Tour Operators
ACV Adds Blue Diamond Properties to Sun Portfolio
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) has added 16 Blue Diamond properties, including Royalton Resorts, Hideaway at Royalton and CHIC, to its Sun portfolio. Now included in the collection: Royalton Saint Lucia Resort & Spa – opening early 2017. Set in the lush Saint Lucian landscape, this resort welcomes guests of all ages. The resort offers 349 rooms throughout the general resort and Diamond Club, as well as world-class dining and modern facilities. Hideaway at Royalton Saint Lucia – opening early 2017. This oasis within the Royalton Saint Lucia offers guests the chance to open...
Trip Connoisseurs Brochure On The Way
Richmond Hill, Ont.-based Trip Connoisseurs – specializing in Asian and South America destinations and offering worldwide programs – is advising agents that its first brochure will soon be released. The tour operator, which opened its doors in April, was founded by partners Chris Wang, Kerry Ke and Mary Surbek who have a nearly combined 70 years experience in the travel industry in North America. Trip Connoisseurs offers itineraries for individual and small group travel, as well as custom-made upscale tours. Agents can pre-order a copy of Trip Connoisseurs' brochure at...
Sleeping Under The Arctic Stars With Goway
Goway Travel is inviting globetrotters to sleep under the Northern Lights, adding Finnish Lapland to its ever expanding portfolio of destinations. Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort is the world’s leading premium Arctic resort, located 250 km north of the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland. Surrounded by the Arctic wilderness, the resort is best known for its glass igloos and Arctic art, all designed to showcase the Northern Lights in winter, and make the most of the Midnight Sun in summer. Goway has introduced a new three-day stay at Kakslauttanen in Finnish Lapland, starting at $709....
Sunquest’s $1 Price Protection Ends July 22
Sunquest is reminding agents that its limited time offer which allows customers to receive price protection for only $1 ends on Friday (July 22). “The Sunquest Protection Factor – SPF – offering is extremely popular with travel agents and customers alike,” said Frank DeMarinis, CEO for TravelBrands. “Customers can receive up to $1,000 cash back (not vouchers) if the price drops, claims can be made right up until departure and travel agent commission is fully protected.” Effective July 23, SPF will still be available, but the price will increase to...
TravelBrands Savings
TravelBrands is reminding agents and their clients that it continues to offer a large selection of promotions in the marketplace. These include: The bundle-&-save offers Same Day Savings: When any two travel components, air, car and hotel are booked on the same day (on one or multiple files), clients save up to $80 per booking. This offer is valid on bookings made through Intair and Holiday House, for any destination in the world. Travel agents can benefit from exclusive deals when they book on the Access platform. TravelBrands offers tactical promotions ranging from...
Sailing With Sunwing
Sunwing Vacations has launched its 2016/2017 cruise brochure featuring sailing with MSC Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL). When customers reserve their stateroom with Sunwing on either MSC or NCL, packages include direct roundtrip flights on Sunwing Airlines, pier transfers and all onboard meals. Families can also benefit from free accommodation for children on select sailings. Travellers booking MSC with Sunwing can fly direct from Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, and new for this season, Ottawa and Halifax to join the MSC Opera in Havana. Eastern and Western Caribbean...
Collette Launches Instagram Channel
Collette has launched an Instagram account – @gocollette. With the start of this new communication channel, Collette will be connected on five social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn. As a photo-sharing and video-sharing focus-based networking service, Instagram gives Collette the opportunity to reach their audiences on a more personal and visual level. With Instagram encouraging the use of sharing creative and edited videos and photo images, followers will be given an intimate look into the “hidden wows” on tour. Collette hopes that the...
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...