Tour Operators
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...
Hidden Journeys With Trafalgar
Trafalgar has released its new 2016 “Hidden Journeys” brochure offering guided vacations to “hard-to-reach and less-visited destinations” in groups of no more than 26 guests. Featuring 16 itineraries to Europe, North, South and Central America and Asia, travellers are invited to enjoy more unusual and authentic experiences off the beaten track. The program offers guests numerous value-added inclusions including daily breakfast, an average of 50% of evening meals, VIP access and front-of-the-line access at major sites, free WiFi on their motor coaches and free airport transfers...
Agents Discover Fattal Hotels
About 50 travel agents and tour operators were on hand for an early morning breakfast hosted by the Israel Government Tourist Office (IGTO), El Al and Fattal Hotels yesterday. The event provided those attending with an update on the latest news from both IGTO and El Al, plus a primer on Fattal Hotels and its numerous properties in Israel. After presenting an upbeat video, Israel: Seeing is believing, that showcased the destination's cities, culture, natural wonders, history and lots more, Melman told her audience that so fare in 2015, Israel had welcomed 57,000 Canadian visitors. She...