Tour Operators
Transat to add $35 Sun surcharge
Due to the recent depreciation of the Canadian dollar, Transat Holidays will be adding an additional surcharge of $35 per passenger to all packages and air only for Florida and Sun destinations. The move is effective Jan. 27, and in accordance with Transat policy, the new surcharge is commissionable on...
Collette’s ‘Book Your Own Bonus’ incentive is back
Following the success of the first round of its “Book Your Own Bonus” incentive program, Collette is increasing its reward. Agents now have the opportunity to win a $7,500 travel credit toward any Collette tour. After a second booking, agents will be entered to win the $7,500 travel credit. Every booking made increases the chances and there is no limit to how many times an agent can enter to win. The winner will be drawn on April 9. A trip must be taken within 12 months from the drawing date. Agents qualify for this promotion after their first booking. Following their...
WestJet Vacations names Cecco director of product
WestJet has welcomed Dave Cecco to its team in his new role as director of product for WestJet Vacations. Cecco joins WestJet Vacations after a successful career as founder and president of Total Vacations, a company he grew into a tour operator with more than 1,000 hotel and destination partners, including package vacations to the US, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America, Europe and Asia. WestJet Vacation’s former director of product, Yehudi Altman, began his new part-time role as manager of Product Development on Jan. 1. This new role allows Altman to spend more time...
CIT 2014 Europe brochure now available
CIT Tours has released its new Europe and the Best of Italy 2014 brochure. Featuring a modern new look, the 36-page brochure was conceived as a conversation piece presenting travel agents with the range of European vacation options available to their clients through CIT Tours. Divided into seven major travel themes -- Rail Tours, Coach Tours, Small-Group Coach Tours, Independent Tours, Wine & Gourmet Tours, Self-Drive Vacations & City Breaks -- the new brochure highlights some of CIT’s most popular tours, as well as a selection of new itineraries introduced for the 2014...
Transat Discoveries offers $300 in savings
Transat Discoveries is offering a $300 per couple savings on any tour package from the existing 2013-2014 brochure. Clients booking on to a scheduled departure date with air and land will receive $150 p.p. or $300 per couple in savings. Validity dates are for bookings made between Jan. 13 and Jan. 26. Tours must be eight days or longer. The promotion is combinable with the Transat Discoveries Repeat Traveller Discount, Cash Payment Discount and Referral Bonus for a total possible combined bonus of up to $600 in savings per...
Globus declares 2014 ‘Year of the Travel Agent’
Stéphanie Bishop, managing director for the Globus family of brands in Canada, is advising the travel trade that Globus has declared 2014 the “Year of the Travel Agent.” Throughout the year, the company will be providing agents with enhanced training, marketing tools, incentives and other promotions as a way of saying “thank you.” “Our retail partners are so important to our success,” says Bishop, “that we wanted to show our appreciation by taking our partnership to a whole new level.” To kick off the year, the company has enhanced its travel agent locator on its...
Teeing it up with Sunwing
Sunwing has announced that Memories Resorts’ Second Annual Golf Tournament will take place from March 28-29, offering “the opportunity to immerse golfers and travellers in the traditions of a timeless game and the grandeur of Cuba’s coastline.” When securing a position in the golf tournament, participants enjoy added features such as transfers from the participating resorts to the Varadero Golf Course during the two days of the tournament, club storage at the Varadero Golf Course, welcome cocktail, special dinners as well as diverse activities at Memories Varadero Sports Bar....
Royal Decameron Los Cabos now open
Nolitours reports the opening of the new Royal Decameron Los Cabos, a resort in Mexico available exclusively through Nolitours. The resort features 153 rooms with ocean, garden or pool views, as well as one à la carte restaurant, pools, a white-sand beach, a beach volleyball court, disco and activities for all ages. Adults can also indulge in some pampering at the spa or a round of golf at the nearby Palmilla Golf Club designed by Jack Nicklaus. The Royal Decameron Los Cabos is located in the southern part of the Baja California peninsula, overlooking the Sea of Cortes, about 15...