Tour Operators
Take The Back Roads With Goway
Goway has launched a partnership with Back-Roads Touring, a UK and Europe small group touring specialist. The London-based company offers a unique range of regional tours throughout the UK and Europe, exploring both famed and lesser-known cities, towns, and villages, travelling through the back roads along the way: from Cornwall to the Cotswolds, the Orkney Islands to the Dingle Peninsula, La Provence to the Loire Valley, the Amalfi Coast to the Cinque Terre, Andalusia to the Dalmatian Coast, Bavaria to the Ionian Islands. With a maximum group size of 18 (the average size is 12),...
Boomerang Introduces Special to New Zealand
Boomerang Tours is making travel to New Zealand more affordable than ever with some special low airfares with partner Air New Zealand. Valid on all new bookings made by March 31 for travel between July 24 and Sept. 21, travellers can take advantage of special low rates to Auckland from either Vancouver or Los Angeles and combine it with a Boomerang Tours package to create a family vacation or ski getaway. For example, Boomerang offers a nine-night package from $899 per person that includes return air and a 10-day four-berth motorhome rental – a great option for families. Customers...
Exotik Has NCL Booking Incentive
Exotik Tours is featuring a special early booking incentive with Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) that will appeal to both travel agents and their clients. Through March 6, when customers reserve select NCL sailings 100 days in advance, they will receive a value voucher of up to US$325 per stateroom. This includes a shore excursion voucher of up to $100, a specialty dining voucher of up to $50, a bottle of wine with dinner, a photo package including four photos of any size, a bingo package and chocolate-covered strawberries in their stateroom. What’s more, agents will receive 15%...
Contiki Set to Share the Craic
Cloverleafs, leprechauns, pancakes and beer for breakfast are common markers of a festive St. Patrick’s Day in Canada, but Contiki is inviting people to learn how this Irish holiday is celebrated in Ireland. Contiki is encouraging agents to direct their young clients to the four-day St. Patrick’s Day Dublin city stays for St. Patrick’s Day, where thousands take to the streets to celebrate Ireland’s patron saint with their biggest annual party. Travellers will be part of the St. Patrick’s Day party in Dublin, rubbing shoulders with locals and travellers alike. “Spend...
Holiday House Has Europe Ready to Book
Holiday House has launched its 2015 Europe program, available now in the system and ready to book. Offering the selection and flexibility that have been Holiday House hallmarks, officials say this year’s program has everything clients could want in planning and booking their next European adventure. Whether looking to visit France, Italy, the UK, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany and more, Holiday House has all the flights, hotels, car rentals, attraction passes, day tours and theatre tickets they may want or need to complete their vacation planning. The following are a few of...
Goway Introduces Luxury India Train Journey
Goway has introduced a new eight-day journey in India by luxury train. The journey, which includes the highlights of Northern India, travels from Delhi to Jaipur, Udaipur, Khajuraho and Varanasi before stopping at Agra to see the Taj Mahal before returning to Delhi. Spending seven nights in one of the 14 deluxe cabins, travellers benefit from visiting many of the sights of India, with the added benefit of unpacking only once. Cabins are adorned with chandeliers, Persian carpets and include amenities such as WiFi, Satellite TV, music system and individual temperature control. There...
Royal Irish Hosts April Fam
Royal Irish Tours is hosting an April 20-28 Ireland fam that visits both Ireland and Northern Ireland. Participants will visit Belfast, Derry, Donegal, Westport, Galway, Shannonside and Dublin. “Live like a royal, dine like a king at Dromoland and Bellingham Castles. Game of Thrones and Titanic – we have them covered. Tea and crumpets will replace your bagel and coffee as you walk the ancient castle halls,” the tour operator says. The $899 p.p. rate includes return airfare with Air Transat, accommodations, dinner and daily Irish breakfast. For details, e-mail...
ACV Appointment
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) has added Paula Rizos to its senior sales team in Western Canada. Rizos moves into the capacity of general manager, Sales Western Canada, effective immediately. She reports directly to Amr Younes, vice-president, Sales, Air Canada Vacations, and will be based out of the Air Canada sales office in Vancouver. In her new role, Rizos will be responsible for developing and implementing sales strategies to maximize Air Canada Vacations’ market share and revenue in the region. Rizos brings with her over 25 years of experience in the travel and tourism...