Tour Operators
Italy savings with ALBATours
Through Dec. 19, ALBATours' clients can save $500 per couple on Italy air and tour packages departing between April and October 2013. Escorted tours range from five to 14 nights and all tours include nightly accommodation in four-star hotels in city centres, as well as breakfast daily. All tours include additional meals served with water and wine. Discounted air and tour packages, departing from Toronto aboard Alitalia, include: !!! Artistic Italy: $1,549 air and tour, seven-day, five-night coach tour, departs April 27, Rome, Florence, Venice, seven meals; !!! Italy's Jewels - Calabria &...
ACV introduces new Netair booking tool
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) has launched a new enhanced reservation system for its consolidator division, Netair. The new and improved tool includes: A user-friendly booking engine: view availability at a glance, base fares, taxes and fee breakdowns; Service class and fares that are clearly sorted; Retaining chosen seats and the selected fare, allowing travel partners to book without time constraints; Display of seat maps, meal plans and more; A field to add their Aeroplan reward program number and personal email address. In addition to these improvements, partners receive a $10 HBC gift card...
Sunquest brings back ‘Advent Calendar’ promotion
With the holiday season upon us, Sunquest is kicking off the month of December by bringing back its festive "Advent Calendar"consumer promotion featuring limited time deals every day of the month up until Dec. 24. The promotion will feature one special deal per day, valid for 24 hours only (12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. EST) on new bookings only. For today (Dec. 3), travellers can spend Christmas in the sun and save up to $2,100 per couple for Toronto and Ottawa departures and up to $1,600 per couple for packages out of Western Canada at select resorts in the Caribbean and Mexico. All flights are...
Sunwing adds extra Windsor flight to Cuba
In response to the positive reception of Sunwing's flights from Windsor to Varadero, Cuba, the tour operator has announced the addition of flights to Santa Clara, Cuba, with a choice of accommodations offered in Cayo Santo Maria. The new flights will depart on Sundays, commencing on Dec. 23 through April 21, 2013. "We are very pleased with the success of our existing flights from Windsor to Varadero for the upcoming winter,"said Andrew Dawson, president of Sunwing's Tour Operations. "We feel that the community will welcome the opportunity to experience our service to a second Cuban...
Sunquest savings
Starting today (Nov. 29), Sunquest is featuring a sale that is designed to cure the "Winter Blues."Running until Dec. 5, travellers can save $200 per couple ($100 p.p.) on any sun package they book for any departure between Jan. 1 and March 6, 2013. The savings apply to single, double, triple and quad occupancy, including children. The sale is not applicable to air or land-only, cruise packages or groups....
Take a Tokyo tour with Goway
For a limited time, Goway is offering a full day Tokyo sightseeing tour -- which includes the Tsukiji Fish market and the Skytree tower which opened in May and offers views of the city from 2,080 feet -- as part of its Japan in Depth and Kyoto & Tokyo highlights programs. Also included in the tour is a traditional Japanese sushi meal, a visit to the gardens outside the Imperial Palace and Senso-ji Buddhist temple, the oldest and most popular temple in Tokyo. Goway's 6-day Tokyo and Kyoto Getaway tour is priced from $2,825 including airfare from Vancouver with taxes, 4 nights accommodation and...
Big savings from ACV
Air Canada Vacations is offering travellers a chance to buy one trip and their travelling companion will get the second for half-price sale. Until Dec. 7, 2012, buy one vacation package to Mexico or the Caribbean and get the second vacation package for an additional passenger for half-price. This offer applies to new bookings only and is valid for travel from Jan. 1 and completed by Feb. 5, 2013. Add air to cruises departing from New York, San Juan or Orlando and the second passenger flies for 50% off. More BOGO offers are available online for Asia and The South Pacific, Canada, North America...
Bonus offer for agents booking Tour East Journeys
Tour East Holidays is offering agents an extra $50 when they sell itineraries in the tour operator's 2013 Journeys brochure. The brochure features itineraries in China, other parts of Asia, the Middle East and Turkey. The incentive is valid until Dec. 31 for tours in the brochure that last seven or more days....