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Transat is enhancing its summer 2014 south program by adding Panama and Las Vegas, as well as a second flight from Montreal to Port-au-Prince. Nolitours will offer all-inclusive packages in Panama with flights operated by Copa Airlines, departing every Friday, May 2 to Oct. 31 from Toronto and June 6 to Oct. 31 from Montreal. Air Transat will add an additional flight from Montreal to Port-au-Prince. In addition to the weekly flight departing every Wednesday, a second one will be offered Mondays from June 23 to Aug. 25. Another new addition to the program, Las Vegas will be...
Sunwing Has New Groups Guide
Sunwing has released its new 2014/2015 Groups Guide, featuring new Groups offers as well as the return of many popular products and incentives. This year’s edition features helpful information on the tour operator’s agent site http://www.sunwingagents.ca , where travel professionals can find the latest offers, as well as Sunwing’s exclusive Instant Group Quote application. Offering “the same great rate without the wait,” this helpful tool provides instant group travel quotes with a click of a button, any time of the day. Sunwing is also offering its travel agent rewards...
Adventurous Savings
G Adventures is offering an early booking bonus for travellers looking to secure their place on West Africa cruise expeditions in April 2015. Agents' clients receive 20% off on the 32-day sailing from Cape Town to Marrakech with promo code G14WAF20EBB. Travellers save 15% on the 18-day sailing from Cape Town to Accra and 17-day sailing from Accra to Marrakech with promo code G14WAF15EBB. To take advantage of the early booking bonus, bookings must be made by April 30, 2014. Rich Heller, marine product manager, G Adventures, said: "The MS Expedition visits 14 countries on the 32-day...
Paradise On Offer
Sunquest has put six Paradisus and Melia resorts up for sale, offering savings of up to $400 per couple. The operator's "Paradisus Instant Rebate Offer" is valid from now to Feb. 21, 2014 on all new Sunquest package bookings from any gateway, on any departure date, and for any duration at the following six Paradisus and Melia resorts: Cancun & the Riviera Maya Paradisus Cancun Paradisus Playa del Carmen La Esmeralda Paradisus Playa del Carmen La Perla Punta Cana Paradisus Palma Real Paradisus Punta Cana Melia Tropical (æLevelÆ category only) Both Melia...
Home Is Where The Magic Is
MAGIK Tours is offering a 7-day homestay tour in Japan, with rates from $589 per person. A Homestay provides travellers with an unique way to experience the Japanese lifestyle and discover this rich traditional culture. It's also an amazing opportunity to learn more about Japanese history, the language and customs through daily interactions with a Japanese family. The understanding of another culture and another people is a unique experience allowing you to be more open and to grow your knowledge. The families are carefully selected to ensure convenience and the best stay possible...
Cashing In On The Cold
Let's see how to put this politely. Actually, there's no good way. You see, when Canadians are freezing their butts off, they don't care much about anything except getting out of the country and ending up somewhere that's warm. In fact, in this week's edition of Canadian Travel Press (Feb. 17, 2014), our intrepid, though shivering, reporter, Ian Stalker discovered in his conversations with a number of top travel agents and tour operators, that sinking temperatures -- not to mention nasty weather -- was having more effect on Canadians' travel plans than was the Canadian...
It’s A G-Normous Deal
Throughout the month of February, North American agents will receive an extra 2% commission on all G Adventures trips booked with promo code GNORMOUS, as part of the tour operator's G-Normous campaign. Further, agents' clients can take advantage of a 10% discount on all Classic style trips. Since its launch on Jan. 1, 2014, more than 2,100 North American agents have registered and participated in the program. To qualify, agents must register at http://www.gadventures.com/gnormous and use the same e-mail address to create and confirm bookings. Once agents register online their bookings...
Go Canada!
Sunquest is cheering on Canada's Olympic hockey teams and agents are sure to celebrate: with every package booking made between Feb. 13 and Feb. 22, agents earn valuable Loyalty Points, an amount that will automatically double if Canada wins double golds in hockey. Valid on all new bookings, agents will automatically receive $25 in bonus Loyalty Points, and if both the men's and women's hockey teams win gold medals for Canada, that number doubles instantly, with Sunquest giving agents $50 in bonus Loyalty Points for each applicable booking. (Note the offer excludes US...