Tour Operators
Europe A Breeze With Monograms
Monograms is making it easy for those planning a European vacation. The operator specializes in packaged tours for the independent traveller, delivering clients to different countries, cities, towns and villages first-class, high-speed rail and adds in hand-picked, centrally located hotels and a half-day sightseeing at each stop, as well as lots of free time. Perhaps even better, Monograms – which is a sister company to Globus – promises travellers a warm welcome at every stop thanks to the on-site services of an expert Local Host who offers tips, insights and who also can arrange...
Transat Celebrates 30 With Surprises For Agents
As part of its 30th anniversary celebrations, Transat will be holding prize draws throughout the year to award 30 surprise trips to travel consultants across Canada. From February to November inclusively, the company will draw three trips each month: one in Quebec, one in the Ontario-Atlantic region, and one in Western Canada. Seeking to create impact moments around its surprise trips, Transat has chosen one milestone date in its history for each of the next 10 months. On the morning of each “surprise day,” it will notify travel consultants that every Transat product booking...
Back To School With The Travel Corporation
The Travel Corporation (TTC) continues to make clear its ongoing commitment to its travel agent partners with the launch of a robust new training initiative, the TTC Agent Academy. The singular platform showcases the four core brands of Trafalgar, Contiki, Insight Vacations and Uniworld via a series of interactive, user-friendly modules and is complemented with a 60 second inspirational video highlighting the key benefits of the scheme. The Agent Academy has been created with the aim of facilitating effortless sales, and the new eLearning platform offers a simplified manner in which...
More Perks From Sunwing, Blue Diamond
Sunwing has partnered with Blue Diamond Hotels & Resorts to offer agents a host of perks throughout February as part of a month-long promotion with the leading Caribbean hotel management company. From now until Feb. 28, 2017, agents can earn up to 8X STAR Agent Reward Points that convert into CASH when they confirm new bookings with departure dates between May 1 and Oct. 31, 2017 at any of Blue Diamond Hotels & Resorts newest properties: Royalton Negril Resort and Spa, Hideaway at Royalton Negril, Grand Lido Negril Au Naturel All Suite Resort, Royalton Saint Lucia Resort and...
Escape Winter With Sunwing
Sunwing is giving Canadians a chance to escape winter with the launch of its 12,000 vacations sale. But to take advantage of the offer, travellers will have to move quickly. The tour operator is reducing prices by up to 50% on 12,000 vacation packages from now until February 10, 2017. One of the most popular resorts included in the sale is Royalton Riviera Cancun Resort and Spa. The resort offers a state-of-the-art fitness centre with rooftop tennis courts, opulent spa, water sports centre, kids and teen clubs and an abundance of pools with adjacent bars and wait service and varied...
ACV Offers Agents 3X Loyalty Points
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) is offering agents 3X ACV&ME points on all European packages. Until Feb. 28, agents that book groups, hotel and cruise packages through ACV’s web site or agent portal, will receive: 3X 600 points per room for packages of seven plus nights; 3X 400 points per room for packages of three to six nights; 3X 600 points per stateroom for air and cruise packages; 3X 300 points per passenger for group bookings. To stimulate agent bookings, ACV recently launched a sale offering up to 60% off air and hotel packages to select cities until Feb. 14; $100 in savings...
Agents Can Win With Encore
For all Royal Caribbean bookings made with TravelBrands' Encore Cruises between Feb. 1 and Feb. 10, agents agents will have a chance to win a $500 Visa gift card. Agents who are part of “Your TravelBrands BDM” Facebook page will also get two ballots when they make a Royal Caribbean booking through Encore. In addition, two Facebook members will win an additional $500 Visa gift card for simply being a member of the Facebook page. And, agents who participate in the trivia questions on the TravelBrands' Facebook page have a chance to win other...
Tauck Pricing 2018 Tours, Cruises in Canadian Dollars
Good news for Canadian agents and their clients, Tauck is pricing its 2018 journeys – tours and cruises – in Canadian dollars. The move marks the first time in Tauck's 92-year history that it has priced its trips in local currency for the Canadian market. In addition, Tauck will begin publishing dedicated Canadian brochures featuring the company's 100-plus guided tours and cruises, all priced in Canadian currency. The company's Canadian web site, http://www.tauck.ca, has also been updated to display the new pricing. According to Tauck vice-president for Global Sales Steve...