Tour Operators
Celebrating 20 Years Of Success
Tourico Holidays, which is a subsidiary of Travel Holdings, Inc., was in Toronto this week to celebrate its 20th anniversary with its Canadian partners. The global travel distribution company that contracts directly with travel providers opened an office in YYZ back in November 2013, picking Matia Elisavetsky to lead its Canadian product development team here. Tourico uses a “high-volume, wholesale model to broker its inventory – which includes hotels, resorts, cruise lines, attractions, ground transportation and lots more to its more than 4,500 clients in 100 countries using...
WestJet launches new TA resource site
WestJet has launched a new resource web site for travel agents. The newly developed site features easy access to travel agent communications and JetMails, current information on seat sales, promo codes, travel agent contests and any other WestJet related news to help travel agents better serve their clients. “WestJet and WestJet Vacations are fully committed to supporting travel agents,” said Lyell Farquharson, WestJet vice-president, Sales. “Our intent is to be open and fair, while continuing to adapt many of the suggestions travel agents have provided us with over the years....
Monitoring The Situation
In this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press, Ian Stalker reports that the current Ebola virus outbreak in parts of western Africa has drawn the scrutiny of a calm but cautious travel industry. The number of deaths linked to Ebola in Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Nigeria has topped 1,000, prompting health officials to label it the worst outbreak of the grim disease to date and led Western governments to rush assistance to the affected countries to try to contain it. Ottawa says Canadians should avoid non-essential travel to all four countries, citing Ebola as the...
WestJet Incentive
WestJet Vacations is now offering commissions on new WestJet Vacations bookings when WestJet dollars are used as partial payment. Commissionable bookings using WestJet dollars came into effect yesterday (Aug. 14). WestJet Vacations will pay agents commission on the base package price (less the WestJet dollars) when using WestJet dollars to book a vacation package. “We have always supported the travel agent community and they are a very important partner in our business,” said Tim Croyle, WestJet vice-president and general manager, WestJet Vacations. "We strive to be open and...
Exotik Offers Agents, Clients Tunisia Special
Exotik Tours is featuring a special departure for its “Beautiful Tunisia: 4X4 Berber Adventure Tour” and is offering some special rates for clients, as well as some “super special” rates for agents and their travelling companions. Departing Sept. 13, this nine-day, eight-night tour visits some of Tunisia’s most important historical and architectural sites with stops in Tunis, Carthage, Sidi Bou Said, Kairouan, the Sahara, Gabes, Hammamet, and more. Travelling by 4X4 vehicle, complete with a private driver and English-speaking guide, nights will be spent in four-star hotels...
CanJet Vacations Open For Business
CanJet Vacations has officially launched with its products now found in SIREV and also available through CanJet’s call centre at 1-800-809-7777. Additional information can be found at http://www.canjetvacations.com in an eBrochure. A printed version of the brochure will be distributed to agencies in the coming weeks. The tour operator is offering close to 200 different four-star and above hotels under the CanJet Vacations brand. The focus will now switch to the distribution side for the next few months to establish strategic partnerships and make CanJet Vacations’ product...
Top Selling Agents Earn Big Aeroplan Rewards
Travel agents have the chance to reap big Aeroplan Miles with Air Canada Vacations' new and exclusive Preferred Resorts program. The incentive program for agents, which runs between August and November, will recognize top selling agents with “ACV & Me Rewards” Aeroplan Miles. The overall top selling agents will be rewarded between 50,000 and 100,000 Aeroplan Miles – enough for trips to the Caribbean and beyond. According to ACV president Eamonn Ferrin, the incentive program is a way for the company to show appreciation to travel agents. “Canadian travel agents are our...
Building A Following
In this week's Travel Courier, staff writer, Ian Stalker reports that the latest entrant in Canada's adventure travel market has its eye on travellers who are feeling kind of energetic. British-based Exodus Travels – in business for over 40 years – has set up a Toronto office, sharing resources with other members of PEAK Adventure Travel Group, which also includes Intrepid Travel and other tour companies under its umbrella. Exodus' North American marketing manager is Katy Rockett, who was earlier part of Intrepid's Toronto office and is confident that Exodus can build a...