Tour Operators
A LITTLE INCENTIVE FROM ACV
Air Canada Vacations is offering agents an ACV & ME incentive for the entire month of June that will see agents receive a $25 HBC gift card for every 2013 cruise booked. The offer applies to new bookings only that are made between June 1 and 30 and valid for travel completed by Dec. 31, 2013. Booking must be deposited or paid in full to be eligible (no option). Gift card will be sent during the month of July. Go to http://www.aircanadavacations.com/en/ideas/activities/suggestions/recommendations/promotions/Cruise-with-Air-Canada-Vacations/23574 to book cruises online or contact an ACV cruise...
RAFTING TO ADVENTURE
Award-winning rafting outfitter Northwest Rafting Company of Oregon has secured the first commercial outfitting permit granted for the wild and scenic Chetco River in more than a decade. The Chetco is a river canyon very few people have seen due to its remoteness and challenging access. With the new permit, Northwest Rafting Company will be the only outfitter able to lead kayaking trips down the protected waters and through sections of the Kalmiopsis Wilderness Area in the Rogue-River Siskiyou National Forest of Oregon. The outfitter's first descent is planned for early June. On the five-day...
THAT’S THE LOOK!
Air Canada rouge is on a roll as it prepares to launch its operations on July 1 and as it readies for take-off, it's making it clear that it is going to be different. In Toronto, this week AC rouge unveiled the "stylish" and "relaxed" uniforms that its flight attendants will be sporting which when combined with a focus on customer service excellence through customized training will contribute to a fresh, comfortable and vacation-like environment for travellers. AC rouge flight attendants will receive customized service excellence training at the Disney Institute in Florida in addition to...
EARN MORE WITH ACV
Air Canada Vacations wants travel agents to earn more by booking a group of 20 or more with it by June 15, 2013. By doing so, agents will earn 20,000 bonus ACV & ME Aeroplan Miles per group or receive an HBC gift card of $25 per passenger. Group benefits include the 21st passenger is free, bonus Aeroplan Miles and the flexibility to leave from multiple gateways. ACV specialized group agents can provide retailers with complete and competitive quotes to over 15 countries across South America, Asia and the South Pacific. The offers is for new bookings only. Subject to availability at time of...
MAKING FRIDAYS FANTASTIC!
Sunquest and FunSun Vacations have more winners in the "Fantastic Fridays" agent incentive that kicked off earlier in May. Winners include: Lesa Mulrooney-Duke from Harvey's Travel, NF, who won a Garmin GPS; Eleonora Fenstergeim from Vacation Enterprises, ON, who won a Canon PowerShot camera; Erin Thunder from The Real Canadian Travel Company, AB, who won a camcorder; Jason Mills from Skyland Travel, BC, who won an Xbox and Kinect; and Karen Dodd from Tierone Travel Victoria, BC, who won a flat screen TV. Fantastic Fridays was launched on May 3 and continues to May 30 so that when agents book...
SENDING OUT AN SOS!
Transat A.T. Inc. and SOS Children's Villages, the world's largest charity dedicated to the welfare of orphaned and abandoned children, have joined forces to create a new blog, posted online today. The blog, hosted at http://www.sosmothers.ca, will highlight the hard work, energy, love and enthusiasm dedicated by SOS mothers, who provide warm and caring family homes to some 80,000 children in 133 countries. Bloggers Emma Waverman (http://www.sosmothers.ca) and Maude Goyer (http://www.meressos.ca), well known for their blogs on motherhood and parenting, will be using words and images to depict...
EXPLORING JAPAN
Tours Hai International of Montreal has prepared an escorted group tour of 21 days and 38 meals revolving around Ladies of the Year 1000: In Search of the Japanese Heroine. It will feature the Festival of Ages in Kyoto on Oct. 22, then go on to Hikone, Kanazawa, Takayama, the Mount Fuji area and Tokyo to learn about famous women writers, samurai and entertainers in Japanese history. It will be escorted in French by JJ Lefuel, Tours Hai International's sales manager and Japan specialist. It runs from Oct. 17 till Nov. 6. The double occupancy price for the tour is $8,599, taxes included. For...
PORTER ESCAPES WITH BUBLE
Porter Escapes has packages for Michael Buble's concert in Chicago -- the first stop of his US tour. The packages include round-trip airfare from available Porter Airlines gateway cities to Chicago, tickets to the show on Sat., Sept. 7, 2013 and autographed "To Be Loved" Michael Buble CDs. Hotel accommodation is at either The Fairmont Millennium Park, W Chicago Lakeshore or W Chicago City Center. Packages are limited and prices vary based on departure city. Full details are available at http://www.porterescapes.com...