Tour Operators
ACV offers agents 13%
To celebrate the New Year, Air Canada Vacations (ACV) is offering agents 13% commission on North America bookings made through Jan. 25. Book air and hotel to Canada or the US by Jan. 25 and receive 13% commission. The offer is for new bookings only and valid for travel completed by Dec. 13. The offer is not applicable to Las Vegas, Florida or Hawaii....
California dreaming with Holiday House, FunSun
Holiday House and FunSun Vacations have unveiled their 2013 California brochure, showcasing program highlights in L.A., San Diego, San Francisco, Anaheim and Disney. Focusing on all that can be seen and done in sunny California, highlights of the 2013 program include hundreds of hotels and resorts to choose from - in city centres, right in Disneyland, by the beach and more; the choice of a variety of different scheduled carriers, including Air Canada, WestJet, Delta, American Airlines, United and Alaska Airlines, with daily departures; information and pricing on car rentals and attraction...
G Adventures launches new agent incentive
G Adventures has introduced a promotion to support its newly launched Australia and New Zealand program. Dubbed "G'Day the G Way,"the campaign runs from Jan. 15 to Feb. 28. For each client booked on any Australia or New Zealand trip priced at more than $1,000, departing before July 31, agents will receive an entry into the contest. The North American agent who books the most clients will win a trip for two to Australia or New Zealand, land and air included. The runner-up will receive a solo trip to Australia or New Zealand, land and air included. The winning agent and runner-up may choose...
Word on the Street’ winners announced
Sunquest has announced the first week of winners in its month-long 'Word on the Street' agent contest. They are Brenda Gluting, Marlin Travel, MB (Jan. 3); Donna Lahse-McDougall, McCord Travel Management, ON (Jan. 4); Krista LeBlanc, Aero Travel Ltd, AB (Jan. 7); Cathy Grimwood, Tri City Travel, ON (Jan. 8); Vicky Barzey, Sears Travel Red Deer, AB (Jan. 9); and Mary Ann Bunilla, Marlin Travel, ON (Jan. 10). Each won 50,000 TC Loyalty Points....
Travel Guild offers private jet tour to South America
Travel Guild Inc. has what it is billing as a South American Adventure by Private Jet Holiday this spring. Participants will "fly by private jet in comfort and style with a fully organized and comprehensive itinerary,"says company president Ben Nierop. The April 20 to May 10 tour starts in Kelowna, continues to Toronto and then visits Cartagena, Colombia; Manaus and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Iguassu Falls; Buenos Aires; Calafate in the Patagonia region; Santiago, Chile; Lima, Machu Picchu and Cusco, Peru; Panama; and then returns to Toronto and Kelowna. Highlights will include Amazon Jungle;...
DHTour tours feature ‘Downton Abbey’ castle
The British television series "Downton Abbey"has been a hit worldwide and Highclere is seen as a wonderful example of an English stately home. The castle is open to the public for about 75 days a year and group visits are already sold out for 2013. DHTour, a London- and UK-specialist based in Burlington, Ont., has four of these dates booked and is including them in four exclusive tours in 2013. The tours include admissions to Highclere Castle and Gardens and a visit to the village of Bampton in Oxfordshire, where most of the outside scenes are filmed. The first of these has already departed...
Exclusive Tours appointment
Exclusive Tours - which specializes in small-ship cruising - has named Nadine Schorn as business development director. She joins Exclusive Tours from Carnival Cruise Lines, where she was business development director of international trade sales for the past 10 years. Schorn will be based in Calgary with responsibility for business development, account management, sales and marketing in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and other areas where she has contacts....
Insight hits the road to host Tour Info Nights
Insight - which offers 42 European countries - is hosting Insight Tour Info Nights in 13 cities across Canada from January to March and is inviting both agents and consumers for an evening of talks, refreshments and prizes. At each event, an Insight executive and Insight travel expert, veteran tour director Michael Unrath, will provide a presentation on Insight's premium and luxury products, as well as upcoming travel trends for 2013. Insight CEO John Boulding will be attending and presenting at several of the events. Insight's sales managers will be conducting a Q&A for guests to participate...