Visa application...
Intrepid’s Travel for Good Campaign Surpasses Goal
A few weeks ago, Intrepid Travel launched its Travel for Good campaign in hopes of donating $150,000 into four grassroots projects supported by The Intrepid Foundation. The small group adventure travel company committed to donating 10% of every trip purchased to projects helping in the fight against malnutrition, energy poverty, animal welfare and human trafficking in their communities. Thanks to the support of travellers and several generous donations, Intrepid not only achieved, but surpassed their goal. The projects supported: Kusimayo: Kusimayo improves the living...
Transat, Agents Give Back
Transat is extending a warm thanks to all the travel agents who participated in its recent familiarization trip to Cayo Santa Maria – thanks to their donations of school supplies for young children, they have contributed to helping two schools in this region. Indeed, as is customary at major familiarization trips, Transat – along with its destination partners, MINTUR and Gaviota – asked participating agents to lend the Cuban community a helping hand. The collected supplies were distributed to the following two schools in Remedios, a small city that is home to many Cubans working...
TravelBound Kicks Off Bonus Agent Commission
TravelBound is offering travel agents a special bonus commission on hotels, sightseeing tours and transfers. Agents can earn an additional 3% commission for European bookings, including destinations in both Western and Eastern Europe and Scandinavia; 2% more for bookings in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, and 1% bonus commission for bookings in the Americas, including Canada and the Caribbean. “After the success of our 2% bonus commission for European bookings, we saw this as an opportunity to open up the promotion to more sought-after destinations while rewarding our valued...
Get Lucky With Goway
Goway is sending one lucky agent to Central and South America in 2017. One agent will win return air tickets for two to any mainland destination in the region, courtesy of Goway and Avianca Airlines. Each Central or South America land arrangements booking made with Goway during the month of December, valued at a minimum of $1,000, will receive a ballot in the draw. “This is a great opportunity for our travel agent partners to have a chance to travel to a destination for themselves and be enchanted by Latin America first hand,” says Ben Stasiuk, Goway’s general manager for...