Tour Operators
Intrepid Travel Challenge
It’s a New Year and Intrepid Travel is urging everyone to commit to a new travel challenge in 2015 for just $1. With a number of challenges on offer – from conquering Everest Base Camp to eating a spicy road-side soup in Asia or learning tango to dance the night away in Buenos Aires – Intrepid has “an experience for everyone this year. And to help lock in that commitment to a new challenge, any Intrepid adventure can be secured for a measly $1 deposit if reserved by Feb. 28.” “New Year resolutions too often fall through in the first few months. Here at Intrepid we’re...
Transat Tours Canada Appointment
Mary Santonato has been appointed to the position of director, Groups Ontario & Atlantic Canada, at Transat Tours Canada. In this role, she will manage the Ontario Groups department team and be responsible for group sales in the Ontario & Atlantic Canada Regions. Santonato will report directly to Pat Brady, national director, Group Sales, and the Ontario Groups department will report to her. Santonato comes to Transat with extensive travel industry knowledge both in wholesale and retail coupled with an impressive sales and customer focused background. She formerly held...
Transat 2015 Europe Caravan Set to Roll
From Feb. 7-12, Transat Holidays will be touring Toronto, Hamilton, Kitchener, Montreal and Quebec City to meet travel agents for the 20th anniversary of Transat’s Europe Caravan. The 2015 edition of the Europe Caravan will feature more than 50 exhibitors from a total of 10 countries in Europe, as well as about 10 cruise lines and car rental companies. Among the exhibitors, an impressive French delegation of 12 representatives will be present, including Atout France and five delegates from the Marseille-Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region alone. With several flights from Montreal...
Something Special From Collette
Collette has launched a new e-Learning program: Collette University, designed to help travel agents earn more. The program consists of courses that can be completed through Collette’s Gateway system from the comfort of home or office. According to officials, travel professionals will be able to learn the benefits of choosing Collette for their clients and will have exclusive access to co-branded marketing materials along with the opportunity to earn more through travel credits. The modules will enlighten agents on Collette’s many product lines and special brochure offerings....
Insight Releases New Tour Director Videos
Insight Vacations has released 12 new videos featuring their knowledgeable tour directors discussing the highlights and “Signature Experiences” of some of Insight’s most popular European trips. “These two-minute videos are a great resource for travel agents as they provide background on the unique differences and highlights that make an Insight Vacations trip a stand out experience,” said Cris David, president, Insight Vacations Canada. “As our trusted travel specialists, we want agents to be able to speak about our escorted journeys and recommend these videos as a valuable...
A New Dimension
As ChinaPac International Travel of Vancouver turns the corner on its 30th anniversary, it does so with changes in ownership being settled, and new directions for the company being established, reports western editor, Ted Davis in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. Most notable and relevant to clients of ChinaPac is the departure of the founder, owner and president of the company, Jenny Soares. She has made the decision to step down in pursuit of a well-deserved break from building ChinaPac into the success story it is at present. But she is doing so while...
Collette Appointment
Collette has named Ryan Mikucki regional sales manager for Canada. Mikucki, who will lead thee Canadian sales team, has been with Collette for the last seven years. He started in district sales overseeing Manitoba and Saskatchewan and then in late 2010 transitioned into the Alberta territory. He grew his two separate territories over $1 million in a single year and, in 2013, achieved President’s Club status. During his tenure at Collette, he has earned numerous awards and, to date, has travelled to more than 50...
Transat Winners
Transat’s Confetti program ended the year on a high note with a challenge involving all of Transat’s brands and products. Nineteen winners were rewarded for their performance during the month of December. One agent per Transat departure city was honoured and given a prepaid $1,000 Visa gift card. The winners were Jeannine Smith, LeGrow's Travel (St. John’s); Barb Oreilly, Sears Travel (Halifax); Deanna Smith, Maritime Travel Fredericton (Moncton); Julie Rhodes, CAA Chatham (London); Caitlin Cruz, Caribbean Vacations (Hamilton); Ikbal Khan, Red Tag (Toronto); Debbie Ross, Sell...