Tour Operators
Family Fun in Iceland With Goway
In the past three years, Goway Travel has seen Iceland take off as a great destination for families – it's safe, educational and easy to get to and explore. Most importantly, say Goway officials, it offers activities that parents and children can enjoy together. Many schools have breaks and holidays over Christmas and during March, making this an ideal time to look to Iceland for that family getaway. Famed for its stunning wilderness, volcanoes, welcoming people, the Blue Lagoon and Northern Lights, Iceland is nature at its best, all concentrated in a small country. Goway's...
Globus Says Ciao To Italy
Globus and sister company Cosmos have released their 2017 product line for Italy, including new itineraries and attractive Early Booking Bonuses. In all, Globus will be offering 14 escorted tours to Italy next year (plus eight featuring Italy in combination with other countries); while Cosmos offers clients the choice of nine itineraries (plus 13 with other countries). With a diverse portfolio of Italy vacations ranging from seven to 15 days, Globus’ most popular tours are the 11-day The Best of Italy which includes a detailed look at life 2,000 years ago in Pompeii; the 13-day...
ACV Puts Agents Front and Centre
Air Canada Vacations' new Travel Advisory Board is launching this month, featuring 25-plus travel agents from across the country. Craig Landry, president, Air Canada Leisure Group, told Travel Courier the main purpose of the board is for the company to better understand what’s on the minds of the travel agency community, from issues with how they interact with ACV's call centre or reservations systems to new pieces of technology, policies and deposits. “If there’s friction in the process, if there’s obstacles in their ability to sell on our behalf, we want to know about it...
Contiki Explores the Adriatic and Greece in 2017
Contiki has unveiled its new 2017-18 Europe program, highlighted by five new trips, including four Adriatic and new Greek Week itineraries. The tour operator's full suite of Europe 2017 trips are on sale and feature 10% discounts (savings of up to $820) for clients who book by Jan. 12, 2017. New for the 2017 season are four immersive trips in and around the Adriatic and Ionian Seas, visiting Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania and the Greek Islands. The four new itineraries include the Adriatic Unearthed start Split, Adriatic Unearthed start Rome,...
ACV Introduces All-In-One Cruise Packages
For the first time ever, Air Canada Vacations (ACV) is making select cruise packages available in Sirev, Galileo and Amadeus. The move coincides with the tour operator’s recent migration of its Caribbean and Mexico product. With the addition of cruise, ACV will further standardize its content; increase its distribution; maximize its visibility to the travel trade and allow agents to conveniently book cruise and air packages. Initially, Caribbean cruises departing from Florida, San Juan and Montego Bay will be included followed by Europe cruises departing from London, Copenhagen,...
Collette Introduces New Worldwide Travel Guide
Collette has introduced its new 2017-2018 worldwide travel guide, offering a collection of 137 tours – including 17 newly crafted tours – with dates through April of 2018. In addition to a complete list of tours, the guide outlines Collette’s key differentiators and features full itineraries categorized by continent and identified by tour type and style, along with optional Europe, North America and exotic destination extensions. “We are so excited to launch our collection of 2017-2018 tours and to reveal all the new features and components of our rollout season as a...
Making It Jamaica Again
Jamaica's tourism minister, Edmund Bartlett is on a mission to bring more Canadians to the Caribbean island in the next five years and he has a clearly defined plan that makes him confident that he can deliver positive results, reports Bob Mowat in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. “The purpose of this mission,” Bartlett said during a recent visit to Canadian Travel Press' office in Toronto, “is to discuss with our partners a strategic alliance for growth. This alliance will focus on a two- to three-year strategic growth program with an objective of lifting...
Sunwing Celebrates National Teddy Bear Day
Launched in recognition of National Teddy Bear Day Day (Sept. 9), Sunwing Vacations is offering up to 50% off a selection of its top-rated family resorts for bookings made by Sept. 12. Included are Sunwing's SplashWorld Resorts, that include complimentary access to an on-site or nearby waterpark, and SMILE Resorts. This handpicked selection of resorts include complimentary daily kids clubs, as well as a host of other exclusive perks to make the family vacation budget go a little further such as Kids Stay, Play and Eat Free...