Tour Operators
Go Canada A Winner For Agents
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) has launched a Go Canada contest exclusively for travel agents. When agents book land-only or air-inclusive packages to Canada they will automatically be entered to win round-trip Business class air tickets to anywhere in the world. Contest ends Dec. 31, 2017 and applies to travel completed by Dec. 31, 2018. The winner will be notified on Jan. 5, 2018. With the ACV&ME loyalty program, travel agents will receive 600 points per room for packages of 7 plus nights; 400 points per room for packages of 3 to 6 nights; 600 points per stateroom for air and...
ACV Has Europe From The West
With the launch of Air Canada Vacations' (ACV) new Europe brochure, Canada's Western gateways will benefit from more access to popular destinations. Out of Calgary, ACV offers daily, year-round service to Frankfurt and London-Heathrow onboard Air Canada. While out of Vancouver, the tour operator provides the same daily, year-round service to London-Heathrow plus three times a week service to London-Gatwick and Dublin onboard Air Canada Rouge. New, daily service from Vancouver to Frankfurt will launch June 1 onboard Air Canada. With ACV, these three destinations - London, Dublin...
Hit The Rails With Cosmos
Known for its dollar-stretching motorcoach tours, it may come as a surprise that Cosmos also offer several tours which include travel by train. For example, Cosmos offers travellers a chance to Experience Alaska with a choice of two itineraries, the 8 day Alaskan Adventure and the 12 day Alaska & The Yukon tours. Each includes a day trip through the stunning landscape on board the famed Alaska Railroad. Complete with domed-roof car, the train passes through some of Alaska's pristine, untamed wilderness. Back in the 1970s, folksinger Arlo Guthrie made a song about a train called...
ACV Puts Spotlight On Florida
The Air Canada Vacations Roadshow presented by Visit Florida rolled into town last night (April 18), providing travel agents with updates on what’s new in the Sunshine State, reports Press Today's Ann Ruppenstein who was on hand for the event. “We’re very excited to be here to highlight all the wonderful product offerings we have in this wonderful destination,” says Dianne Pedroso, ACV area sales manager, Toronto West to Niagara Region. “We just launched an exciting sale this month called the Florida Frenzy! sale, where we’re actually offering up to 50% off select hotel...
Making An Impact
Transat is creating a new distribution unit that will be led by Joseph Adamo, who takes on the role of vice-president and chief distribution officer for Transat Tours Canada (TTC). The new distribution unit groups the company's commercialization and Customer Care Centre resources. Nathalie Boyer will take over the role of general manager, Transat Distribution Canada (TDC), a post that Adamo has held since 2013. Boyer has been a member of the TDC executive for the past 17 years and will take on her new duties on May 1, 2017. In making the announcement, Jean-Marc Eustache,...
WestJet Vacations Sneak Peek
At the end of April, WestJet Vacations is set to release its 2017-2018 brochure and they're real excited about what they've got lined up for agents to sell. In fact, they're so excited they sent Press Today a sneak peek at the cover and, naturally, we thought it would be nice to share it with our loyal, travel agent readers. The operators tells us that along with being the “perfect tool for travel agents” and feature packages to the Caribbean, Central America, Europe, Mexico and the United States, the 2017-2018 brochure also offers: More than 500 detailed hotel...
TTC Offers A Taste Of Thailand
Those visiting Thailand can have good pad Thai in a good Thai pad. Press Today's Ian Stalker attended an event hosted by The Travel Corporation and The Tourism Authority of Thailand in Toronto on Tuesday that promoted both The Travel Corporation's Asian program and Thai food and lodging options. Kayla Shubert of the TAT's Canadian office told those attending that Bangkok is famed for its street food but is also seeing a growing upscale tourism infrastructure that includes popular rooftop dining options. The city is also known for its many upscale hotels. Shubert conceded that...
Easy As One, Two, Three
Sunwing has good news for families looking for ways to fill that long summer break, with the operator offering savings of up to 40% on a wide selection of its family-oriented resorts, including in its popular Kidcations program. Instead of a staycation or cottage rental closer to home, vacationers that take advantage of this time limited promotion can exchange swimming in the lake with snorkelling above coral reefs or whizzing down thrilling waterslides at a price that won't blow their summer travel budget. However, the savings are only available until April 21. For complete...