Goway Ticks All The Boxes

Anyone who doubts Goway Travel has a global presence need only look at the Christmastime apparel that company kangaroo mascot, Skippy, was sporting during his holiday season wanderings in Toronto, reports Ian Stalker in this week’s digital edition of Travel Courier.

The marsupial – who joined Christmas sweater-and-Santa hat sporting- colleagues on promotional visits – was wearing a hat that tells of southeast Asia and a headdress around his neck that would help the Australia native look somewhat at home in Jordan or other Middle Eastern nations.

And, says John McGonigle, Goway’s general manager of sales, Skippy’s duds reflected just some of the parts of the world that a tour operator often associated with the South Pacific sends people to.

“Goway is worldwide,” McGonigle says, adding its newest continent of Europe is “doing very well.”

2016 is Goway’s first year in Europe. The company says that it has “500 travel ideas for Europe already” and plans to expand its Europe program in 2017.

Goway’s Europe program is distinguishing itself by the company’s willingness to cheerfully customize programs, providing an alternative to what McGonigle labels the, “If it’s Tuesday, it must be Belgium” routine.

What McGonigle labels the “I countries” – Iceland, Ireland and Italy – are proving to be particularly popular Europe destinations.

McGonigle’s colleague Aubrey Schmidt adds that Europe is Goway’s top air-only destination and its online booking engine is “very friendly and competitive” when compared to those of consolidators, adding Goway has over 150 airline contracts. “We’ve got air around the world.”

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