Tour Operators
Tauck Introduces Expanded European Collection
Tauck is ready for 2016 and is offering a unique portfolio of European land journeys – a collection of 35 tour itineraries highlighted by a new exploration of Ireland and Great Britain, as well as a new journey through Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland. Tauck has also made enhancements to additional itineraries while simultaneously reducing prices. By passing along savings garnered through favourable currency exchange rates, Tauck has been able to lower its 2016 European land tour prices across the board by an average of seven per cent, with a high savings of 10% for the coming...
223 Stopovers Help Agents Sell The World
Across the globe in more than 100 countries, Goway Travel has introduced stop-over and city break ideas for travellers who don't want to fly directly to a chosen holiday destination. To help agents sell around the world, 223 stopovers can now be found online at goway.com/stopovers. “This is a very helpful source for agents looking for suggestions for their long-haul clients,” said Bruce Hodge, president of the 45-year-old company. “All an agent has to do is point and click on a world map of potential destinations and stopovers display the options for their clients.” A...
Flight Centre and Friends Celebrate
Flight Centre Canada held its inaugural “Last Person Standing” lunch for trade partners on Dec. 18 at the Jass Bistro in Toronto. The event was a “sell out” with maximum capacity of 150 reached weeks before the event. The event is held bi-annually as a thank you to partners with the next lunch scheduled to be held on June 24, 2016. This was the first “Last Person Standing” event held in Canada following a concept that started in Perth, Australia in 2004 and has spread to many parts of the Flight Centre world. In typical Flight Centre fashion, there is a competition for...
Ski Austria Launches in Canada
Austria is home to Mozart, Vienna coffee, Red Bull, Swarovski and Arnold Schwarzenegger. It is also known worldwide for its Alps, and the new Canadian-owned and operated Ski Austria wants Canadians to experience everything Austria has to offer. “We offer Canadian skiers affordable packages where all they have to worry about is the skiing and we take care of the rest,” says Gordon Dreger, co-owner of Ski Austria. “Surprisingly, a ski trip to Austria can be less expensive than some Western Canada or US ski areas.” The Toronto tour company, registered and licensed with the...
Goway Travel Supports Koala Clancy
Koalas in Australia’s You Yangs region will enjoy an extra conservation safety net after a crowdfunding campaign aided by “Down Under” experts Goway Travel exceeded its fundraising goal. Organized by the Koala Clancy Foundation, The Give Koala Clancy a Safety Net campaign is in support of the foundation’s star marsupial Koala Clancy. After a life-threatening injury hospitalized Clancy, the costs of safe capture, vet bills and resettlement led the foundation to recognize the need for a safety net to assist the region’s threatened koalas in the future. Goway Travel, which...
Embracing NDC
The retail travel trade need not fear IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) currently being beta-tested by the first batch of member airlines. In fact, they should be wholeheartedly embracing the new XML internet transmission standard since it puts them on an equal sales footing with carrier web sites, reports Montreal editor, Mike Dunbar in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. And, if the Internet had been around in the 1960s, the airlines would not have developed the computer reservations systems that are still – 40 years or so later – being used as the...
Baby, It’s Warm Outside
Predictions that Old Man Winter's icy grip may not be that icy this winter doesn't seem to be alarming tourist boards that invite people to flee bone-chilling weather, reports Ian Stalker in this week's digital edition of Travel Courier. Numerous meteorological reports are suggesting that an El Nino effect means this winter will be a mild one, which might suggest that sun vacations may not seem as attractive over the next few months as they did during last year's long and frigid winter. AccuWeather Global Weather Center said in late October that this winter “could end up as one of...
Avoiding The Crush
According to a new survey by Emirates, 64% of Canadian travellers would travel on Christmas to escape the holiday crowds at the airport. Emirates' survey also found that those questioned showed a clear desire to maximize value for money with close to a third (30%) of Canadian travellers indicating that food and drink not only mattered, but made a difference to their flying experience; and a vast majority (69%) agreed that comfortable seats would most enhance their experience on a long-haul flight. As Emirates' country manager for Canada, Don McWilliam sees it, “Canadians are...