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Air Canada serving 55 sun destinations this winter
Air Canada is boosting its 2024-25 winter sun network, with increased frequencies and featuring new routes from Ottawa and Quebec City to Tulum and from Montreal to Saint Maarten. In addition, more flights are scheduled from Halifax, Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver to popular vacation destinations in Florida and the Caribbean. This winter, Air Canada plans to operate up to 50 flights departing Canada every day, serving a total of 55 Caribbean and U.S. sun vacation destinations. "Air Canada continues to expand the breadth of its winter leisure network by adding new routes...
ACV launches fitness retreat with Bahia Principe
Air Canada Vacations is hosting a fitness retreat event in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, in partnership with Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts. Taking place this November, the event will bring together fitness enthusiasts for an all-inclusive week of expert led workouts and activities at the Bahia Principe Luxury Esmeralda. The retreat is the perfect getaway for those seeking to incorporate fitness practices into their holiday while meeting fellow fitness enthusiasts in a dream vacation destination under the Caribbean sun. "At Air Canada Vacations, we are dedicated to...
TDC invites 25 agency owners on reward cruise through the Med
Transat Distribution Canada (TDC) has invited 25 owners of franchised and affiliated agencies from across Canada and a companion of their choice for a seven-night reward cruise in the Eastern Mediterranean, aboard the luxury vessel Seabourn Encore. "This select group of entrepreneurs I had the pleasure of accompanying on this dream cruise all distinguished themselves in 2023 with extraordinary sales performances. This cruise was our way of congratulating and thanking them for their remarkable contribution as remarkable players within our network," said Karine Gagnon, TDC general...
Contiki launches 9 global trips
Contiki has launched nine brand new trips across the world, including some to new destinations offered for the first time. A selection of departures from these new trips will be on sale for up to 25 per cent off starting July 9, 2024 during the “July Anytime” sale along with other Contiki favourites. The “North American Glaciers and National Parks” trip shows travellers the incredible Banff & Jasper National Parks in Canada and Glacier National Park in the USA in just 12 days. The trip is packed with unique experiences including a Red Jammer bus ride, playing ice hockey with...
Guided tours are making a comeback thanks to GenZ, survey says
Guided tours are making a major comeback, and younger travellers are driving this trend. According to new data from leading travel booking platform GetYourGuide, nearly all (94%) leisure travellers who booked a guided tour in 2023 plan to do so again this year. The demand for local expertise is also clear, with 89% of travellers believing that a local guide is the best way to explore a new destination. Younger generations are at the forefront of this revival. Two in five of Millennial (42%) and Gen Z (40%) leisure travellers booked a guided tour in the past year, far outpacing...
ACV’s 2025 Chill Out Event returns for January in Cuba
Air Canada Vacations' 2025 Chill Out Event has returned, celebrating Pride under the Cuban sun this January. Travellers can take advantage of exclusive rates and enjoy a week-long Pride celebration with drag queens and DJs at the vibrant LGBTQ2+friendly resort Gran Muthu Rainbow Cayo Guillermo in Cuba. The event features a series of exclusive activities, including a welcome cocktail, a beach Chill Out party, a welcome kit, and a grand farewell gala dinner. About the 2025 Chill Out Event The 2025 Air Canada Vacations’ Chill Out Event also promises exciting evening entertainment...
Canadian motorcycle tour op launches trips in Mexico, Australia
Canadian motorcycle touring company Freedom Biker Tours is stretching its international wings with the introduction of two new tour programs in two countries – Australia and Mexico. Both tours feature great roads and sights, and crucially, plenty of warm weather and sunshine. But they differ in terms of distance covered. The “Ride the Yucatan” program has a more relaxed pace and covers just 1,000 km. over the course of six days/seven nights. This leaves plenty of time for beach visits and tours, including the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza, the Saamal Cenote, the Rio Secreto...
Backroads announces more than 25 active trips for 2025
Active travel company, Backroads, has announced more than two dozen new trips for 2025, including active European journeys from Dublin to Belfast, the Bavarian Alps to the Dolomites, Andalucía to the Algarve, and a Walking & Hiking trip in the renowned Berkshires and Catskills with a section of the Appalachian Trail. The company is also introducing a new two-country Family Trip in Sweden and Denmark as well as first-time trips in the Baltics, Madeira and Greenland among its new adventures for 2025. Backroads' 2025 trips also include the debut of Home Base, a new...