Tour Operators
Contiki Introduces Interactive Agent-Focused Campaign
#mycontiki has officially launched – and it’s a campaign all about giving travel agents a fun, easy tool to inspire young Canadians to travel further. Contiki, which offers more than 300 unique trips in 50 countries, says it has the key to finding the perfect holiday and it lies in an interactive, online quiz designed to identify each traveller’s unique travel style. “Travel agents gave us valuable feedback expressing their desire for a readily accessible digital tool to help identify the perfect Contiki trip for their clients,” says Contiki Canada president, Brad Ford....
Goway Showcasing Brazil
With support from the Brazilian Tourist Board – Embratur – and its preferred carrier to South America, the LATAM Airlines Group, Goway is gearing up for a Brazil road show that will give travel agents and in-depth look at the country and its regions. Don Forster, product and marketing manager for Goway Travel’s Latin America and Polar division, observed: “Brazil is a vast nation - the largest in South America and 5th largest nation in the world. The Brazilian landscape is as varied as it is large. With regions such as the Amazon, a long and impressive coast line, and a share of...
Lindblad Completes Ship Renovations
Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic reports a full interior renovation has been completed on its twin 62-guest ships, National Geographic Sea Lion and National Geographic Sea Bird. The extensive renovation included guest cabins, the lounge and bar, dining room, public areas and spa, and nothing has been left untouched, including the sleekly framed wall photos, and fresh paint, and new carpets throughout the ships. Highlights include the lounge and bar being completely redesigned and reconfigured to provide an open, enhanced environment with additional seating and better...
Sunwing Heats Up Winter Travel
Just in time for Valentine's, Sunwing Vacations will introduce its new flight service departing from Buffalo to Punta Pana beginning on Feb. 14. The new route gives vacationers departing from Buffalo this winter an opportunity to experience one of the Dominican Republic's most attractive tourist destinations. Known for its white sand beaches, water sports and golf facilities, Punta Cana offers a range of resorts designed to suit couples and families alike. “With the introduction of this convenient, Saturday service to Punta Cana, Sunwing has given Ontario residents another strong...
It’s Great To Be Single
Exploring Canada’s wilderness and coastal communities by expedition ship just got a little bit easier for single travellers – not to mention a little less expensive – as Adventure Canada is waiving the single supplement on three epic expeditions from now until Feb. 14, The offer applies to the “Mighty Saint Lawrence” which sails on June 14 to June 23, 2015. It is the inaugural voyage of the 2015 season and features Quebec’s North Shore, the Gaspe, the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Magdalen Islands, and Saint Pierre. A visit to the high cliffs of Saguenay Fiord offers some of the...
Destination Dubai
2015 is going to be a busy year for the gang at Emirates Airlines in Canada. Canadian Travel Press' executive editor, Bob Mowat reports that travel agents will be well-advised to keep an eye on the carrier as it rolls out some new twists to its flight plan over the next 12 months. Topping the list of what to watch for from the carrier in 2015 will be some aggressive promotion of Dubai as a stand-alone destination – rather than just a stopover – in the Canadian market. To do that, the carrier has teamed up with a number of new tour operator partners that will be packaging...
New Incentive From G Adventures
G Adventures is offering North American travel agents an extra 2% commission on every eligible booking during February. All agents have to do to earn the extra commission is to quote the promo code GNORMOUS. The incentive is paired with a consumer offer of 15% off select Comfort style trips. Aizaz Sheikh, Canadian marketing manager for G Adventures, said: “We’re only one month into the program and the engagement and excitement within the agent community is absolutely contagious.” Sheikh noted that: “Nearly 12,000 North American agents are registered for the program, of which...
Sunquest Event Will Rock You
Sunquest is now featuring a “We Will Rock You” event that is offering free room upgrades and 2X Limitless Resort Credits at select Hard Rock Hotels in Mexico and the Caribbean. Valid on all new bookings made between Feb. 5 and March 2, for travel anytime, when customers book any of the following Hard Rock Hotels, here’s what they will receive: Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya: Book a Deluxe Room, get upgraded to Deluxe Gold (Riviera Maya section) or book a Deluxe Diamond Room and get upgraded to Deluxe Platinum Sky Terrace (Heaven section). Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta: Book a...