Tour Operators
Unplug And Recharge With Club Med
With the days getting shorter and many feeling the effects of less sunshine, Club Med is rolling out its campaign to counteract the arrival of winter in Canada, at a time when numerous households are planning their holidays for the coming months. Under the “Unplug to recharge” banner, Club Med is rolling out its new campaign in three areas. Montreal, where a large number of Club Med clients live, will be covered by various high-impact media such as superboards or placements in the downtown core. Montreal’s English-speaking population will be targeted by an unprecedented radio...
ACV Offers Celebrity Air Savings
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) has introduced an air special for travellers booking a Celebrity cruise. For any Celebrity Cruises booking made by Dec. 8 with ACV’s CruiseAir program, travel agents’ clients will save $200 off the air. Plus, the first and second passenger will receive prepaid gratuities. Cruise and air must be booked together by Dec. 8 for departures by Dec. 31. The $200 in savings is per booking (not per person) and is taken off the base price of the air. With ACV’s CruiseAir program, clients can easily add flights to their cruise packages – all flights are 100%...
Porter Helps Promote The Arts
Porter Escapes has partnered with Tourism Toronto, Ontario Travel and Destination Canada to promote the rich arts and cultural experiences available in and around the Ontario capital with special air, hotel and entertainment packages. Packages feature air with Porter Airlines, which brings passengers to the heart of downtown Toronto. Toronto Arts package tickets available through Porter Escapes include: Canadian Opera Company; Canadian Stage; Toronto Symphony Orchestra; National Ballet of Canada; McMichael Canadian Art Collection (Kleinburg, Ont.); Mirvish Productions; Opera...
Crawford Gets Cooking at Sunwing
It took a couple of weeks, but Sunwing staff at the company's Toronto airport area headquarters finally got a chance to see what all the fuss was about. During the last week of October, Sunwing unveiled its new Sunwing Café on board menu developed in partnership with Food Network Canada celebrity chef Lynn Crawford and yesterday (Nov. 16) Crawford was on hand at the office to meet company staff, pose for photos, and, more importantly, oversee a reception where one of her now Sunwing signature dishes was served. Crawford touted the fresh ingredients, locally sourced in Canada, used in...
Busabout Adds Portugal to 2017 Europe Program
Busabout, HAGGiS and Shamrocker Adventures have unveiled their new 2017 Europe program designed to offer clients more flexibility on their next European adventure, as well as the introduction of a new unlimited Hop-On Hop-Off pass. Furthering its dedication to its unique freestyle form of travel, Busabout will expand its Hop On – Hop Off network into Portugal. For die-hard music festival fans, Busabout’s new four-day Lollapalooza Berlin itinerary will be a “can’t miss” affair. For a limited time, clients who book by Nov. 30 can save 10% on all 2017 summer...
Transat Takes On Growth in Europe
Despite facing terrorist attacks and a low Canadian dollar, 2016 proved to be a successful year for travel to Europe with Air Transat. “This summer was a huge challenge because of what’s happened in Europe – mainly in France and Belgium – it was a real challenge,” says Gilles Ringwald, vice-president, commercial for Air Transat. “But because we did so good during the summer 2016, we will increase much more during the next summer.” Looking ahead to the Europe program for 2017, Air Transat will once again operate direct flights to 27 destinations in 13 countries from five...
A Sea Change Of Adventure
In what it describes as a “sea change on sustainability,” Peregrine Adventures has introduced a new range of carbon-offset adventure cruises. The 10 new small ship itineraries will visit small ports that the big ships can’t get to, allowing travellers to explore little-known towns and villages in some of the world’s hottest travel destinations, including Croatia, Cuba, Iceland, Portugal, Panama, and the Greek Islands. Peregrine Adventures, as most will know, is the Intrepid Group’s premium adventure operator. While Intrepid Group may be the largest company in the...
Beyond The Sun
Sunquest is counting on Canadian travellers who are on the quest for holidays that go beyond the typical sun vacations, reports Ann Ruppenstein in this week's digital edition of Canadian Travel Press. From a 10th century Moorish castle to luxury over-the-water suites in Jamaica or a 5-star hotel room overlooking the Colosseum in Rome, TravelBrands announced the launch of the new premium Experiences by Sunquest program, which features eight niche collection styles including Cruise, Amazing Views, Historic, Luxury and Incredible Rooms. “Travellers this year will spend more money on...