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Deals From Adventure Canada
Adventure Canada is offering Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on its 2016 Arctic Explorer expedition, from Aug. 15 to Aug. 26, 2016 aboard the Ocean Endeavour. If booked between Nov. 27, 2015 and Nov. 29, 2015 at 3 pm, passengers will receive 20% off the berth cost of the trip when booking cabin categories six and above. The Black Friday offer represents potential savings of $2,379 to $3,399 USD per traveller. If passengers book between Cyber Monday, Nov. 30, 2015 and Dec. 4, 2015 at 3 pm, they will receive 15% off the berth cost when booking cabin categories six and above....
Popular ‘Transat Auction’ Back for Cyber Monday
Transat will hold the third edition of its popular “Transat Auction” on Cyber Monday (Nov. 30), during which travellers will have the opportunity to bid on their next vacation with all proceeds being donated to SOS Children’s Villages. The auction will take place on Twitter, where Canadians will be able to bid on 20 auction lots consisting of all-inclusive packages to popular sun destinations like Mexico, Curaçao, Panama and St. Maarten, as well as roundtrip flights to Europe. Through the auction, Canadians can secure great vacation deals while supporting a worthy cause. All...
Collette Cares
Collette employees from the Mississauga office recently spent a half-day volunteering at Eden Food for Change as part of its commitment to Collette Cares. The group began by touring the food bank and warehouse while learning about hunger in western Mississauga. They then learned from a professional chef, Peter Costello, how to prepare healthy food for food bank members to prepare, portion and package for distribution. During their time, the group packaged 400 portions of food to be distributed during the holiday...
Agents Have Chance to Join Pitbull’s New Year’s Eve Party
Air Canada Vacations (ACV), in partnership with Visit Florida, has launched a contest for agents in which they can win a trip to Miami for Pitbull's New Year's Eve party. Through Dec. 13, every time an agent books a flight or vacation package to Florida through ACV, they will be entered into a draw to win a trip for two to Miami for Pitbull’s Revolution party. Five lucky winners will be awarded with the following prize package: round-trip air for two from YYZ or YUL to Miami, five night's accommodation from Dec. 30 to Jan. 4, admission for two to Pitbull’s New Year’s Eve...
Sunwing Partners With Juste Pour Rire
Sunwing Vacations has launched a partnership with one of the leading names in Quebecois comedy, Juste Pour Rire. The new alliance was recently celebrated with a one-off performance by comedian Jeremy Demay at Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport where he entertained passengers about to board Sunwing flights to Cuba and St. Martin with a series of gags in the style of the TV show while disguised as a Sunwing gate attendant. Over the coming months, the two brands will continue to work together to bring Quebecers a unique blend of sunshine and laughter for the current Juste pour rire comedy...
Adventure Canada Launches Massive Agent Contest
Adventure Canada has launched its biggest travel agent contest to date, challenging partners to sell as many 2016 expeditions as they can before March 1 in order to win huge prizes. The initiative has been introduced in tandem with the launch of its new 97-page brochure, an agent sales tool outlining nine expeditions for the 2016 season (ranging from Sable Island to the Saint Lawrence River, from Labrador to the Northwest Passage and beyond), details of the 198-passenger expedition ship Ocean Endeavour, and highlights of resource staff and partnerships, including Nikon and The...
Topdeck Moves Into Asia
Topdeck Travel, which specializes in trips for 18- to 30-somethings, is expanding its global reach with the launch of 11 new trips in Asia. The program adds a new continent to the tour operator's current mix of destinations, spanning Europe, Australia & New Zealand, North America, Egypt & the Middle East and Africa. Trips feature smaller group sizes and local guides for an authentic Asian experience. Topdeck’s global brand director, Sarah Clark, said the decision to move into Asia was part of a bigger growth plan to meet the demands of the youth travel market. “The...
Going Premium With Insight
Insight Vacations held a dinner event for the industry last night (Nov. 17) celebrating the launch of its 2016-17 Europe & Britain Premium program in partnership with Tourism Ireland. The collection features four new itineraries, including Easy Pace Spain, which stops in Barcelona, San Sebastian and Madrid, and a Northern Italy tour, with visits to Venice, the Dolomites, Milan and Lake Maggiore. “We are always looking to add new products, new itineraries and new destinations,” Carla Brake, VP sales, Insight Vacations told PressToday. “In Europe it’s getting a...