Tour Operators
A LITTLE FLASH FROM GOWAY
Goway has a great deal on Tahiti. The operator is now offering savings of 50% on accommodation at the Moorea Pearl Beach Resort & Spa and Bora Bora Pearl Beach & Spa. Clients who book early will save 50% on accommodation, but they'll have to hurry as there are only 300 rooms available as part of Goway's offer. The package is priced at $3,199 and includes round trip economy class airfare with Air Tahiti Nui from Los Angeles to Tahiti; inter-island flights with Air Tahiti; meet and greet with fresh flower lei; all relevant transfers; 3 nights Moorea Pearl Beach Resort & Spa (Beach Bungalow)...
TAX BUSTING IS BACK
Sunquest and ALBATours have brought back their popular "Tax Buster" sales event, offering savings of $500 per couple on Mediterranean cruises and Italy coach tours with departures in July and August. Now available on all new bookings made by July 5, 2013, for departures in July and August, for Sunquest the sale applies to its 7-night cruises in the Eastern and Western Med, whereby it pays the fuel surcharge. Packages include airfare, the cruise, transfers and touring in Italy, with prices starting from just $1,899 per person. For ALBATours, the "Tax Buster" sale applies to escorted coach...
SUNQUEST SHOWS YOU THE MONEY
There are only a couple of days left to win in Sunquest's "Show You the Money" promotion, which wraps up at the end of this week, with the final daily draw for $500 taking place on June 28th and the five grand prize winners being selected on July 2. During the promotion, agents were asked to include a quick note about what they liked about the new Sunquest packages when they sent in their applicable bookings, here's what a couple of our winners had to say: Tammy Kemp of Travel Only told the operator: "We are excited to have Sunquest re-invent itself as the new model provides more flexibility...
THE PASSION IS BACK!
Air Canada Vacations has launched its new Passion brochure, featuring its 2013-2014 Mexico and Caribbean Collection. The new brochure features a host of destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean, along with flights operated by both Air Canada and its new partner airline, Air Canada rouge. This winter, ACV will be adding a new flight out of Halifax to Santa Clara and a second weekly flight out of Toronto to Huatulco. In addition, capacity has been significantly increased on popular destinations such as Jamaica from Toronto and Cancun from Calgary, Winnipeg and Toronto. A number of ACV...
BUTCHART LEAVES TCNA
Steve Butchart has left Thomas Cook North America (TCNA). Butchart joined the company about 5 years ago and has been its vice-president mainstream. Butchart's departure follows that of TCNA's CEO Dean Moore late last week and the abrupt leavings have the industry rumour mill working overtime. Stay tuned, there's bound to be...
ANDERSON UPDATE ON CALGARY
Anderson Vacations is advising the travel trade that a as result of the flooding in Calgary its main phone line and its centralized office is not accessible as it is in the mandatory evacuation zone. However, over the weekend, Anderson's management team has put together plans for its operations. Today -- Mon., June 24, 2013 -- Anderson will be operational and open for business, but from two centralized pods around the city by product line. Here are the details: Office hours are from 8:30AM to 5:00PM Mountain Standard Time. For customized FIT reservations for Canada and the South Pacific,...
MOORE LEAVES THOMAS COOK NA
Thomas Cook North America has confirmed that its Chief Executive Officer, Dean Moore is leaving the company. Details on who would replace Moore were not available. However, a TCNA spokesperson said that "with the company now under new ownership, it is taking a new direction, and based on that, Dean decided it was time for him to move on." Moore joined TCNA in 2008 as the tour company's chief operating officer and in March of 2012, he replaced Michael Friisdahl as the company's...
THE SECRET IS OUT WITH ACV
Agents booking any Secrets Resorts & Spa in Mexico, Jamaica or the Dominican Republic with Air Canada Vacations (ACV) between June 14 and July 14 will be entered to win a three-night trip for two to Reggae SumFest 2013 in Jamaica. Every booking is one chance to win. Book Secrets St. James Montego Bay or Secrets Wild Orchid Montego Bay and get two chances to win. New Air, Hotel & Transfer package bookings only. The offer is valid for customer travel completed by Dec. 31. The Reggae SumFest prize trip includes two round-trip flights in Economy class from Toronto to Montego Bay (departing July...