Tour Operators
ANDERSON LAUNCHES COVER CONTEST
In preparation of its new 180 + page, 2014 Downunder Destination Planner due to hit agency shelves in November, Anderson Vacations has launched a 2014 Downunder Cover Contest. As in previous years and as part of the company's ongoing efforts to connect with travel industry partners, Anderson invites agents to share the excitement over this comprehensive new agency tool by getting involved in the decision-making process of the design of the front cover of this new planner. Products featured in the new 2014 Downunder Destination Planner will range from selected sample FIT itineraries, fully...
Signature Has RIU Upgrades
Signature Vacations is offering those seeking sun this fall complimentary room upgrades when they book one of 16 participating RIU hotels by Aug. 9 for departures from Nov. 1 through Dec. 15. Upgraded rooms are now available for sale at the lead-in room category price, with options such as the Superior Room at Riu Varadero, just steps from the beach, the Ocean View Junior Suite at the Riu Palace Paradise Island in Nassau, or the Ocean View Room at the Riu Santa Fe in Los Cabos, all for the same price as the standard hotel room. Exclusively offered by Signature, guests staying at RIU Hotels...
ACV OFFERS FREE EUROSTAR TICKETS
Travellers are invited to experience two of Europe's best cities in one adventurous trip with Air Canada Vacations (ACV). The tour operator is offering a free high-speed Eurostar train ticket (only two hours from station to station, from London to Paris or Paris to London) when booking air and hotel. Travellers can fly into one city and return from the other. The offer is valid for new bookings only made by Aug. 17 for travel from Sept. 1 and completed by Dec. 31. A minimum six-night stay is required....
GOWAY OFFERS AGENTS A CHANCE TO SEE FIJI
Goway is offering agents a chance to win a trip to Fiji, in conjunction with Fiji Airways. Fiji Airways, formerly Air Pacific, is Fiji's flagship carrier operating five times per week between Los Angeles and Nadi, Fiji with connections to Australia, New Zealand and a number of South Pacific islands. Any Fiji Airways ticket booked with Goway will earn double rewards, up to $40 per ticket paid to your Goway Visa Reward card. Air and land bookings earn more and all agents will be entered into a draw to win a Fiji Airways ticket from Los Angeles to Nadi as well as five night's accommodation....
SAVE WITH ACV AND SANDALS
When agents book their clients at Sandals Emerald Bay with Air Canada Vacations' by Aug.15 they qualify to receive up to a $555 air credit offer. Book from now to Sept. 26 for travel completed by Dec. 26, 2014 and receive up to $555 Air Credit per room with a minimum of six nights stay in any room category. The offer is valid for new bookings only and not applicable to group bookings. As well, clients will get two free rounds of golf when they book by Sept. 26 for travel completed by Dec. 31, 2014 with a minimum of three nights, p.p., per room. This offer is applicable to two complimentary...
INDUS APPOINTMENT
Indus Travels has appointed a new business development manager for the West Coast. Janice Tozer "brings with her a wealth of knowledge to the position and will be responsible for further developing the sales and group relationships with the retail travel partners."Tozer was most recently with Exotik Tours, Canada where she spent the last three years as product manager for South America and Africa. She started travelling 25 years ago with a backpack strapped to her back and a passport in hand. In the late 1990s, she turned that love of travel into a career, starting with a boutique Ensemble...
SUNQUEST WINNERS
Last month, Sunquest's "Show You the Money"promotion gave away almost $10,000 in daily draws, including five grand prize draws of $1,000. The winning agents were Pelina Kwan, Escapes.ca; Todd Janzen (pictured), Target Vacations; Stéphanie Cusson, Voyage Conseil Drummondville; Nella Romm, C-World Travel; Salim Ratanshi, Sears Travel Carlingwood....
SAFARI SAVINGS
Goway's AFRICAExperts is offering savings of up to $740 p.p. on select dates of its Royal Concorde Kenyan vacation. The itinerary features such iconic properties as the Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari club, the Ark and the Fairmont Mara Safari Club. "What makes this such a great offer is that October is peak season and clients can expect to see the great herds in the Masai Mara,"said Moira Smith, general manager of AFRICAExperts. The Masai Mara is a year round destination thanks to its abundant resident game and temperate climate. Many visitors want to see the great migration and the best time to...