Tour Operators
Growing The Division
Goway Travel has appointed Shirley Rourke as its general manager, Downunder. Rourke will report to Goway's general manager for wholesale, Anita Emilio. She has been with Goway for 15 years, holding various positions within the sales and management teams -- most recently as the wholesale manager for the Downunder division . Emilio said of the appointment: "Shirley has proven that she is the person to lead the team following an incredibly successful year. In December Shirley accepted the award on behalf of the Downunder team for Goway's Division of the Year for 2013." In her new role,...
Bertolo Joins ACV
Dina Bertolo is joining Air Canada Vacations as its new vice-president, product. Bertolo takes on her new role beginning Feb. 24, 2014 and will lead the product purchasing team and will seek to continue to expand ACV's product portfolio. Prior to joining Air Canada Vacations, Bertolo served as vice-president, product development at Sunquest Vacations, overseeing Sunquest's and ALBATours' operations. Her career within the travel industry began since 1981 at ALBATours where she played a crucial part of the company's rapid growth and the later merger with Sunquest Vacations. MyTravel...
Adventure Canada introduces ‘We Love Canada’ sale
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, Adventure Canada is sharing its love for Canadian travel offering a limited time “We Love Canada” promotion where $1 CAD is at par with US$1. The special pricing applies to June 2014 Sable Island programs and the Greenland and Wild Labrador expedition in September. The offer is valid for those booking and paying in full by Feb. 14. Sable Island departure dates are June 12-20 or June 20-28. The Greenland & Wild Labrador departure date is Sept....
Sunwing has Early Bird savings
Sunwing is gearing up for summer with the launch of its summer flying schedule across Canada. With early bird pricing featuring savings of $200 per couple on round-trip fares, if booked by March 31, travellers are invited to begin planning their summer in advance. Sunwing will offer flights from Vancouver to Toronto, commencing June 18 until Sept. 14 with departures on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Toronto departures will be offered on the same days from June 18 to Sept. 8. Flights between Toronto and Newfoundland will commence on June 18 and operate until Sept. 8,...
Goway Picks Jansen
Goway's AFRICAExperts has appointed Rose Jansen to its reservations department. "Rose hails from Botswana and South Africa and brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the department," commented Moira Smith, AFRICAExperts general manager. "She's travelled extensively throughout Southern Africa and parts of East Africa and complements our current team of experts," Smith stated. Jansen's travel career has spanned 24 years. She was raised in Botswana where she started her travel career. She moved to South Africa in 1990 and spent the next 12 years working in the travel...
Doing The Right Thing
Tour East Holidays will not be implementing surcharges. "There are always currency risks in the travel business and it's up to the travel company to manage those risks," observed Tour East president Annie Tsu in announcing that the tour operator will not "pass along such a burden to its customers." "Over the almost 40 year history of our company," Tsu said, "we have had to deal with many fluctuations in the loonie versus the US dollar, but not once have we ever passed our currency problems along to our clients." She continued: "As you know, once surcharges are added, they are rarely...
Invade Britain With Monograms
You'll love this "yeah, yeah, yeah, yeaaaaaaah!" Couldn't resist. And apparently neither could Monograms because just in time for the 50th anniversary of the official start of the "British Invasion" -- Feb. 9, 1964 (the day the Beatles debuted on the Ed Sullivan Show) -- Monograms is providing its clients travelling to London the opportunity to indulge in Beatlemania as part of a special "British Invasion" series of London vacation packages. Stephanie Bishop of Monograms' Canadian office, explained that: "This day trip is a great way to combine nostalgia for the Fab Four as well as a...
Transat, Nolitours launch new online search tool
Transat Holidays and Nolitours have launched a new online search tool, designed to help agents and their clients make educated choices and find that perfect vacation. The Transat Holidays Family Vacation Collection and the noliKIDS range from Nolitours are specially designed for families travelling with children. All hotels in these collections have been carefully chosen because they offer extensive family friendly facilities. “Tell us whom you’re travelling with, what are your interests, the kind of accommodations you’re looking for, the services you’d like to have at the...