Tour Operators
Sunquest Wants Clients To ‘Feel Like A Rock Star’
For a limited time, Sunquest is offering Hard Rock hotels savings in Punta Cana, Cancun, the Riviera Maya and the Riviera Nayarit. Valid on new bookings made by Aug. 27, Sunquest is offering couples up to $200 off. The offer applies to any date, any duration, any gateway and any Hard Rock hotel available through Sunquest, specifically the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana, the Hard Rock Hotel Cancun, the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya and the Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta in Riviera Nayarit. Sample pricing includes: Calgary to Riviera Nayarit (Sept. 6), seven-night stay in a Deluxe...
Trafalgar Has Special European Fall Offers
In celebration of the upcoming fall European season, Trafalgar is offering a special promotional offer for its upcoming August, September and October departures. The tour operator is offering savings of up to 12% or $944 per couple on select Europe and Britain guided vacations. Clients can also book with confidence as all Europe & Britain 2014 summer trips are definite departures. “Selling Trafalgar’s European departures is one of the highest revenue generators for our loyal agents and many retailers have recognized that due to a prolonged winter, Canadians are planning...
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...