Tour Operators
WestJet Price Drop Guarantee
WestJet Vacations is making it easier for agents to lock in the lowest price for their client's flight or vacation package with its new Price Drop Guarantee. Agents can now take a screen shot from the GDS, Revnet or SIREV of the lower price found for the exact same WestJet flight or vacation package and submit it for a Price Drop Guarantee claim. Book the flight or package your client want and if the price drops after booking, right up until two hours prior for flights and up to 21 days prior for vacations, WestJet will give back the difference in WestJet...
Transat Appointment
Transat has named Tammy Preeper as business development manager, Atlantic Canada. Preeper will be responsible for working with Transat’s agency partners in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador. Preeper has worked as a travel consultant and branch manager and most recently as an area sales manager for Atlantic Canada for a large retail chain. She brings over 30 years of travel industry experience to her new role at Transat Holidays. Preeper can be reached via e-mail at [email protected] or by calling...
Greece Wows Insight CEO
Insight Vacations CEO John Boulding recently completed a week’s family holiday in Greece and wants agents and clients to know just how amazing the destination is to visit – remaining one of the top destinations for Canadians with government figures showing that 180,000 visit each year. “Any negatives you are hearing as far as tourism travel goes are completely misconceived. We had absolutely no issues at all. Everything worked from ATMs to paying bills by credit card, from transport to shops and restaurants, which were all busy by the way,” said Boulding. “The Greeks, as...
TravelBrands Requests Further Extension
TravelBrands Inc. will be in court on Friday (Aug. 14) to request a further extension of its protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA). Under CCAA, multiple extension are a normal part of the process as long as progress is being made. In requesting the extension of the protection order to Sept. 30, 2015, TravelBrands Inc. outlined some of the progress that it had been making. Its court filing points out that on July 6,2015, Sears Canada Inc. and TravelBrands entered into an Amending Agreement whereby the terms of the license agreement between Sears and the...
Sunquest Brings Back ‘Sun Deal’
Sunquest is bringing back its popular “Sun Deal” travel agents’ incentive, offering agents a chance to earn up to $100 in Loyalty Points simply by booking qualified Sunquest packages. Sun Deal bookings are valid on all new Sunquest packages made between Aug. 11-31 for travel anytime, from any gateway, to any destination and for any duration. Once a booking is complete, agents simply need to go online to SunquestAgent.ca, enter their valid booking number and play to win. The number of bonus points that can be won range between 2x and 20x Loyalty Points, which can then be...
Don’t Miss The Bus
After focusing solely on Europe since 1998, freestyle travel brand Busabout recently added Asia to its repertoire. The expansion includes itineraries in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Burma, reports staff writer, Ann Ruppenstein in this week's digital edition of Travel Courier. “We've had a brochure out for six to seven months, but it actually started operating in May, and forward bookings for us are fantastic,” explained Damien Bennett, director of sales for North America at Busabout. “We've got some great stuff mainly focusing on South-East Asia.” The bulk of...
Transat Expands Sun Savvy Collection
Transat has added 12 resorts in seven new destinations to its Sun Savvy Collection. The collection, which is specifically designed to offer quality vacations at affordable prices, now includes 31 hotels in 21 sun destinations. There is a range of 3.5- to 4-star resorts, 19 of which are exclusive to Transat in Canada, available in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Jamaica, Costa Rica, St. Martin/St. Maarten, Honduras, Nicaragua, Colombia and Haiti. The collection’s new destinations include San Jose in Costa Rica, Holguin in Cuba, Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos in Mexico as well as...
England Pilgrimage Will Seek The Holy Grail
Did the uncle of Jesus, Joseph of Arimathea, bring the goblet used in The Last Supper when he visited England? A May 8-18, 2016, Vancouver-based Sacred Earth Journeys sacred sites tour will examine not only the Grail legend, but also places associated with King Arthur, Lady Guinevere and Merlin. The “King Arthur's Avalon” tour will be led by Phil Cousineau host of the “i television series Global Spirit and author of the bestseller, The Art of Pilgrimage: The Seeker's Guide to Making Travel Sacred. Highlights of the itinerary include excursions to Glastonbury, where a thorn tree...