Tour Operators
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...
Last Chance to Save With Trafalgar
Travel agents are being reminded that now is the time to book a European vacation with Trafalgar as clients can book their trips with 2016 prices for 2017 summer travel on popular itineraries. Plus, those paying Jan. 12, 2017 can save an additional 10%. If a trip price goes down with the official 2017 Europe and Britain brochure release, Trafalgar will honour the lowest possible price. “Locking in your clients’ 2017 summer Europe vacation with Preview pricing is the best savings of the year,” says Wolf Paunic, president of Trafalgar Canada. “Clients will not get a better...
Globus Increases European Options
In 2017, Globus is featuring more than 480 vacations to 81 countries worldwide, including four new tours to Norway, Iceland, Germany and Ireland. On the new seven-day “Best of Norway” excursion, travellers get to explore Oslo, Gol, Borgund, Flåm, Bergen and more, including spending an overnight at the historic hotel Ullensvang, nestled ideally between the Hardanger Fjord and mountains and taking a ride on the world famous Flåm railway. Also new is Globus’ six-day “Gems of Iceland” tour, which invites travellers to discover the fiery geothermal wonders and warm...
YYZ Travel Group Celebrates 30th Anniversary
“Building a business is like raising a child – sleepless nights with a lot of rewards,” Alexandra Pelts, president of YYZ Travel Group, told the crowd who gathered last night (Sept. 20) in Vaughan for the company's 30th anniversary party. “Tonight is to celebrate everyone you see here who we believe is part of our YYZ family -- first of all it’s our staff, that are the best in the industry, extremely professional, very hard working, very dedicated, very passionate, along with our clients, whom we value very much, and our preferred partners... from the agents to the support...