Tour Operators
Agents Can Win Blau Costa Verde Plus Trip
Agents who book more than 10 passengers on a Blau Costa Verde or Blau Costa Verde Plus package with Hola Sun Holidays are eligible to win a free seven-night stay at Blau Costa Verda Plus including airfare for two (taxes not included). The booking window is from now until Sept. 30 for travel dates between Sept 1-Oct. 31 for Toronto departures only. The winner will be announced on Oct. 3, for prize redemption for either May-June or Sept-Oct....
Insight Into The Galapagos
Insight Vacations has unveiled its 2017 USA, Canada and South America collection showcasing four new itineraries, three of which offer deeper explorations into South America with the addition of Brazil, Argentina, Chile and the Galapagos Islands across all-new escorted holidays. The program will also see the expansion of Insight's range of Premium journeys in North America with the addition of the 23-day Grand Tour of the American West. Clients can save up to $2,636 per couple through the Early Payment Discount Program if they book and pay in full by Jan. 12, 2017. “Having...
Goway Has ‘2 for 1’ Savings on Select European Cruises
Goway Travel has introduced special “2 for 1” savings on select European river cruises for 2016. Though the company is well known for complex itineraries booked months in advance, Goway’s product manager for Europe, Nadya Phelan, stresses that there’s never been a better time to book last minute travel. “If clients are flexible, we really can optimize their budget,” she said. Goway has negotiated this “2 for 1” offer on four different itineraries. The Classic Danube cruise, for example, takes passengers from Budapest to Passau, Germany. Alternatively, travellers can...
Europe Will Rebound, Say Ops
The Canadian general manager for Collette says Europe has become a tougher sell for Canadians following the recent of terrorist attacks and ongoing news coverage of sometimes chaotic migration to that continent from Third World countries over the past couple of years but predicts its popularity will rebound in 2017, reports Ian Stalker in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. Further suggestions of European turmoil followed the decision by British voters to have their country leave the European Union. Collette's Brett Walker told Canadian Travel Press that Collette's...
Goway’s Ultimate Journey
Goway Travel advises that it's now taking bookings for the second departure of its Cape to Cairo Ultimate Journey of a Lifetime. “Cape to Cairo” is the name of one of the most famous transcontinental travel routes in the world. It was named by Cecil Rhodes at the height of the British Empire in the 1890s. In January this year, Goway Travel operated its first luxury Journey of a Lifetime across Africa, based on this legendary track. The company’s next exclusive trans-African experience will depart on Sept. 29, 2017. Bruce Hodge, president and founder of Goway Travel, notes...
Intrepid Introduces New Ryerson Scholarship
Intrepid Travel has furthered its commitment to sustainable tourism and the tourism industry with a new scholarship at Toronto's Ryerson University. The Intrepid Travel Responsible Tourism Award will provide a $2,500 annual scholarship to a student of Ryerson University’s Hospitality and Tourism Management program. This marks the first scholarship the travel company has donated in Canada. The award grants $1,500 plus a $1,000 Intrepid Travel trip voucher to allow students to understand what sustainability and responsible tourism looks like in practice. Applicants must achieve high...
GO ACCESS and Win
Agents are invited to play TravelBrands' GO ACCESS game and win up to $100 per booking. Bookings must be made on TravelBrands “Access” agent portal site for hotels, attractions, cars or TravelGenie products. Travel agents have a chance to win up to $100 in Loyalty Rewards simply by booking their clients with TravelBrands and playing the GO ACCESS game. Valid on new bookings only made between Aug. 10 and Sept. 9 for travel anytime, to any destination and for any duration. Once a booking is complete, agents simply click on http://www.travelbrandsagent.com, enter their booking...
Intrepid Wants Tourists to ‘Walk Away’ From Lion Walks
Intrepid Travel marked World Lion Day (Aug. 10) by urging tourists to walk away from lion walks and “orphan” cubs that it says are at “the hundreds of conservation centres believed to fuel the multi-million dollar canned hunting industry in Africa.” Intrepid became the first tour operator to end elephant rides in 2014. Now the adventure travel company has formally signed a pledge that commits the company to actively work towards “the end of exploitation of lions by the tourism industry.” Led by the filmmakers behind the 2015 documentary Blood Lions, the Born to Live Wild...