Tour Operators
Goway promotion continues
"One month was just not long enough to get the word out about how much there is to see and do Downunder with Goway," explained Shirley Rourke, manager for Goway's Downunder. Rourke said that, "We created 17 different promotions and now need more time to properly inform agents. As a result, we have extended our promotions for the month of November. Our president and founder, Bruce Hodge, even volunteered to let staff and agents vote on which famous Aussie he should dress as for Halloween." As well as offering hot deals, Goway promoted Self-Drive, escorted tours, long stay winter escapes,...
Transat Europe 2013 ready for take-off
Transat Holidays is advising agents that its flights to Europe for 2013 are now available for sale. Transat Holidays and Air Transat are offering direct flights to the most destinations in Europe -- a total of 28 destinations in 12 countries. From Montreal, Air Transat flies direct to Athens, Brussels, Barcelona, Madrid, Malaga, Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, Paris, Toulouse, London, Dublin, Rome, Venice, Lisbon, Porto, Basel and Istanbul. From Quebec City, Air Transat has direct flights to Paris and Marseille. And, Air Transat flies direct from Toronto to Amsterdam, Athens,...
An Easter Island of a deal
Goway's Latin America division is offering an airfare for travellers headed for Easter Island. The fare starts at $999 and includes all taxes and fees from US gateways to Easter Island. "Easter Island has proven popular, being on the bucket list for many travellers," says Don Forster, general manager for the Latin America Division. Flying via Lima, with an available free stop over, getting to and from the island is now very easy. Travellers can add a four-day land package to the airfare, with prices starting at $2,300. Goway also offers an upgrade to deluxe accommodations for an additional...
Transat, Nolitours have new group bookings feature
Transat Holidays and Nolitours are advising agents that they can now apply payments to group booking files via the reservation system. With the new Transat Holidays and Nolitours reservation system in place, agents now have access to their group booking files for reference, and can also apply payments to these files. "Once again, it is with continuous improvement in mind that Transat Holidays and Nolitours have added this new option to their reservation system. We wish to simplify travel agents' work and we believe that this is another step in that direction,"says Denise Heffron,...
BETTER TOGETHER: A brand new OMCA
The Ontario Motor Coach Association and RadonicRodgers Design+Marketing have jointly unveiled a new look for OMCA at this year's annual OMCA Conference and Marketplace in Buffalo. The new look is based on the marketing phrase "Better Together," emphasizing OMCA's evolution over the years into an organization that represents all aspects of the group travel industry with members from across North America. OMCA president Doug Switzer said; "We're very excited about the new look. It's been over 17 years since we last updated our branding and we felt strongly that we needed to bring our branding...
THEY’RE THE TOPS: Sunwing Picks Them
Sunwing is making planning a vacation easier than ever with their recommended "Top Hotel Pick of the Week".To simplify the decision making process, Sunwing will launch this new program to feature hand-picked hotels on a weekly basis. The featured hotel will be introduced on http://www.Sunwing.ca on Monday mornings at 10:00 am (EST) and will outline the 3 top reasons that make it an ideal choice, helping travellers determine if it it's the right choice for their vacation. The "Top Hotel Pick of the Week" program began on Mon., Nov. 5, 2012. The first hotel chosen for this week is the Aventura...
ALBA unveils Italy 2013
ALBATours has released its 2013 Italy brochure which features programs operating from April through October and details on how customers can save up to $300 on select air & tour packages and lots more. In 2013, ALBA offers fully escorted programs like Artistic Italy, Best of Italy, Grand Tour of Italy and Italy South classic coach tours; an updated and improved Dolce Vita tour (ALBATours' most popular offering and a Canadian favourite); and the newly added Highlights of Italy and Italy's Jewels -- Calabria & Sicily tours. In terms of the flights, ALBATours works in partnership with Alitalia,...
Goway adds food to the itinerary
Goway Travel is now offering unique culinary experiences for clients in certain destinations. Moira Smith, general manager of Goway's AFRICAExperts, points out that: "Today's globetrotter is more cultured than the visitor of 20 years ago and whilst they still want to experience all the major tourist attractions, food has become a significant aspect of the destination experience." In Cape Town travellers can now include food experiences which give an insight into different cultures. The "Cape Malay cooking safari" includes a guided walk through the historical heart of the Bo-Kaap, and includes...