Sunwing launches new Groups Guide, Groups Plus

Sunwing has released of its new Groups Guide for 2012/2013, featuring special groups offers, exclusive perks, new concepts and concierge services, and designed to allow agents to make group bookings with greater ease. Launching along with the Groups Guide is a new concept — Groups Plus (G+), an exclusive groups offer that applies to more than 100 of Sunwing and Signature Vacations hotels booked by Oct. 31. G+ features several inclusions such as 11th adult travels free, complimentary room upgrade for the tour leader, welcome cocktail reception, private group check-in, rooms located together or in same area of hotel, group dinner reservation, 20% spa discount for each group member, golfing green fee discounts, and complimentary group block seat selection on Sunwing Airlines. Agents can earn Imagine Card Points on all Sunwing and Signature Vacations group bookings and double Imagine Card Points for all group bookings made by June 26 for travel between Nov. 1 and Oct 31, 2013. In addition, Sunwing is offering a Platinum Club Agent Reward that rewards the travel agent who books a minimum of 100 seats for travel between Nov. 1 to Oct. 31, 2013 by Sept. 25 with two free seats aboard Sunwing Airlines (no blackouts, pending space available), a complimentary upgrade to Elite Plus seating, Premium Plaza Lounge access for agent and travelling companion (available from Toronto and Vancouver airports), and a $100 credit towards a pre-booked Sunwing or Signature Vacations destination excursion for the agent and their travelling companion. Sunwing is also offering the following special offers for clients: complimentary travel, private hotel transfers for groups of 15 or more travelling together, discounted group excursions in destination, and with Sunwing Airlines, additional free excess baggage and dedicated group check-in at select Canadian airports. For more, e-mail groups@sunwing.ca .