Tour Operators
AIR NORTH SUMMER SOLSTICE PASS
The Summer Solstice Air Pass by Air North is back for another year. Starting price for the pass is $799, which covers four one-way flights for two eligible travellers. It allows bookings as close as two hours before departure, with the assurance of cost predictability. Air North operates scheduled flights in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, BC and Alberta, plus seasonal flights to Alaska. In 2012, it celebrated its millionth Boeing 737 passenger....
NEW MODEL, NO RISK
Sunquest Vacations is reinventing itself, unveiling a new logo along with a completely new approach to doing business by now offering packaged vacations with substantially more choice and greater flexibility. Following the successful launch of FunSun Vacations packages earlier this year, Sunquest will transition to the same business model, taking over the sun program, while FunSun will continue to offer packages to the US, a market, officials say, that has been traditionally under-represented by Canadian tour operators. Moving forward, Sunquest will focus on the destinations it is synonymous...
IT’S A GO WITH AGO
The Globus family of brands in Canada has launched a new partnership with Toronto's Art Gallery of Ontario. Under the agreement, Globus will be able to provide gallery discounts to its Journeys Club past clients, and it becomes the official contest partner, providing trips to gallery visitors. Welcoming some 600,000 visitors per year to its vast collections of European, Canadian and contemporary art, the AGO is one of Canada's most distinguished art museums. "We are delighted with this new relationship,"says Globus' Stéphanie Bishop, managing director in Canada. "The AGO and the Globus...
SAVINGS IN THE BAHAMAS
Travellers booking Air, Hotel & Transfer package of six nights or more with Air Canada Vacations (ACV) to select resorts in Nassau or Great Exuma, Bahamas by May 20 will save $300 per room. The offer is available when booking three, four or five nights to Great Exuma, or when booking four or five nights to Nassau. This is for new bookings only and valid for travel to Great Exuma completed by June 30 and from Aug. 1 and completed by Nov. 3, and for travel to Nassau for travel completed by June 19 and from Aug. 19, completed by Nov. 3....
CECCOS DEPART TOTAL VACATIONS
After more than 15 years with Total Vacations, Dave and Tammy Cecco have decided to pursue other opportunities. "We would like to thank them for their contribution to the development and success of Total Vacations and wish them all the best in their future endeavours,"Total Vacations said. Now managing the company are Sara Pulla and Vicki Ioannou-Theophilou. Total Vacations said it "continues to value our relationships and we look forward to a strong future with our business...
ANDERSON SUPPORTS ‘BELIEVE IN GOLD’
Anderson Vacations has announced that Believe in Gold has become the company's official charitable foundation. Believe in Gold is a local Calgary foundation focused on building awareness for childhood cancer and raising funds to help support the families affected and the research required. The groundwork for the foundation was started in 2010 by teenager Jacey Uphill while she was fighting her own battle with cancer. She found relief and hope of the hardship she was experiencing by getting involved in her community raising awareness about childhood cancer and the affects that it has on the...
SUNWING SHAKES THINGS UP
Sunwing has made a number of personnel changes that company CEO Stephen Hunter says will lead to "faster and more efficient growth."Andrew Dawson is now COO for the Sunwing Travel Group, while Jolanta Bialy is CFO. Percy Gyara has been named vice-president of finance. Bialy and Gyara have added responsibilities that includes Blue Diamond Hotels & Resorts. Janine Chapman is now vice-president of marketing, while Daryl McWilliams is vice-president of business development. Val Miko has assumed the role of director of retail for SellOfVacations.com, while Deana Murphy is vice-president of retail...
G WELCOMES EASING OF TIBETAN RESTRICTIONS
Small group adventure tour operator G Adventures has welcomed the relaxation of restrictions for travel to Tibet this year. Ben Weiher, director of Global Operations, G Adventures, says previous government policies regarding nationalities made it logistically difficult to confirm travellers on Tibetan tours. "Being able to travel with people from other countries is a big part of the G Adventures' experience, so we welcome these changes which make it easier for our travellers to experience the beauty of Tibet."While there are a number of restrictions still in place, the most pertinent for...