Tour Operators
Princess Hotels & Resorts Expands Caribbean All-Inclusive Offerings
Princess Hotels & Resorts is expanding its all-inclusive offerings in the Caribbean, with two, new beachfront resorts in Jamaica. Opening April 2024, the family-friendly Princess Grand Jamaica, available exclusively to those booking with Sunwing Vacations, and the adults only Princess Senses the Mangrove will bring travellers the same all-inclusive experience that can only be found in Jamaica. What’s more, agents will earn coveted STAR Rewards Points on bookings that can be converted to cash. Samantha Taylor, Chief Marketing Officer at Sunwing, said that: “As one...
RIU, Sunwing: Great Partners, Growing Together
RIU Hotels & Resorts says it has developed an unshakeable bond with both Sunwing and those who send their clients to RIU properties with that tour operator as well. Sunwing and RIU have an agreement that has Sunwing serve as the only tour operator in this country that offers RIU properties. The agreement has been in place for 12 years and Armin Kaestner, RIU's vice president of sales, contracting & business development for the USA, Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama says the Spanish hotel firm is pleased with the arrangement. "We absolutely do not feel...
Government Making Changes To Composition Of TICO Board
On Aug. 11, 2023, the Chair of the Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO) Board of Directors received a letter from the Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery, Kaleed Rasheed outlining five orders for the organization. The Minister’s Orders include the following: Decreasing the number of Board members from 11 to 9. Ensuring that all Board members possess a positive orientation for proactive consumer protection initiatives. Ensuring no more than 34% of the members of the Board are drawn from the travel agent and travel wholesaler industry. Establishing a...
Globus Family Of Brands Adds Harper To Its Team
Denise Harper has joined Globus family of brands’ Canadian team as its new senior director of sales. Camille Olivere, chief sales officer for the Globus family of brands, said: “We’re dedicated to reinforcing our sales and trade relationships across Canada while building upon our platform of education, awareness, trust and partnership.” Olivere continued: “Denise is well-poised to help us do just that. Not only is she a seasoned travel industry leader with more than 35 years of experience, but Denise is also known for her ability to lead high-performing teams while...
Exodus Travels Expands Support for Elephant Conservation Efforts
Exodus Travels has expanded its support of elephant conservation efforts and an upcoming trip with Patricia Sims, founder of World Elephant Day. The operator’s ‘Free to Roam’ elephant conservation project is based in Tsavo National Park in Kenya, a major wilderness area that is home to the country’s largest population of elephants. Working together with on-the-ground conservation experts Tsavo Trust and the Tofauti Foundation, the project is designed to reduce human-wildlife conflict and educate local people on the benefits of wildlife conservation through the...
Get Walking For A Good Cause With Intrepid Travel
Intrepid Travel is giving away five trips on its 10-day Vietnam Express Southbound itinerary valued at $1,468 to top fundraisers in their annual charity event, the Blue Dragon Marathon Walk. Taking place on Sunday, Sept. 10, the marathon walk raises funds for Vietnam’s Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation, a not-for-profit providing rescue care, shelter, legal advocacy and long-term support to victims of human trafficking. The Marathon Walk is the Intrepid Foundation’s flagship fundraising event, bringing together over 300 people across over 15 countries annually. Participants...
A Vacation For Every Traveller From Air Canada Vacations
Air Canada Vacations has unveiled its second annual Dream of Sun interactive digital brochure -- agents.dreamofsun.aircanadavacations.com -- designed to help and inspire Canadians planning their next sun vacation. The Dream of Sun digital brochure offers over 1,000, primarily all-inclusive, hotels across 45 destinations and in 2023, it adds 63 additional hotels to its roster and 25 semi-exclusive resorts. Nino Montagnese, Vice President, Air Canada Vacations, said: “We want to spark Canadians’ travel imaginations as soon as they lay their eyes upon our newest Sun Collection....
Tracking The Trends With TTC Tour Brands’ CEO Gavin Tollman
Describing 2019 as “nothing more than a litmus test for success,” Gavin Tollman, the CEO & president of TTC Tour Brands, says those in the travel industry should look forward rather than backwards. “If you’re trying to replicate what you were doing, you will fail because it’s just no longer there. Everything has shifted and changed,” Tollman tells Travel Courier. “This is an interesting time for our travel industry — an exciting one — and all I can say to everybody in it is change too. You’ve got to look at the realities of where the world is going and adapt to...