Tour Operators
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...
7 suppliers win multiple awards at Agents’ Choice Gala
Last night, Baxter Media hosted its Agent's Choice Awards Gala at The Carlu in Toronto, where nearly 500 guests were in attendance of the sold out event. Following a cocktail reception hosted by WestJet and WestJet Vacations, the night kicked off with the results of the 2024 Agents’ Choice Readership Survey, where more than 6,000 Canadian travel advisors had their say on their industry favourites. And while there were familiar favourites as well as some new ones, in total, seven suppliers scooped up multiple awards for their efforts. The following are a list of multiple award...
Collette launches new Europe trip for June 2025
Collette’s new “Europe: The Grand Tour” experience will launch in June 2025. Visiting eight countries in 14 days, the journey is tailored for travellers looking to venture into Eastern European culture, history, and food. It also makes for a comfortable journey to some of the continent’s cooler summer climates. “Our ‘Europe: The Grand Tour’ experience takes travellers to the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Germany, and Austria.” said Jaclyn Leibl-Cote, chief executive officer at Collette. “This itinerary was specifically designed to ensure a...
ACV extends “New Way to Earn” Aeroplan program
Air Canada Vacations is extending its “A New Way to Earn” Aeroplan Points program until Dec. 31, 2025. The program, first launched in October 2023, allows customers to accumulate points on both the flight and vacation portion of their travel package to their next dream escape with Air Canada Vacations. Based on the success of the program, Air Canada Vacations has also added 14 new destinations to the list of qualifying options including Asia, Australia, India and Dubai. Eligible members can earn up to 12,000 extra points when booking a minimum seven-night stay from a selection...
ACV launches Dubai guided tours program
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) has launched its new Dubai guided tours program, offering even more vacation options than ever before. Travellers can enjoy year-round tours featuring immersive experiences while discovering Dubai’s modern architecture, luxurious lifestyle, premium shopping, and rich cultural heritage. Accessing this destination has also become easier with year-round direct daily flights from Toronto and four weekly flights from Vancouver, available from Oct. 28 until March 27, 2025. With connecting flights from more than 60 Canadian airports, travellers can easily...
Bannikin welcomes new owners
Bannikin is moving into a new chapter of ownership, with current company senior leadership successfully purchasing the travel and tourism consulting firm from co-founder Jillian Dickens. This sale marks a close to the acquisition process, started in mid-2021. “Since joining Bannikin, we have had the pleasure of co-creating value with amazing client-partners from near and far," said Trevor Jonas Benson, president and CEO, Bannikin. "We’re all very much looking forward to continuing important work within and beyond travel and tourism." “The future is bright for Bannikin, and I look...