Tour Operators
Top Sunwing Executives Issue An Apology
“Sunwing was founded on a promise to help make Canadians’ vacation dreams come true with affordable all inclusive getaways to dozens of highly rated vacation destinations. We are astutely aware that, for too many Canadians, we failed to live up to that promise this holiday season. We are incredibly sorry for letting our customers down,” write Sunwing Travel Group’s CEO, Stephen Hunter and Sunwing Airlines’ President, Len Corrado. Hunter and Corrado’s statement continues: “Like many Canadians, we dreamed this holiday would be a return to normal. We planned our highest...
A Bright Future Ahead, Despite Challenges
In conversation with Canadian Travel Press recently, Transat’s VP Corporate Responsibility, Chrystal Healy and its Director of public relations and social media, Bernard Côté teamed up to provide some insights on how Transat is working to find the balance between recovery and sustainability. At one point during the conversation, Healy observed that: “The pandemic has allowed us to look back on who we are and to refocus our mission, to grow our network with some new partners and to really explore the significance of travel.” For the full story, check out CANADIAN TRAVEL...
Take Off From Peterborough With BST Vacations
BST Vacations (Blowes & Stewart Travel Group Ltd) has released details of its 2023 lineup of destinations for its Peterborough departures program. In 2023 BST Vacations will be travelling to its top 4 best selling destinations of all time, and one new destination. It will fly to New York City; St. John's, Newfoundland; Boston, Massachusetts; Nashville, Tennessee; and Austin, Texas. BST also has a new airline partner for the 2023 Season -- Nolinor Airlines. Founded in 1992, Nolinor Aviation is the largest airline carrier offering specialized commercial charter flights in...
No Right Or Wrong Place To Start … Just Start
Shannon Guihan, TTC’s Chief Sustainability Officer & Head of TreadRight, observes that: “The world is facing a myriad of challenges with geopolitical concerns, rising costs across the board, with climate adaptation and the need to increase representation as exciting opportunities. These are all issues we must address as individual businesses and as a sector if tourism destinations are to remain vibrant and continue to welcome us.” At one point, Guihan observes: “We must consider how to integrate tactics that build vibrancy in destinations and resiliency into our business....
New Citizen Science Departures With Exodus
Exodus Travels has launched a special collection of Citizen Science departures as part of its work with NatureMetrics. The new initiative will enable client involvement in environment DNA (eDNA) sample collection across 20 of its trips throughout the world. These samples will play a vital role in building the eBioAtlas, a joint initiative of IUCN and NatureMetrics, which aims to monitor biodiversity worldwide in order to map the distribution of various species and contribute to global knowledge of ecosystems through genetics and cutting-edge technology. In October 2021, Exodus...
Tauck Earns Kudos For In-Depth Training Academy
Tauck has earned high marks from two groups of travel advisors who recently attended in-depth, invitation-only training programs to become Tauck Certified Advisors. The two Tauck Academy programs – one in Alberta, one in Jordan -- were held recently and combined intensive classroom instruction with first-hand opportunities to experience unique activities, cultural discoveries, hotel properties and more featured on Tauck’s land tours that operate in those destinations. In Jordan, for example, the 37 attending advisors made their way to the stunning Treasury at Petra on camels,...
Sunwing Ramps Up Winnipeg Lift
Sunwing is offering multiple weekly flights from Winnipeg Richardson International Airport (YWG) this winter, connecting travellers to destinations in Mexico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic. Sunwing’s President of Tour Operations, Andrew Dawson said: “We’re thrilled to resume flight operations in Winnipeg for the winter season, helping our customers get more out of their getaways in more of the destinations they love. With a wide variety of resorts and fantastic deals on all vacation packages during our Boxing Week Sale, plus our guarantee of more perks, more value and more...
G Adventures Founder, Bruce Poon Tip Sanctioned By Moscow
Russia has sanctioned the founder of G Adventures, Bruce Poon Tip in its latest ban of 200 prominent Canadians. The move by Russia was a response to the latest sanctions imposed by Ottawa. Commenting on the ban, which prevents him from entering Russia, Poon Tip said that he welcomed the sanction against him as it signifies his, and Canada’s, stance on what is right when it comes to human rights, as the invasion of Ukraine continues. Said Poon Tip: “What Russia is doing is horrifying. I welcome this sanction as it gives us an opportunity to speak out again about the atrocity of...