Tour Operators
Contiki Hosting Open-Age European Fam
Contiki has introduced another free open age agent fam to Europe taking place between May 27 and June 4. The trip gives participants an opportunity to stay at Contiki’s exclusive European properties, including a 16th-century French chateau in Beaujolais, a Swiss Alps chalet at the base of Jungfrau Mountain, and a traditional Austrian guest house in adventure-filled Tyrol. Agents have until April 1 to apply and must explain in 100 words how attending this fam will help their future Contiki sales, with priority given to top sellers. The trip starts in Paris, and the following...
Keeping up with Contiki
During his very first of 10 Contiki Holidays trips to date as the company's CEO, Casper Urhammer met a young traveller who had saved for four years working at a Subway sandwich shop to buy a camera and a Contiki tour, reports Ann Ruppenstein in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. “She was the first one in her family to ever get a passport and leave America,” he says. “That was really humbling to me and reminded me how bloody important it is that we always give these guys the best experience they could possibly get.” Coming from outside of the industry,...
Remembering the Battle of the Somme
In honour of the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme (July 1, 2016), Trafalgar is offering a special 10-day trip of the battlefields and memorial sites in France, Belgium and England from June 26 to July 5. Guests will get to visit many notable sights including: D-Day Landing Beaches, including the Juno Beach Centre, Vimy Ridge, Caribou Memorial Site and Beaumont Hamel. “Trafalgar’s Beaumont Hamel Freedom 100 guided vacation is a once-in-a-lifetime trip because it is an opportunity for Canadians to walk in the footsteps of family members who fought in the First and...
Adventure Canada, Nikon Partner
Adventure Canada and Nikon Canada have forged a partnership in an initiative to provide travellers with life-changing expedition travel programs, complimentary Nikon equipment for field-testing, onboard instruction, and a chance to win a trip to the heart of Canada’s Arctic aboard the 198-passenger ship Ocean Endeavour. With this partnership, Nikon Canada is outfitting all Adventure Canada expeditions in 2016 with a variety of Nikon cameras and lenses. Passengers aboard these expeditions will have the opportunity to gain first-hand experience with select Nikon gear as they explore...
Breaking Boundaries With Contiki
Contiki Holidays held special advance screenings of Allegiant, the third film in the Divergent series, in Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary last night (March 16), in partnership with Entertainment One. “The tagline of the film is break the boundaries of your world and what makes us different ties us together. At the end of the day those are two things that really identify with Contiki,” Jenni Berg, regional business development executive, told PressToday. “Even looking a bit deeper at exploration, adventure, pushing your own boundaries and the importance of friendship, are all values...
It’s All About Growth
“You'll see a theme in what I'm saying,” says Amr Younes. “It's growth, growth, growth.” The VP of sales for Air Canada Vacations is reflecting on the past year and the one ahead, the intersection of which marks the 35th anniversary of the tour operator, reports editor Michael Baginski in this week's digital edition of Travel Courier. “It has been an incredible 35 years for Air Canada Vacations,” adds ACV president and CEO, Eamonn Ferrin. “We continue to expand our selection of product and services, offering more flights, new routes, new hotels and destinations in our...
Signature Makes Booking RIU More Lucrative
Signature Vacations is making booking RIU resorts even more lucrative for agents, who can now add their STAR number and RIU Partner Club number to a RIU booking in one simple step. The STAR profile page at http://www.sunwingagents.ca has been enhanced so agents can save their RIU Partner Club membership number to their personal profile. Once entered, their RPC number will then automatically be added and reported to RIU Hotels & Resorts each time they confirm a RIU vacation package, therefore allowing them to earn both STAR points and RPC points by just entering one...
ACV Adds Routes for Summer 2016
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) is kicking off the summer 2016 booking season with the introduction of new routes and increased capacity and frequencies, as well as adding exclusive properties to its Sun lineup. New routes include: Montreal to Puerto Plata operating Tuesdays from May to October; Toronto to Samana operating Mondays from May to August. Increased frequencies include: Montreal to Cayo Coco, Santa Clara and Varadero; Toronto to Holguin and Santa Clara. Packages from Montreal to Varadero now include flexible stay options (three to five nights). Certain frequencies from...