Tour Operators
The Power Of Change
In his welcome to the crowd of travel trade types and others who packed Toronto's funky District 28 last night (Sept. 27) to mark World Tourism Day (WTD), G Adventures founder, Bruce Poon Tip observed that, “We're here to celebrate tourism [because it] has the power to change the world.” And as the world's largest, small group operator, G Adventures has spent the past 26 years working to make that change happen. Certainly in Toronto last night, the company continued to pursue that change with Poon Tip unveiling the Travel Better Club that will be developed by Sustainable Travel...
TravCorp Launches Global Partnership With ME to WE
In celebration of World Tourism Day, The Travel Corporation and seven of its brands including Trafalgar, Contiki Holidays, Insight Vacations, Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection, Lion World Travel, African Travel, Adventure World and the TreadRight Foundation, has launched a global partnership with ME to WE, giving travellers the opportunity to visit India, the Ecuadorian Amazon and Kenya. In conjunction with The Travel Corporation’s brands’ guided vacations, luxury river cruises and safaris, guests can book ME to WE Immersive Volunteer Trip extensions on upcoming set...
Sunwing STARmillionaire
Sunwing has announced the winner of its STARmillionaire promotion – Alexis Parks of Jubilee Travel in Burnaby, BC. Launched in April to coincide with the 2016/2017 Groups Guide, the STARmillionaire promotion gave agents the chance to win one million STAR Agent Reward points each time they booked a group of 10 adults or more with either Sunwing or Signature Vacations by June 28. All qualifying agents were entered into a draw to win a million STAR points that could be converted into cash with an equivalent value of $1,800 ($1 is equivalent to 555 STAR points). Parks was selected by...
Goway Looking For Canada’s Top Travel Agent
Goway has unveiled a shortlist of 10 travel agents in its “Canada's Top Travel Agent” contest, launched in September in conjunction with partners Tourism Authority of Thailand, Jordan Tourism Board and Tourism Fiji. The grand prize is a trip for two to Thailand, with two runner up prizes of $500 loaded to the agent’s Goway Rewards Card. Agents submitted a photograph and a short paragraph of why they were worthy of the title and were judged by representatives from Baxter Travel Media, ACTA, Travelweek and Goway. The shortlisted 10 agents are Morris Sreblowski, Carlson Wagonlit...
ACV Partners With Celestyal Cruises
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) has teamed up with Celestyal Cruises to offer seven-night air-inclusive packages out of Montego Bay. The program, run onboard the Celestyal Crystal, starts on Nov. 18 and runs until the end of December 2017 with sailings taking place every Friday. Travel agents’ clients will have a chance to experience a true Cuban vacation as the itinerary includes two days in Havana, a day in Punta Frances, a day in Cienfuegos, a day in Santiago de Cuba and a day at sea. All packages include flights, seven-day cruise, three included shore excursions, onboard meals,...
Contiki Launches Limited Edition Summer Series
As part of its newly launched 2017-18 Europe program, Contiki has introduced a limited edition series of three new itineraries for travellers to see Europe in new and exciting ways. Informed heavily by research into millennial travel appetites, Contiki’s Limited Edition Summer Series is made up of three trips – Munch, which focuses on food experiences; SNAP, which focuses on photography; and Boutique Local, with a focus on going local in style with accommodations in boutique hotels. The three new trips will have limited departures, with just two dates for Munch and SNAP, and...
Tauck Expands Small Departures Portfolio
Small group departures are proving popular with travellers and Tauck has announced it will offer 415 of them on 60 different itineraries in 2017, providing a multitude of choices for travellers looking to combine the ease and convenience of guided travel with a small group experience. Tauck has seen strong growth in its small group departures over recent years and has responded by doubling its overall capacity in the category since 2011. For 2017, Tauck will offer small group departures on tours throughout Europe, North America, Central America, South America, Asia, the Middle East...
VIP Treatment
Sunwing Vacations wants its customers to experience the VIP treatment and its latest promotion – available until Sept. 23 – is designed to do just that, with one feature being a complimentary room upgrade. The launch of this limited-time offer that includes a complimentary room upgrade with each seven-night package booked could be the perfect way for couples to experience the benefits of a VIP upgrade without the supplement fee. The offer is available across a selection of Sunwing’s most popular resorts for numerous departure dates between Dec. 18 and April 30, 2017. Packages...