Tour Operators
TICO Approves Claims
The Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO) reports that its board of directors has approved the payment of $5,685.62 to assist 7 consumers who did not receive the travel services for which they had paid. The payment was due to the closure of Amigo Travel in Toronto ($2,306.62) and Mexicana Airlines in Mexico ($3,379.00). As well, the board ratified a decision by the Statutory Director for payments from the Ontario Travel Industry Compensation Fund totalling $17,140.83 to assist 21 consumers as a result of the failure of Executive Worldwide Travel in Ottawa. The payments were...
Trafalgar Goes Dynamic With Reviews
Referencing La Belle Epoque and the movie Midnight in Paris, Wolf Paunic, president of Trafalgar Canada, kicked off an industry event in Toronto yesterday (Oct. 1) for the 2016 Europe and Britain launch with specially prepared shots of Absinthe for all those in attendance. New additions to the brochure include Celtic Filmscapes, which features locations made popular in Game of Thrones, and Highland Trail inspired by Outlander, which as the name indicates is inspired by the TV series. A key focus of the evening was on Trafalgar's decision to include unedited real-time reviews on...
Goway Offers Myanmar Cruise Savings
Goway is offering special savings on its eight-day Belmond “Road to Mandalay” river cruise, when booked by Oct. 31 for cruise departures through March 21, 2016. The sailing is priced from $4,079 per person (based on a Governor's Suite cabin). Agents will also earn $50 per booking on their Goway Rewards card. Thi offer cannot be combined with any other offers and is subject to availability. Agents are asked to quote promo code #280223 when booking. Guests will discover rural villages along the shores of the Irrawaddy River, difficult to access by road, and even take a...
ACV Is Cruising With A Plan
Air Canada Vacations is hopping on board with CLIA, which has declared October as National Plan A Cruise Month, and is packing some exclusive offers for travel agents. ACV will be offering agents 2X ACV&ME points on all air and cruise bookings - that's 2 X 600 points per stateroom. As for agents' clients, well they'll receive $50 off the air per person when booked in conjunction with a cruise. And the exclusive offer is combinable with ACV's cruise line partner promotions that are in effect from Oct. 1 to Oct. 31. A sample of some of the offers from ACV include: Royal...
Luxury Gold From Insight
Insight Vacations' new new luxury collection has a Gold hue. Cris David, who oversees the tour operator's Canadian program, told a Thursday Toronto gathering that the tour operator has raised the bar in the escorted tours industry with its new Luxury Gold Collection, which he pronounced “exceptional product that will define guided vacations today and into the future.” Luxury Gold's arrival comes as the number of affluent travellers is on the rise, according to David. A 2010 survey he cited suggested 4% of leisure travellers earned over $250,000 a year. The same survey predicted...
Anchors Away With Transat
Transat has launched its 2015-2016 Cruise Collection, highlighted by a 112-page brochure featuring 135 popular itineraries that connect directly with Air Transat flights and offered by 14 cruise lines. User-friendly tools such as Ships at a Glance and Flights at a Glance make it easy for agents and travellers to plan their journey and discover the Caribbean, Europe and beyond. New day-by-day itineraries have also been added to the handy itinerary maps. Other new inclusions for this year include Transat’s partnership with CroisiEurope, which offers river cruises in Europe, Russia...
Adventure Canada Offers Greenland Savings
Adventure Canada is offering savings of 30% off its “Greenland and Wild Labrador” expedition aboard the Ocean Endeavour, if booked by Dec. 18. This represents potential savings of up to US$4,858 per person, depending on the cabin category. Berths start at US$4,995 per person. During the Greenland and Wild Labrador voyage, from June 29 to July 11, 2016, guests sail from St. John’s, Nfld., to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, scanning the horizon for whales, polar bears, seals and seabirds found in this remote part of the world. Guests will witness everything from the red and green...
Globus Introduces 100-Day ‘Parks’ Tour
America’s National Parks will celebrate its 100th anniversary next year – a milestone Globus will be celebrating in style with a unique 103-day tour, Centennial Celebration - 100 Days of Go Parks, visiting 35 of the country’s most famed parks. Starting in Hawaii on July 7 and ending in Las Vegas on Oct. 17, the tour will feature visits to such landmark parks as Grand Canyon, Yosemite and Glacier National Park. “This is a natural for us,” said Stéphanie Bishop of the Globus family of brands Canadian office. “We are proud and long-time supporters of the National Park...