Tour Operators
ACV’s Europe On Sale
Agents with clients considering travel to Europe may want to keep Air Canada Vacations (ACV) in mind as the tour operator is currently selling European air and hotel packages at up to 60% off. According to ACV, a spotlight is placed on some of the most romantic destinations on the continent, including London, Paris and Barcelona. Travel agents’ clients are encouraged to book by Feb. 14 to lock in this limited-time promotion. ACV is also offering $100 in savings per couple and a reduced deposit of $100 per person – instead of the standard $250 – for clients booking Europe...
Collette Contest to Share a Passion for Travel
Collette has launched a “come away with me” contest, designed to “excite the world about a passion for travel through the power of sharing stories and videos.” The contest, which begins Feb. 1 and runs through April 3, invites travellers to describe travelling with their favourite person through words or video. The stories can be funny, inspirational, emotional or personal. The best entries will receive land and air for two to any destination of choice. Weekly drawings will also take place for those sharing their submission through social media. Contestants may enter...
Sunwing Partners With Wiarton Willie
Sunwing is getting set to celebrate Groundhog Day as a platinum sponsor of the Wiarton Willie Festival in Wiarton, Ont. on Feb. 2. The star of the Wiarton Willie Festival is Canada’s most famous groundhog who will emerge at 8:07 a.m. to offer his weather prediction for the weeks to come. Canadians across the country will be watching to see if Willie sees his shadow; those unable to sit by their TV screen can also take advantage of a special Facebook Live broadcast beginning at 7:15 a.m. on Sunwing's Facebook page. The Wiarton Willie Festival kicks off at 7 a.m. with a fireworks...
ACV Highlights Top Sun Resorts for Western Gateways
For agents with clients in Western Canada, Air Canada Vacations (ACV) is highlighting exclusive and popular resorts within its recently released digital Sun brochure that can be accessed from Western gateways. Featured properties include Dos Playas Beach House by Faranda in Cancun, Mexico with routes operating directly from Vancouver, Winnipeg and Calgary; and Royal Decameron Club Caribbean (pictured) in Montego Bay, Jamaica with routes operating directly from Winnipeg – both are exclusive to ACV. Other popular properties include: In Jamaica: Grand Palladium Jamaica Resort...
Chaos, Confusion, Condemnation
Donald Trump's Jan. 27 executive order banning entry to the US to those travelling on passports from Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Iran, Somalia, Libya and Yemen for the next 90 days, has created chaos, confusion and condemnation in both the US and around the world. Courts in four US states – Massachusetts, Virginia, Washington and New York – have already issued orders which prevent authorities from either detaining or deporting travellers from the seven named countries who have US visas, green cards or are refugees. There have been angry demonstrations at major US airports in New York,...
Discovering the Wonders of Israel
The wonders of Israel are now available from Transat, which has unveiled its newly launched program of guided tours and packages designed to allow travellers to discover Tel Aviv many other touristic attractions in and around the Middle East country. Transat packages will be available as of mid-June. Three guided tours will allow travellers to holiday worry-free and to fully explore Israel thanks to the expertise of professional guides. According to officials, “with proven itineraries, strategically located three- or four-star hotels, experienced guides, air-conditioned coaches...
Insight Extends ‘Best Offer of the Year’
Insight Vacations is extending its best offer of the year in which Canadians can save $400 per couple off air-inclusive journeys to Europe, combinable with the 7.5% Early Payment Discount on bookings by Feb. 28. To learn more about this limited-time offer, visit http://bit.ly/IVDeltaairdeal. “We are delighted to be able to extend our best offer of the year for air combinable with land to your clients travelling to Europe this year,” said Cris David, president, Insight Vacations Canada. “We are seeing a resurgence in interest from Canadians wanting to travel to the continent...
Grow With US
TRAVELSAVERS welcomed about 50 of its top suppliers to an intimate event in Toronto last night (Jan. 23) to say "thanks" and give them an idea of what the travel agency group has planned for 2017. In her welcoming remarks at the Grow with Us-themed evening , Nicole Mazza, chief marketing officer (CMO) for TRAVELSAVERS, said that the group had a record year of new agencies joining its ranks, adding more than 20 agencies since June of 2016. Mazza noted TRAVELSAVERS is entering its 17th year of operation in Canada and she made it clear that its success has, in a large part, been due to...