Tour Operators
Transat, Bahia Principe Promote Partnership
Transat and Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts seemingly have a match made in heaven. The tour operator and the lodging company held a March 8 Toronto event touting Bahia Principe's Rewards Pro Agents program that saw both companies lavishing praise on each other. Transat offers Bahia Principe properties in this hemisphere. Spain-based Bahia Principe has resorts in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Jamaica and Spain. Michael Price, who oversees Bahia Principe's Canadian division, told the Toronto gathering that Bahia Principe has an “amazing partnership” with the tour...
Monograms Enhances ‘MBA’ Certification Program
Monograms has enhanced its agent certification program to make it shorter and faster to accomplish. The Monograms Booking Agent program, available at www.agentlingo.ca, now comprises five modules which total some 90 minutes to complete, with the shortest estimated at just 12 minutes. In exchange, agents will have a clear understanding of the simplicity of Monograms, which delivers “vacations which feel like elaborate FITs,” but can be booked with one call or click – and which enjoy a 96% client satisfaction rating. Plus, “graduates” of the MBA program enjoy a 50%...
ACV Appointments
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) has appointed Katie Olsson and Nico Relova as its new area sales managers in the West. Olsson will cover Vancouver West and the downtown region, Vancouver Island, Northern BC, Richmond, Ladner, the North Shore and the Yukon. She has 10 years of experience in the travel industry and most recently held the position of director, industry sales, Intrepid Travel. Olsson can be reached at [email protected]. Relova will cover the regions of Vancouver East, Burnaby, New West, Surrey, Delta, Fraser Valley, the Tri-Cities and the Okanagan. He has 12 of years of...
Transat Appointment
Transat has appointed Tabatha Bradley as business development manager, Downtown Toronto and Northern Ontario. Bradley will be responsible for representing Transat’s Sun, Europe and Cruise package products. Officials say Bradley's participation in the Baxter Student Ambassador Program demonstrates her commitment to the Canadian travel industry’s development, while speaking engagements at the ACTA Student Trade Show, the Humber College Tourism and Hospitality Management Program, and the Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management demonstrate her enthusiasm for all...
ACV Offering Bonus Altitude Miles
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) is offering exclusive perks to Air Canada Altitude members: A one-time bonus of 1,500 Altitude Qualifying Miles with the purchase of any air and hotel or air and cruise package; Up to 2,500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles with the purchase of any air and hotel or air and cruise package; Dedicated access to ACV’s reservations department. The offers are valid for new bookings made through Dec. 31. Agents and members can view the full details at...
Going Back To School With Contiki
Contiki is taking agents back to school with the launch of ContikiU, a new eLearning program created specifically for travel agents. According to officials, ContikiU will not only provide agents with insight into the brand’s 18-35 demographic, it will also offer in-depth training on Contiki’s worldwide trips, destinations, Contiki “know-how” and its “No Regrets” experiences. Graduates of ContikiU will be eligible for the brand’s new 2017 “Contiki Rewards” incentive program, offering agents of all ages access to exclusive Contiki “rewards” based on the...
Save The Date
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) is inviting agents to save the date for its upcoming Europe, Cruise and Canada product launches, set for April 18 in Toronto and April 20 in Montreal. Details to follow. ACV will also be hosting Sun product launches in September as follows: Vancouver, Sept. 12; Halifax, Sept. 14; Montreal, Sept. 19; Toronto, Sept. 21. All events will be held from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Further details to...
Earn More With Sunwing
Sunwing is increasing agents’ opportunity to earn commission on excursions with savings of up to 20% on pre-booked tours within select destinations across the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America. Travellers booking by March 31 for travel until May 31 will enjoy discounts on more than 130 of the tour operator’s most popular excursions. They can also benefit from the added convenience and cost savings of pre-paying in Canadian dollars. A full list of excursions included in the sale can be found at...