Tour Operators
Transat’s Sun Training Academy Rolls into Toronto
The Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel and Conference Centre was bustling last night (Sept. 6) as more than 300 travel agents took part in Transat’s Sun Training Academy. Featuring 50 hotel, cruise line and destination suppliers, the evening kicked off with a trade show, followed by a dinner and presentations. “We started off in Quebec last week and the feedback has been wonderful. Attendance has been fabulous and it’s been a really positive vibe,” says Nicole Bursey, Transat’s commercial director. “Agents I think are ready to learn what’s new with Transat and to get...
Transat Has A New Groups Guide For Agents
With more than 25 years’ experience in organizing group travel, Transat has introduced its 2017-18 Groups guide for travel agents, designed to help agents increase their sales of group vacations to the more than 60 destinations in Europe and the South. This one-stop guide created especially for travel agents offers tips and expertise to help increase bookings for all types of group travel, including destination weddings, family vacations, meetings and incentives, guided tours and cruise packages. Transat has assembled its latest offers, tools and promotions under its “Group...
Insight Offers Exclusive Oktoberfest Experience
Insight Vacations will welcome guests to the Wies’n with its exclusive Luxury Gold journey through Vienna, Salzburg and Munich on Oktoberfest in Bavaria. The nine-day Special Interest tour departs on Sept. 21 and will be limited to just 40 guests. Clients are encouraged to book now as this definite departure is only weeks away. “We are pleased to offer this unique and exclusive journey through the romantic heart of Bavaria and Austria to Canadian travellers seeking a cultural and culinary experience to remember,” said Cris David, president, Insight Vacations Canada. “During...
Hooked On Hanoi
There are cities that are living museums and cities that are too busy living to be a museum. Hanoi is surely one of the latter. That's not to say there aren't museums and cultural sites a-plenty in Vietnam's northern capital and second largest city, but it's the army of scooters, the cacophony of bleeting horns, sidewalks that double as “knee high” restaurants and coffee shops, and general seething of humanity that assaults the senses, reports Michael Baginski in this week's digital edition of Travel Courier. “It really is a bit much, especially the first day [in Vietnam],”...
Sunwing Adds Second Sunshine Flight From Kelowna
Sunwing is expanding the vacation options for residents of Kelowna, BC with the introduction of a new weekly flight to Cancun, Mexico for the coming 2016/2017 season. The flight will depart Sundays between Nov. 6 and April 9, 2017, and is being offered in addition to Varadero, Cuba service. Sunwing Vacations offers travellers a range of resorts in the Cancun region, including Relax Resorts, SplashWorld Resorts, SMILE Resorts and the Sensatori Azul Riviera...
Discover Thailand With Goway
Goway is offering travellers a chance to discover the ancient kingdoms of Siam. Thailand is one of Asia's popular destinations, featuring culture, cuisine and lots of big city excitement. Bangkok is the ideal starting point for most Thailand vacations, offering excellent shopping and a peerless street food scene in between many of Thailand’s most famous sights. But Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand is another important cultural centre, while the islands of the South offer all the benefits of a tropical beach holiday, surrounded by Thailand’s unique custom. Goway’s Ancient...
Trafalgar Unlocks The Wonders Of South America
Trafalgar is unlocking the flavours, rhythms and treasures of South America in its new 2017 brochure. And a new 13-day South America Landscapes – that explores Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile – is the headline act in the program that features 18 guided vacations and four extensions in eight countries. The new South America Landscapes guided vacation includes the continent’s hottest highlights from discovering the natural beauty of Patagonia, exploring the UNESCO World Heritage site Iguassu Falls, boarding a cable car to Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro...
Transat Does It All For The Family
Transat has unveiled its new Famili brochure, featuring holidays down south and in Florida. The new brochure features a variety of destinations and plenty of travel tips that will allow families to plan a memorable, tailor-made getaway. In Southern destinations, Transat offers family travellers the “right vacation formula,” featuring all-inclusive hotels that suit different travel needs and preferences. The hotels in Transat's For the Little Ones category are ideal for vacations with children ages 3 and under, featuring baby and kids’ clubs, mini-shows and wading...