Tour Operators
Intrepid Races To Morocco’s Aid Following Quake
Intrepid Travel is standing by earthquake-battered Morocco and is hoping international travellers will do likewise. The adventure tour company announced last week a quick restart to its Morocco program after a halt following the Sept. 8 quake that left at least 2,900 people dead as of Friday and caused significant damage to parts of Marrakech and communities in the Atlas Mountains, two cornerstones of Moroccan tourism. Intrepid Morocco tours featuring Marrakesh that are departing in the near future will spend a reduced amount of time in that city and Intrepid has decided against...
ACV Helping Agents Make Dreams For Their Clients
Air Canada Vacations concluded its cross-country ACV DreamMakers product launches in Toronto Thursday night, hosting some 900 guests and 70 hotel partners who were updated on a program literally linking continents thanks to the tour operator’s Air Canada connection. “Air Canada Vacation is not only the sun and beaches, we invite our mutual clients to dream bigger and see the world," the tour operator said. Air Canada Vacations said it “continues to lead the charge in digital-first initiatives with the launch of the Dream of Sun interactive digital brochure" and adds its Sun...
Exodus Travels Is Now Exodus Adventure Travels
Exodus Travels has announced that it’s changing its name to Exodus Adventure Travels. Sasha Andrews, industry director at Exodus Adventure Travels in North America, explained that: “This name change is significant because it emphasizes our leadership position in the adventure travel market.” And Andrews added: “We are well positioned to be the #1 provider of small group adventure trips for consumers in the U.S., Canada, and around the world.” With more than 500 trips to 100 countries worldwide, Exodus Adventure Travels is a proven expert in small group, adventure...
Intrepid Debuts Carbon Labelling On Over 500 Itineraries
Intrepid Travel is debuting carbon labels on over 500 itineraries, including its top 100 trips, with plans to continue measuring and disclosing the emissions of every trip. The labels, which appear on the individual tour pages on the company’s website, will tell travellers the carbon footprint of each Intrepid tour, providing greater transparency as it deepens its commitment to climate-conscious travel. Now displayed on over half of Intrepid’s trip pages, the carbon label will show the total CO2-e of the trip per traveller, per day. The total emissions are calculated by...
G Adventures Adds To Canadian Sales And Marketing Team
G Adventures, is back to full sales support coverage across Canada with the appointment of Ana Santa Maria to the role of global purpose specialist (GPS) for Alberta and the Prairies. Sara Murphy has also been appointed to the role of regional marketing manager for Canada, where she will be working on brand marketing opportunities and tourist board opportunities. Santa Maria, who previously worked for G Adventures in a similar role from 2019 to 2020, returns after a three-year hiatus, saying she’s ecstatic to be back doing what she loves at G Adventures, which is changing...
Collette Launches New Travel Advisor Program
Collette wants travel advisors to experience its programs just like their clients as part of its new Travel Advisor Reward Program. With the new program, advisors will be rewarded for booking more travellers on Collette tours. Starting with reduced rates of 50%, advisors will receive bigger savings on land tours the more travellers they book within a single year. As well, they’ll have the opportunity to increase that number all the way to 100% if they book over 40 travellers. Advisors will also receive reduced rates for companions, starting at 25%. Jaclyn Leibl-Cote,...
Air Canada Vacations’ Launch Attracts Full House In YVR
A boisterous crowd of nearly 400 travel advisors filled a ballroom at the Delta Hotel by Marriott Burnaby for the launch of the 2023/2024 Winter Sun Collection by Air Canada Vacations for the Vancouver region on Sept. 12. It was the third of five winter escape product launches staged by ACV in cities across Canada, with two more upcoming this week, reports Press Today’s western editor Ted Davis, who attended the show. A total of about 2,500 agents across Canada were expected to come to the ACV shows, which kicked off in Halifax and also made a stop in Montreal, plus Edmonton for the...
GX Line Up Announced By G Adventures, Planeterra
G Adventures and Planeterra have announced the speaker and performer schedule for the inaugural GX event, which will feature the first World Community Tourism Summit being hosted on World Tourism Day, Sept. 27, 2023. The day will be packed with informative discussions, and will conclude at an after party with a private performance for GX attendees by music group Village People. During GX, which runs from Sept. 22, 13 Canadian agents and partners will join G Adventures’ community of suppliers, media, team members and travellers, as they gather from around the globe to experience...