Tour Operators
TTC Tour Brands offering up to 10% off select 2025 tours
Global tour leader TTC Tour Brands is offering exclusive savings of 10 per cent off on select 2025 tours from Trafalgar, Brendan Vacations, Costsaver, Insight Vacations and Luxury Gold through Oct. 31, 2024. As part of TTC Tour Brands’ Travel Advisor Discount Program (TADP), this new offer – exclusively offered to guests booking with valued travel advisor partners – incentivizes guests to book now, ultimately supporting advisors’ annual sales goals. "Travel advisors work tirelessly to create unforgettable vacations for their clients, and they deserve the chance to enjoy their...
Goway shows off new look, appoints Sean Hebert VP of Americas
Last night (Oct. 3), Goway invited travel industry professionals to experience what the company is calling "the new Goway". Set on the rooftop of the TIFF Lightbox on King St. W., attendees were treated to an evening of live music, live watercolour painting demonstrations, and of course, great company, as the Goway team shared a series of updates following its recent marketing rebrand, including a refreshed website, new logo design and colour, and new travel advisor resources. "There are things that are at the core of who we are that will always define Goway and carry us into the...
Kensington realigns executive team, rebrands core business
Kensington has realigned its executive team and rebranded its core businesses. This strategic change also reflects the recent decentralization of its parent company, Navigatr Group, fulfilling its objective to enable each of its travel companies to operate independently. As part of this transformation, Kensington will be the main brand offering several sub-brands featuring a portfolio of luxury experiences. This includes Kensington Tours, Kensington Villas, Kensington Cruise, Kensington Air, and Kensington Private Jet, with plans to explore additional categories in luxury travel....
Tauck introduces new music tour from Nashville to New Orleans
Tauck is introducing a new tour that traces the roots of country music, blues, jazz, rock and roll, and more in Nashville, Memphis, the Mississippi Delta and New Orleans. Debuting in 2025, the new Music of America: Nashville to New Orleans tour will feature the insights of filmmaker Ken Burns, creator of the award-winning films Jazz and Country Music, as well as numerous other documentaries exploring various aspects of American history. The new nine-day Music of America: Nashville to New Orleans itinerary begins with two nights at the Four Seasons Hotel Nashville, followed by a...
GX community tourism summit wraps up in India with big announcements
Taking the stage on World Tourism Day during the GX summit in Jaipur, India, G Adventures’ founder Bruce Poon Tip talked about the power of community tourism and how the tour operator is committed to developing itineraries that give back to the people and the places their travellers visit. “What if we got to a place in the world where you can go on holidays and change the world? And that could be your form of giving back. You’ve seen it here — it is really possible and that’s what GX was formed to show,” he said. “It was designed to show people that tourism can absolutely...
ACV promotes Sun Collection and new programs at Toronto product launch
On Sept. 26, Air Canada Vacations welcomed partners during a Toronto-area product launch, which followed earlier ones in Vancouver, Edmonton, Halifax and Montreal. Air Canada Vacations noted that it's now offering a program that features not only traditional sunspots such as Mexico and the Caribbean but the likes of Colombia, Dubai, Bangkok and Brisbane, Australia. "Air Canada Vacations offers hotels pretty well anywhere Air Canada flies," Erminia Gallina, the company’s sales director, told Press Today. The ACV Sun Collection Winter is drawing closer and Air Canada...
G Adventures adds 3 new NatGeo Family Journeys to program
G Adventures and National Geographic Expeditions have added three new ‘National Geographic Family Journeys with G Adventures’ trips with Ecuador, Mexico and Spain being added to the program. This collection of trips is designed for parents, children and extended families who are travelling together to connect with the world around them in a culturally immersive way as they spend time together, unifying learning and adventure with some of the world’s most incredible settings as a backdrop. Each new National Geographic Family Journeys itinerary features unique, interactive activities...
Dublin’ down: Air Canada – United Airlines racers go for the win
The Air Canada - United Airlines racers were released onto the streets of Dublin in six teams yesterday morning (Sept.23) to compete against each other for the grand prize of a return trip to Ireland, reports Ming Tappin for Travel Press Today. Right from the start, a sense of competitiveness filled the air as teams huddled to select their team names and discuss strategies on how to win the race. Thirty travel advisors, the Air Canada and United Airlines team, and media members emerged as The Blarney Bunch II, Dublin Dashers, Lucky’s Revenge, The Shamrock Squad, Wilde Croissants...