Tour Operators
TravelPress Live! The Festival Style Future of Travel Events Starts Here
It’s unlike any other event space in Canada and that’s what makes Evergreen Brick Works the perfect venue to launch the Canadian travel industry’s next-generation travel event – TravelPress Live! Located just ten minutes from downtown Toronto, Evergreen Brick Works offers a retreat from the city’s hustle. Once a brick factory that helped build Toronto, it’s now a restored landmark with its kilns, brickwork, and industrial charm intact. It’s raw and authentic in a way that most venues aren’t, providing an event space that feels purposeful rather than just a meeting...
TICO offers update on progress with AG recommendations
The Office of the Auditor General of Ontario (OAGO) has confirmed that the Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO) has completed 74% of the action items directed at the organization. Over the past two years, TICO has worked to make its operations more efficient and effective by implementing recommendations from the OAGO’s 2023 Performance Audit. TICO CEO Richard Smart said: “We recognized these audit recommendations as an opportunity to advance and strengthen the regulatory practices through which TICO oversees Ontario’s travel marketplace.” Smart continued: “The...
Advisors discover Türkiye with Collette
Travel Advisors recently returned from a tour to Türkiye, where they experienced a 9-day Collette’s Treasures of Türkiye tour firsthand, including a visit to the ruins of ancient Ephesus. The group attended a viewing of the Whirling Dervishes ceremony and enjoyed a home-cooked burek with a local family. Collette constantly strives to better serve their advisors and equip them with the tools they need to promote Collette confidently including the updated Travel Advisor Resource Guide and new modules found at Collette University. The best way to truly understand and sell a tour is...
Air Canada Vacations unveils CareFlex Plus
Air Canada Vacations has launched CareFlex Plus -- its new travel protection plan that allows travellers to cancel up to 24 hours before departure and get a refund. Nino Montagnese, Vice President of Air Canada Vacations, said: “As a leader in the tourism industry, it is our duty to provide the most comprehensive travel protection plan to our clients.Our goal is to empower our advisors to deliver exceptional service and peace of mind to every traveller.” CareFlex Plus gives travellers the flexibility to adapt their vacation plans to life’s unpredictable moments. The plan...
TravelBrands’ incentive makes car rentals more rewarding for advisors
TravelBrands is celebrating the holiday season with a limited-time incentive created exclusively for travel agents. The “’Tis the Season for Giving” campaign offers advisors stacked rewards on every eligible car rental booked between Dec. 8, 2025 and Jan. 4, 2026, giving them more ways to earn during one of the busiest travel planning periods of the year. This year’s promotion features three major bonus offers that are applicable across a broad range of global car rental partners including Avis, Budget, Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty, Alamo, Enterprise, Europcar, National, and...
TravelBrands unveils March Madness incentives to boost March bookings
TravelBrands is kicking off the holiday season with a focused push to drive early demand for March 2026 departures through its newly launched March Madness campaign. Running from Dec. 3 to Dec. 31, 2025, the campaign encourages travel advisors to secure their March bookings now with a series of exclusive offers designed to boost conversions and deliver added value to their clients, valid on March 2026 departures. With bonus Loyalty Rewards Points, bonus commission opportunities, and exclusive savings across a diverse range of travel products, TravelBrands is giving agents every...
Travel South delivers a welcome message to the world at 2025 Showcase
The cloud of constricted international arrivals that now hangs over the United States has a silver lining for travel professionals in the south-eastern and south-central portions of the nation. Some of those people, representing 12 states in the Travel South USA collective, heard those notes of optimism while attending a conference and trade show in Kansas City, Missouri this week. The Travel South USA International Showcase drew 350 travel product suppliers and buyers to the city, who met to discuss potential and ongoing partnerships in hundreds of meetings over the course of two...
Air Canada Vacations unwraps 12 Days of Festive Offers for Advisors and Clients
Air Canada Vacations has launched its first-ever 12 Days of Festive Holiday Offers that include deals not only for travel advisors, but also for all their clients. The campaign unveils exciting savings, exclusive rewards, and special gifts, all available exclusively when booking through a travel advisor. Nino Montagnese, VicePresident of Air Canada Vacations, said: “It is a pleasure for us to launch our first 12 days of festive offers. This special holiday campaign is our heartfelt way of thanking the trade community for their continued support, and a wonderful way to end our 50th...