Tour Operators
Butterfield & Robinson, Canada Goose Partner
Premier active travel company Butterfield & Robinson has partnered with Arctic luxury apparel company Canada Goose to launch Canada Goose Adventure Trips. Beginning in 2017, the intimate group voyages will provide travellers with the opportunity to explore destinations while sporting apparel from the Canada Goose Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer collections. “The world is a magical place and these fantastic adventures will make it easy for people to experience what’s great out there,” says Kevin Spreekmeester, Chief Brand Officer, Canada Goose. “Guests will experience Canada...
Insight, Luxury Gold, Uniworld Unveil Europe 2017
Insight Vacations, Luxury Gold, and Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection have unveiled their new 2017 “Europe’s Finest” collection of itineraries. Building off of its incredible inaugural success in 2016, the 2017 collection represents the collaboration of three distinct brands seamlessly delivering clients to Europe’s attractions by river and road. In all eight itineraries – including two all-new journeys to France and the Dalmatian Riviera – are featured in the new collection. Cris David, president, Insight Vacations Canada and Luxury Gold Canada, commented:...
Hit The Slopes In Aspen
Canadians are being invited to save some money before heading down Aspen's storied slopes. The Colorado ski complex is offering Canadians who book ski packages through either Skican or Merit Travel's ski division at-par rates for lift tickets, and some of the hotels those tour operators offer also have discounted rates, reports Richard Savage, Canadians sales representative for the Aspen Skiing Company. Lift tickets are good for four mountains, he said during a Nov. 9 Toronto reception. Savage said Aspen is easily accessible for people in the Toronto area, who can travel to...
Trafalgar Once Again Teams Up With Author Schultz
The woman who penned New York Times bestseller “1,000 Places To See Before You Die” says her travel well is far from running dry. In fact, says Patricia Schultz, this great wide world of ours holds many more places she gladly set foot in. Schultz, who estimates she's seen 80% of the far-flung places she sings the praises of in her book, says the number of locales she's touting has easily topped 1,000, thanks to her merging some parts of the world that weren't initially mentioned in her travel guide with other areas. And, continues Schultz – in Toronto yesterday (Nov. 7) for...
G Adventures Expands Program
A Halloween party at Bran Castle in Romania, celebrating Haitian Carnival in Jacmel, jamming at Reggae Sumfest in Jamaica, indulging at Pizzafest in Italy, and running in the Serengeti half-marathon are all new, once-in-a-lifetime experiences now available with the launch of G Adventures’ Limited Edition program. The updated program of tours from the leading small-group adventure operator combines existing “one-off” trips with newly created trips, and is designed to get travellers more immersed in a country by delivering experiences that are completely unique to a place and its...
Online Seat Selection Comes to ACV
Travel agents are now able to make seat selection online and continue to earn 5% commission with Air Canada Vacations (ACV). For all departures as of Nov. 1, any booking made through ACV’s travel agent website, or Sirev, can be retrieved via TripBook and from here, agents can add seat selection to their client files. As a reminder, if making reservations through ACV’s online channels, final payments must be made online as well. This online initiative was created to provide agents with efficiency and save them time when updating their client bookings. “Air Canada Vacations...
TravelBrands Unveils Experiences By Sunquest
From a 10th century Moorish castle to luxury over-the-water suites in Jamaica or a hotel room overlooking the Colosseum in Rome, TravelBrands unveiled its new Experiences by Sunquest program last night (Nov. 7) at the Sunquest offices in Toronto. “Sunquest has been in the Canadian market for 46 years serving travel agents and Canadian travellers with great vacation holidays. Today we've taken that product knowledge and our experience over the years and have assembled a collection of consumer products,” Frank Demarinis (pictured), president and CEO of TravelBrands, said at the VIP...
Collette Offers Food For Thought
Several members of the travel industry turned out to help Collette lend a helping hand to those in need Nov. 3. The endeavour, as PressToday's Mike Baginski learned, was part of the Collette Cares program, which on this day consisted of making meals at Eden Food For Change in Western Mississauga – a charity that serves 400 households a month with both fresh and packaged food items. People can donate food or cash, or, like Collette, come in and make meals under the supervision of Chef Peter Costello. The special du jour was tourtiere and getting into, literally up to the elbows,...