Tour Operators
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...
Anyone for OZ
Goway Travel is working with Tourism Australia and Virgin Australia to offer travellers a chance to discover some of Australia's coastal and aquatic delights. For example, there’s beautiful Whitehaven Beach in the Whitsundays, Bondi and Manly beaches in Sydney and snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef. The 11 day Whitsunday and Sydney Escape starts at just US$2,599 per person and includes a four night stay in Sydney combined with four nights on Hamilton Island. Travellers will enjoy a full day Great Barrier Reef cruise, a half day excursion to Whitehaven Beach, entry to Hamilton Island...
Sunwing Launches Kidcations Program
Kidcations is a new, family-friendly travel program that Sunwing Vacations has introduced just in time for March Break. Believing that the only people who can really judge whether a family vacation is a “kidcation” are the kids, Sunwing conducted a nationwide contest last year where travel savvy kids and teens competed for the chance to tour some of Sunwing's most popular family-oriented resorts and inspire future kidcationers with the their firsthand reviews. Their travel photos and video diaries can be found on Sunwing's web site and also within the annual Kidcations magazine...
Transat Brings Romance To YVR
A new schedule of summer season direct flights from Vancouver to Rome by Air Transat led the news at the recent Transat Holidays agents’ dinner in Burnaby recently. The direct flights will start operating on June 17 and continue on Fridays until Oct. 7, but flights with connections will be available earlier. Bookings on the new flights are now getting underway, with early booking bonuses in place on Transat programs, said company brass who hosted the Transat 2016 Europe training academy and dinner at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown. For instance, Transat products can be reserved...