Tour Operators
TravelBrands Says Thanks
Networking, fun and prizes, as well as a little education, were the order of the day as TravelBrands held its annual Agent Appreciation event last night (April 4) at Paramount in Woodbridge, Ont. More than 500 agents attended the Toronto event and were treated to a tradeshow, entertainment, food and lots of prizes. Workshops on TravelBrands' popular agent portal, Access, were also available. TravelBrands' president Frank DeMarinis told PressToday that the evening was all about thanking agents and industry partners, as well as an opportunity to promote the newly enhanced Access tool,...
ACV Takes Off To Europe
Air Canada Vacations is taking off to Europe with the release of its new Europe brochure. The 160 page collection focuses on 10 destinations - Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Central Europe, England, Scotland, Ireland and Iceland - segmented into categories that include: Urban Getaways; Guided Tours, Fly & Drive Vacations; Fly & Rail Vacations, Island Hopping; French Riviera Escape; Amalfi Coast Escape and Cruise Escapes. Nino Montagnese, managing director of Air Canada Vacations, said, “It's here and we couldn't be more excited. The new Europe and Cruise...
Karisma Names Transat Preferred Partner of the Month
Karisma Hotels & Resorts has announced that Transat has been selected as the “Karisma Preferred Partner” for the month of April. Karisma's Preferred Partner program highlights a different partner each month, offering a variety of special activities to “drive excitement and motivation while providing training on Karisma Hotels & Resorts and the Gourmet Inclusive Experience.” Partners that are chosen to participate enjoy a range of benefits, including training support, sales incentives and assistance, weekly contests, web, social media and press exposure. The training,...
Sunwing Savings
Sunwing is offering savings of up to 40% at some of its most popular, top-rated adults-only resorts. The savings are available until April 7 and include such resorts as Hideaway at Royalton Negril (pictured), Jamaica, CHIC Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and Sanctuary at Grand Memories Santa Maria in...
ACV Talks Shop With New Advisory Board
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) talked product and partnerships during its recently held Travel Advisory Board meeting in Mississauga, Ont. With partners from across the country representing chains, consortia and independent agencies. Updates included ACV’s growing partnership with RIU Plaza City Hotels, the tour operator now offers new properties in Miami, New York City, Panama City, Dublin and Berlin, its new Europe and Cruise brochure, and highlights of its “Spotlight, Play and Luxury” collections. ACV also vowed to provide travel agents with more in-depth training on its...
Turkish Airlines Honours Top Partners
Turkish Airlines held its first Toronto Agency Awards Ceremony last night at the Delta Toronto East Hotel honouring its top partners from 2016. Attendees were treated to a guest speaker, author Shashank Nigam, writer of SOAR which examines the airline industry, live music, dinner and an awards ceremony. Turkish Airlines, which flies to more countries than any other airline in the world, is renowned for its service and numerous connections made through Istanbul. Pictured at the event are Turkish Airlines' (l-r) Zafer Bolukbasi, general manager, Toronto, Tariq Anwar and Ayhan Ugur....
Delivering The ‘Wow’ Factor Every Time
In this week's digital edition of Travel Courier, it's all about delivering that “Wow” factor as TC's Ann Ruppenstein talks to Trafalgar Canada's president Wolf Paunic and Uniworld's vice president, sales – Canada, Michelle Palma to find out exactly how their companies do that each and every time. As Trafalgar's Paunic sees it, what sets the guided vacations and escorted tour operator apart are the emotional experiences delivered with each itinerary. “Our guests can meet the locals, can interact with locals, can be at their place of living, their place of work, maybe it's a...
Royal Scenic Has New User-Friendly Booking Engine
Royal Scenic has launched a new state-of-the-art online booking engine at http://www.royalscenic.com for the exclusive of travel agents across Canada. “We are very proud to introduce an online booking engine that includes all of the best features available in the industry. From a content, speed and search result criteria, I believe ours is the top air consolidator online booking engine in Canada today, and we will continue to enhance it to ensure it will always meet the needs of travel professionals,” says Dmitry Kharlap, director of Software Development at Royal Scenic. The new...