Tour Operators
Sunquest Extends Sandals Promotion
Sunquest has extended its exclusive promotion with Sandals, Beaches and Grand Pineapple Resorts until the end of June, rewarding rewards agents and customers alike with a total value of up to $500 per booking. Valid on all new Sandals, Beaches and Grand Pineapple package bookings now made before June 30, for travel any time, out of any gateway, and to any Sandals, Beaches or Grand Pineapple resort, the promotion offers: !!! A Sunquest air credit of up to $400 per couple plus up to $555 in Sandals air credits that are automatically reflected in pricing; !!! A US$100 coupon per...
Nino Montagnese Leaving ACV
After nearly 11 years with Air Canada Vacations (ACV), industry veteran Nino Montagnese is leaving the company, effective June 5. Montagnese, who is vice-president, sales and marketing, told Canadian Travel Press he has decided to take some time off and is not sure what he will do next in his...
Insight Launches 2014/15 Europe Collection
Insight Vacations has launched its 2014/15 Europe Autumn, Winter & Spring (AWS) collection, including the Eastern Mediterranean and Christmas Markets. Clients can take advantage of an Early Payment Discount of up to 7.5% on select tours when booking and paying in full by July 17. “Our guests can look forward to staying in the most distinctive hotels throughout Europe, enjoy authentic Signature Experiences with passionate characters such as farmers and artists, and taste the local specialities and produce of the regions they visit,” says Cris David, president, Insight...
Sunquest Introduces Packages to London and Paris
Sunquest continues to expand its product offering and featuring packages to London and Paris. Available to book now, the product line offers departures out of either Toronto, with service to London and Paris, or out of Montreal, with service to Paris. Packages include roundtrip airfare aboard Air Canada, Air Transat, Air France or British Airways, and a range of hotel options (11 in London and nine in Paris). Transfers, tours and theatre tickets are available at an additional charge. Package prices start from $560 p.p. plus airline taxes and fees. The following are a few...
Is A Telephone Call Considered A CEM?
Press Today continues to feature a series of questions from agents on Canada's new anti-spam legislation (Bill C-28) in its issues this week, with answers supplied by Doug Crozier and Tim Law of Heifetz Crozier Law. Baxter Travel Media has been hosting a series of Travel Law webinars on the anti-spam legislation featuring HCL's Crozier and Law. The May 6 session -- like the May 1 webinar -- was a sell out and there were lots of questions from webinar participants. A third Question & Answer webinar on Canada's anti-spam legislation has now been scheduled for May 14, 2014 at noon....
Transat Launches Toronto-Marseille Service
Air Transat celebrated the first departure of its new Toronto-Marseille flight at Toronto-Pearson Airport Monday night (May 5) with a festive nautical theme. The new service to Marseille is scheduled to Oct. 20 with departures from Toronto every Monday. This new destination is the 20th to be offered in Europe by Air Transat via direct service from Toronto. Transat Holidays, meanwhile, offers travellers who wish to visit Marseille and Provence several new vacation options, including the nine-day Marseille, Nice & Aix-en-Provence package, which explores the historical port of...
Bahia Principe on Sale
For a limited time, Sunquest is putting all of its Bahia Principe resorts on sale with special savings of $100 per couple ($50 per adult). The sale started yesterday (May 6) and applies to the first 200 bookings, on any departure date, for any duration, from any gateway, and at any Bahia Principe resort in Mexico or the Caribbean that is available through...
Insight Celebrates Travel Agent Day
Celebrated the first Wednesday of May, Travel Agent Day is a day to bring awareness and recognition to the travel agent profession. This year on May 7, Insight Vacations is renewing its commitment to travel agents with a special incentive – from May 7-10, agents who book an Insight tour will automatically receive a $50 bonus commission. “We appreciate our valued travel agent partners and all that they do for Insight Vacations not just on Travel Agent Day, but all year long,” said Cris David, president, Insight Vacations Canada. “We are committed to continually engaging our...