Tour Operators
GET ALRIGHT WITH JAMAICA
Minister of tourism of Jamaica, the Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill paid his first official visit to Canada since being appointed in January 2012. The minister was accompanied by John Lynch, director of tourism for Jamaica and Paul Pennicook, chairman of JAMVAC on the visit, and the trio was in Toronto for a special dinner hosted by Philip Rose, head of the Jamaica Touist Board in Canada. Minister McNeill was upbeat about the increasing arrival numbers from this country. The minister and his department are going full steam ahead to promote many additional attractions, that include swimming with the...
DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH
Air Canada rouge has launched its new service from Toronto to Montego Bay. Air Canada rouge\'s service, with a Boeing 767-300ER aircraft, increases the number of seats per week previously offered by Air Canada last winter by 50 %. The new service features 3 comfort seating options: rouge, rouge Plus and Premium rouge. Between Air Canada rouge\'s service to Montego Bay and Kingston, Air Canada rouge and Air Canada\'s capacity to the vacation island is increasing by double digitsáfrom Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa. The Montego Bay daily flights will depart Toronto at 9 am arriving Montego...
ALBA HAS ITALY COVERED
ALBATours has released its 2014 brochure, featuring a comprehensive program of tours that covers all of Italy. As well, the new program also features a full Mediterranean cruising program with MSC Cruises -- previously available through ALBA\'s sister company, Sunquest. The cruise program offers sailings aboard the MSC Preziosa and MSC Fantasia in the Eastern Med, the MSC Musica and MSC Splendida in the Western Med, as well as long duration cruise holidays on the MSC Sinfornia, MSC Poesia and MSC Orchestra. The new program is complemented by regular, direct service from Toronto to Rome on...
SQ PRICE DROP EXTENDED
Sunquest has extended Price Drop Guarantee for winter vacations, now offering it through to the end of November. Available exclusively from Sunquest, the offer is valid on all new bookings made by Nov. 29, 2013, for travel between Dec. 19, 2013, and Apr. 30, 2014. Here\'s how it works: if a customer buys a Sunquest package and the cost of that package is reduced after booking, Sunquest will honour the new lower rate, refunding the client up to $1,000 per booking. Agents should note that the offer is not applicable to cruise, USA destinations, Sandals, Beaches and Grand Pineapple resorts,...
BONUS COMMISSION EXTENDED
Holiday House and FunSun Vacations have extended their 2% bonus commission incentive until the end of November. Now valid on all new Caribbean and Mexico hotel bookings made by Nov. 30, 2013, the 2% bonus is in addition to what agents already earn on hotel bookings in the Caribbean and Mexico. However, agents should not that the incentive does not apply to Sandals, Beaches or Grand Pineapple bookings. Go to http://www.Visit HolidayHouseAgent.ca and http://www.FunSunAgent.com for more details....
AT LEISURE WITH TRAFALGAR
Trafalgar has released its 2014 At Leisure brochure, offering 32 itineraries in Europe, Asia, the South Pacific, North America and South America -- all of them at a relaxed pace. At Leisure gives travellers starts of no earlier than 9 am on most travel days and longer stays in each city with average stays of 2 to 6 nights, allowing for the perfect balance of included sightseeing and personal exploration time in the destinations visited. Doug Patterson, president of Trafalgar Canada, explained that: \"Since we launched At Leisure three years ago, the collection of guided vacations...
G ADVENTURES OFFERS JORDAN DEAL
G Adventures is partnering with Tourism Jordan North America and through to Nov. 30, 2013, agents\' clients can save 15% on all Jordan trips offered by the operator, for travel by Nov. 30, 2014. Malia Asfour, director of Jordan Tourism Board North America, said: \"It is my hope that our joint partnership will help increase travel and exposure for both Jordan and G Adventures. Jordan is a beautiful destination that should be on everyone\'s bucket list and we are here to help educate and sell that experience with G Adventures.\" To take advantage of the promotion, agents must use promo code...
POST IT ONLINE
Beginning Nov. 18, 2013, Air Canada Vacations is inviting its travel partners to post group payments online as payments will no longer be processed through the Air Canada Vacations\' call centre. Paying is fast and easy when accessing files through the seamless process available at http://www.aircanadavacations.com/agents or with convenient GDS systems. More security enhancements are available when posting payments for groups online, and there are fewer margins for error when entering data directly. Quickly verify booking numbers, departure dates and more when posting payments online. Visit...