Tour Operators
PRIVATE JET TOUR TO SOUTH AMERICA ON SALE
Travel Guild Inc. has announced that it is selling off the last seats of its 20-day private jet tour of South America. The net price to agents is $17,000 p.p., sharing, and $19,300 p.p. single occupancy. That is a 32% discount on the retail. The tour will visit Cartagena, Manaus, Rio de Janeiro, Iguassu Falls, Buenos Aires, El Calafate, Santiago, Lima, Cusco, Machu Picchu and Panama and features daytime flights aboard a VIP-dedicated aircraft and crew with business class seating, meals and open bar service. It is fully escorted with experienced personnel, first-class hotels, transfers and...
LEARN AND EARN WITH ANDERSON
Anderson Vacations has launched a new trade campaign that introduces three new ways for travel agents to learn and earn between Aug. 27 and Oct. 15. Agents can grow their earning potential for bookings to Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific by: !!! For all Downunder land packages booked between Aug. 27 and Oct. 15 with a deposit applied, the travel agent will earn an additional 2% commission. These land packages include escorted and independent packages for Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific Islands. !!! If agents book an air and land inclusive Downunder package,...
JUST CHUGGING ALONG
Rocky Mountaineer is just chugging along. The operator is now rolling out its new 2014 brochure to travel agencies around the world. The company\'s 2014 program features an array of new offerings in the Pacific Northwest and the Canadian Rockies. Hubert Wat, vice-president, global marketing of Rocky Mountaineer, observed: \"We are delighted to launch our new 2014 brochure in-market to Canadians and feel it captures the excitement and experience onboard our rail journeys and throughout our holiday packages.\" Wat continued: \"With a full itinerary of 24 departures on our Coastal Passage...
CAMELS BY CANDLELIGHT
So what attracts over 300,000 visitors ... 20,000 animals ... and turns hotel rooms in the town of Pushkar into one of India\'s rarest commodities? Well, the people a Goway Travel will tell you that it\'s the Pushkar Fair. And in a special November departure of Goway\'s India Odyssey both Diwali and the Pushkar Fair are included. The India Odyssey is one of Goway\'s most popular tours of India and the Nov. 2, 2013 departure coincides with the Pushkar Fair -- one of the largest camel trade fairs in the world. Each year, in the Rajasthan desert, Pushkar, a picturesque town of barely 15,000...
GET HITCHED WITH SUNWING
Sunwing Vacations is making it easier to tie the knot in an exotic destination with the release of the third edition of its Destination Weddings Guide. Brides and grooms who choose a Sunwing wedding will enjoy exclusivity at popular resorts as well as guidance through every aspect of the wedding planning process from prenuptials to competitive travel rates, to professional in-house wedding consulting, all without breaking the bank. Janine Chapman, vice-president of marketing for the Sunwing Travel Group, observed: \"Destination weddings have evolved over the past few years and we wanted to...
END THE SUMMER WITH STYLE
Sunquest and FunSun Vacations have some long weekend deals that should help agents\' clients celebrate the end of summer. For example, Fun Sun is offering a Calgary to Las Vegas package that includes return flights plus 4 nights at the The Quad Resort & Casino (Deluxe room) for $279 plus $133 tax per person. It departs Sept. 1, 2013. The operator is also offering deals from Toronto to Orlando; Vancouver to Las Vegas; Ottawa to Orlando; Montreal to Orlando; Edmonton to Las Vegas and lots more. As for Sunquest, its specials include a Toronto to Samana package that features return flights...
TRANSAT RELEASES GUIDE TO GROUPS IN EUROPE
Transat Holidays has introduced its first Europe Groups Agent Guide, exclusively for Canadian travel agents. The tour operator has selected the best products, itineraries and programs on the market and assembled them into four categories, making it easier for agents to find the appropriate products for their clients. The Classics includes Transat Holidays’ most popular coach tours, which feature the best of any given destination. Historic Europe comprises coach tours that honour great moments in the history of humanity. European Flavour features convivial coach tours that offer epicures...
SUNWING HAS NEW DIRECT GRAND BAHAMA SERVICE
This winter, sun seekers, golfers and families can escape to Grand Bahama courtesy of Sunwing as the tour operator has introduced new direct service to the island from six cities across Canada. Starting Jan. 16, 2014, Sunwing will be offering weekly winter service from Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg and Edmonton to Freeport, Grand Bahama, along with year round flights from Toronto. Customers booking their winter vacation by Aug. 31 can take advantage of price protection with Sunwing’s Price Drop Guarantee and pay a reduced deposit of $50 p.p. Sunwing offers a selection of Grand...