Tour Operators
Goway Downunder
Goway has unveiled its new 2016-17 Downunder brochure, featuring vacation options to to Australia, New Zealand and the islands of the South Pacific. Highlights for the upcoming 16-17 season include: Holidays of a Lifetime is Goway’s promise of something special. This year, Discover Papua New Guinea concentrates on the culture and scenery of this untouched destinations in 12 days, with two departure dates – Sept. 13, 2016 and April 11, 2017. The popular Waltzing Matilda has some new inclusions including a special dinner at Tjapukai Cultural Park, a new Great Barrier Reef Cruise...
Patterson Back at Collette
Former long-time TravCorp exec (Trafalgar, Insight, Contiki) Doug Patterson is returning to the travel industry as president, Canada, for Collette Tours. After leaving TravCorp in 2015, Patterson has been on sabbatical for several months. Patterson told PressToday that he will begin in mid-March and looks forward to working with Collette's long-time GM in Canada Brett Walker and the rest of the Streetsville, Ont.-based...
Expanded Base
The recent ownership change at Anderson Vacations of Calgary will pay off for the company in terms of a newly expanded client base and greater expertise in digital marketing, reports western editor, Ted Davis in this week's digital edition of Travel Courier. These are two of the developments that new principals Adventures Abroad Worldwide Travel Group of BC bring to the table, following the sale of Anderson by former owner Corey Marshall at the beginning of 2016. For instance, Adventures Abroad has built a loyal customer base across Canada, the US and UK by operating exclusive small...
Sunquest Has New Payment Policy
Sunquest has introduced a new payment policy that entitles clients to only put down a $250 deposit on all reservations. “We continue to strive to offer our travel partners the tools to make travel arrangements simple and quick,” commented Nino Montagnese, vice-president of TravelBrands. “More importantly, we want our customers to be confident that we have the most competitive rates in the industry, a complete range of innovative package options and flexible conditions. We heard loud and clear; our partners asked, and we delivered. We are all about making it easier for our travel...
Something Special From Goway
This is definitely something special. Of all of Goway's travel ideas, only 13 carry its “promise of something special” and the operator's 17-day Signature South America is truly a special itinerary, combining the popular Cradle of the Incas and Samba, Tango and Waterfall trips into a all encompassing, five-star experience through the best of South America. Signature South America is priced from $12,999 and is a 17-day journey from Rio de Janeiro Brazil to Lima Peru via Buenos Aires Argentina and Iguassu Falls. Goway's Holidays of a Lifetime are inclusive vacations for the modern...
Transat Giving A Trip A Day Away
Through Feb. 28, Transat Holidays is giving travellers booking vacations to the south a chance to win their trip for free. Canadians who book a vacation package to the south – including Mexico, Dominican Republic, South and Central America, Cuba, the Caribbean and Orlando – for departures up to April 30 will automatically be entered into a draw to win their trip. Transat will select one winner a day from the previous day’s bookings. Winners will be notified by phone or through their travel...
Expanding Collection
2016 was going to be a good year for Air Canada Vacations no matter what as the tour company celebrates its 35th anniversary, but it's going to be even better as the operator expands its Europe product collection, steadily-growing its portfolio of vacation packages. This year, ACV is introducing three new destinations in Eastern Europe – Budapest, Prague, and Warsaw – as well as Casablanca in Morocco, the first African city available to book with Air Canada Vacations. Rounding out the expanded collection are new non-stop flights, multi-day tours, and hotels in top-selling...
Lively Up Yourself!
Island Routes is inviting reggae enthusiasts to tour Jamaica's capital of Kingston, and in doing so see first-hand the district where that musical genre first built a high-profile following, and meet what the tour company insists will be welcoming locals in a part of the city that foreign tourists have traditionally eyed warily because of a rough-and-tumble reputation, reports Ian Stalker in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. The firm has twice-weekly guided tours of Kingston that include visits to Trench Town, the community that reggae legend Bob Marley once called...