Tour Operators
Seize The Summer
Sunwing Vacations is encouraging Canadians to “seize the summer” and to help them out, the operator is offering a time-limited promotion that features up to 50% off selected summer vacation packages. Bookings must be made by July 15 for packages departing between July and August to Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America. All packages include return flights with Sunwing Airlines and for more information, go to http://www.sunwing.ca...
Win With Sunquest, Bahia Principe
Sunquest continues to reward travel agents in conjunction with its “Deal of the Week” program. This week, save up to $500 per couple per week at all 10 Bahia Principe Hotels and Resorts offered by Sunquest in Mexico, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. Plus, travel agents have a chance to win seven-night free accommodations at Grand Bahia Principe in Jamaica. Sunquest will be doing a random draw for the prize when the Deal of the Week ends. All Deal of the Week bookings qualify as a ballot to win. Sunquest’s Deal of the Week contest runs through July...
Trips Sure To Beat The Heat
Not every traveller chases the sun, and some even dread the thought of summer’s sticky cities and crowded beaches. With this in mind, Exodus Travels has come up with its top 10 cool climate trips departing this month and in August: Dolomites Centre-Based Cycling: Cyclists can escape the heat in the high altitudes of Dolomites and avoid sweat inducing climbs on this new centre-based bike tour in Italy. The area is criss-crossed by a network of quiet lanes and purpose-built cycle paths to nearby medieval towns, perfect for enjoying at a steady pace. Average daytime temperature: 22-24...
Globus Offers 2017 Savings
Globus has released its 2017 preview brochure, showcasing tours to Europe and North America and offering savings for early bookers. When clients book and deposit their holiday by Sept. 13 they can shave 10% off the tour cost. Not only that, but by booking and placing a deposit on the tour early locks their price in against any currency surcharges – even if the tour cost increases with the official launch in September. At the same time, Globus’ sister company Cosmos is offering $50 off any 2017 itinerary when clients book and deposit by Aug. 16. Cosmos is well-known for its...
Insight 2017 Europe Preview
Insight Vacations, which has released a 2017 Europe Preview program, is reminding agents that their clients can save on a European holiday by booking early. Clients can now make Europe a reality in 2017 with Insight's early booking offer, featuring eight of its Luxury Gold itineraries. Between now and early September, clients are able to lock in guaranteed 2016 pricing for 2017 journeys with a $200 per person deposit on one of the more than 80 itineraries featured in the new Preview program. In the instance that the 2017 price is lower than in 2016, Insight will refund the...
On Track With G Adventures
G Adventures has added several new rail journeys to its line of Classic tours for 2016/2017. The new trips include train-based adventures through Bulgaria, Morocco, Spain and Russia, ranging from a three-day add-on in St. Petersburg, to a 23-day tour that rolls through seven countries in Europe. The new rail tours bring the small-group tour operator’s current offerings to 24 different trips that use trains as the primary mode of transport, visiting 21 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. The trips, which run between nine and 54 days, range in price from $899 to...
In A New Space
Montreal-based start-up, Busbud has penned a technology partnership with Voyages-sncf.com – a European tourism site and French e-commerce site which had revenues of 4.32 billion Euros in 2015. Voyages-sncf.com picked Busbud as its exclusive technology partner to distribute all of its inventory of buses via the Busbud API. The partnership marks the entry of Busbud into a new space – that of GDS (Global Distribution System), acting as an electronic reservation management platform that will allow Voyages-sncf.com to know in real-time the status of the inventory of tickets for all bus...
Sunwing Vacations Savings
Through July 8, Sunwing Vacations is offering travellers a chance to save $200 per couple across a range of Florida vacation and cruise packages. With discounted pricing offered on select departures between July 10 and Dec. 15 inclusive, the promotion is ideal for both families looking for a last-minute summer getaway and couples seeking a relaxing cruise escape this fall. Sunwing packages to the “Sunshine State” feature classic hotel style accommodation, as well as other options such as three- to five-bedroom detached homes with their own private pool and two- or three-bedroom...