Tour Operators
Nolitours has Grey Cup spirit
Nolitours reports it is a sponsor of this year's Grey Cup Festival, with festivities set for Nov. 23 to Nov. 25 in Toronto. The tour operator will be inviting spectators to participate in activities such as limbo and piñata contests, salsa lessons and bar flair shows. Participants will also get to create their own noliZONE postcard to share with friends. As part of the event, Nolitours is also the official sponsor of the 100th Grey Cup Film Festival, which will be held at the Toronto Scotiabank Theatre from Nov. 15 to Nov. 18. Throughout both sponsorships, Nolitours will be giving away...
Porter Escapes connecting with agents
Porter Escapes is now accepting travel agency pre-registrations on its web site. Agencies that register with the newly launched tour operator will be among the first to benefit from its exclusive product offers that match Porter Airlines flights with its "experience-driven" escapes for clients. Top hotels, exclusive local offerings, ski or golf packages and more are being featured by Porter Escapes. Car rentals and travel insurance are other booking options. Robert Deluce, president and CEO of Porter Escapes, commented: "We are committed to having Porter Escapes available for travel agents to...
G unveils 2013 European offerings
G Adventures has released its 2013 Europe brochure, featuring 84 tours. In addition to the expansion of the Local Living program, the tour operator is introducing 45 new itineraries and trips in eight new countries - Croatia, Iceland, Scotland, Montenegro, Sweden, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Albania and Serbia. To help agents select the ideal tour for their clients, itineraries are categorized by price, style, service level, type, physical demand and length. Further, inclusions and key tour highlights are clearly shown. New Europe trips include: !!! San Gimignano Local Living - "Eating delicious...
Cosmos increases multi-night stopovers
Cosmos Vacations has expanded the number of tours with multi-night stopovers as long as five nights. The new eight-day Discover Provence itinerary, for example, combines overnights at the beginning and end in Marseille with five nights in Avignon. During their stay there, clients will do daily outings, including Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Arles and the medieval town of Uzès. The 12-day Swiss UNESCO World Heritage Tour includes four nights in Bern; while Leisurely Tuscany & Rome is highlighted by a four-night stay in Montecatini, where clients can enjoy day trips to Florence and Siena or...
Goway adds Dec. 18 departure to Peru
Goway Travel has added a new December departure to its Comfort Peru series and is offering a savings of $500 per couple for bookings. The Comfort Peru package is built around the most popular independent travel itineraries to Peru and starts in Lima on Dec. 18. The tour includes 12 night's accommodation, most meals, transfers, and all domestic airfare, with limited space. Goway offers the Comfort Peru as a 13- or 16-day package (depending if you add the Amazon) from $3,288. Guests travel through Peru's incredible colonial Arequipa, the Colca Canyon and its legendary Condors, the floating...
Indus has incentive for agents booking groups
IndusTravels of Richmond, BC has an attractive offer for agents who like to book groups. The company is offering $500 per group, for every group booked by Dec. 31 this year. The offer is good for groups of 10 people or more, with a deposit of just $250 per group required. Indus specializes in long haul destinations like India, Egypt, Kenya, Peru, South East Asia, the Middle East and others....
Sunwing ‘Winter Super Sale’
As temperatures drop, Sunwing Vacations is dropping its prices with a new "Winter Super Sale,"offering travellers savings of up to 40% on select vacation packages to some of the most popular southern destinations. This is a limited time offer for packages booked from Nov. 10 and applicable to departures from Jan. 6 to March 31, 2013. Sunwing has also introduced a "Price Drop Guarantee"to allow earlier bookers to do so with confidence. The new Guarantee is now in effect for departures from Feb. 1 to May 20, 2013 inclusive. Simply book a vacation with Sunwing before Nov. 30 and if the price of...
Hitting the slopes with Anderson
Anderson Vacations has packages across Canada for skiers and snowboarders, including lift passes. The packages can range from Whistler Blackcomb to the famous Rockies and Mont Tremblant and Mont-Sainte-Anne in Quebec. British Columbia has remarkable options for all levels of skiers and riders, Anderson says. "Famous for the 2010 Olympic winter games, Blackcomb and Whistler have it all. Known for the highest vertical drops in Canada and the largest area of skiable terrain, all available on two mountains with one resort town."Other options found within the province include Sun Peaks, Fernie,...