Despite a decision not to print their usual APT brochure this year, Boomerang Tours vice-president David Boigné wants to remind travel agents that the tour operator is continuing to carry the APT product line as usual. "We have been a strong supporter of APT products for a long time and nothing has changed,"said Boigné. "This year we simply made an environmental and financial decision to not produce a paper brochure as we noticed that more and more consumers get their information online. Brochures are extremely costly to produce, store and distribute, and as we are one of the few...
Travellers booking a Sandals or Beaches package with Air Canada Vacations by April 30 will receive free seat selection on their flight. The offer is valid for travel between March 1 and Dec. 15. New bookings only, and not applicable to groups....
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) is offering a special Punta Cana price reduction for departure this weekend from Winnipeg. Travellers can fly roundtrip from Winnipeg to Punta Cana on March 3 for one-week and stay at the all-inclusive Barcelo Dominican Beach resort in a double room, located directly on Barcelo beach with an 18-hole White Sands golf course nearby, for $588 plus $380 in taxes p.p. ($968)....
Anderson Vacations is set to host a series of cross-Canada Agent Appreciation events. The schedule is as follows: Winnipeg, March 11, Four Points by Sheraton; Calgary, March 12, Buzzards/Bottlescrew Bills; Edmonton, March 13, Ramada on Kingsway; Vancouver, March 14, Sandman On Georgia (Moxies); London, March 18, Best Western Lamplighter Inn, Mississauga, March 19, Sandman Airport (Moxies); Hamilton, March 20, Courtyard by Marriott; Toronto, March 21, Watermark Pub. Registration for all events is at 5:30 p.m., followed by a 6 p.m. presentation. Space is limited, so agents are asked to RSVP as...
Holiday House and FunSun Vacations have unveiled their latest brochure... Europe! Featuring holiday options throughout France, Italy, the U.K., Spain, The Netherlands and more, the 2013 Europe brochure also highlights the many great things to see and do while there, in addition to offering a selection of accommodation, transportation and excursion options. Highlights of the 2013 program include: !!! A choice of 10 different airline partners - flights with all of the most popular scheduled airlines are available, including Air Canada, Air France, Lufthansa, British Airways, KLM and Alitalia,...
FunSun Vacations is offering travellers a new way to save with its new Roulette promotion. When clients book a FunSun all-inclusive Roulette package vacation to Jamaica, Los Cabos, Cancun, Riviera Maya, Puerto Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit, Punta Cana or Puerto Plata, for select departures up until April 27, they'll save. Available from all gateways across Canada, through this promotion clients simply select their destination, their preferred departure date (many available) and their desired star rating (4-star, 4+ star, 5-star and 5+ star available) and they will receive the lowest price for...
Goway Travel has announced the appointment of Aubrey Schmidt to the position of business development manager, Eastern Canada. Schmidt is well known throughout the industry, having worked for Australian Pacific Touring for more than 15 years, most recently as sales manager for North America. With an extensive knowledge of the South Pacific, Schmidt will be responsible for working with agents in Eastern Canada to market and sell Goway's DOWNUNDER product range. In his new role, Schmidt will also carry the APT Australia and New Zealand Touring brochure, which Goway will be exclusively...
FunSun Vacations (FSV) has its first week of winners in its new "Fun in the Sun"game. In addition to automatically earning 2x, 3x or 4x TC Loyalty Points just by playing the game, Tammy Mandryk from Sears Travel Kingsway in Alberta, Mary Miranda from itravel2000.com in Ontario and Annie Denis from Agence du Voyages Esther in Quebec, have each won the bonus 100,000 TC Loyalty Points weekly prize, a $1,000 value. Agents can still book, play and win. All agents have to do is book any FSV package between by March 22 for travel anytime and they will be sent an e-mail containing a link to the new...
Goway has announced the first of its February promotion $100 winners -- Dorie Ascano of Cruise Ship Center. To help celebrate the launch of GowayAir's "Next Generation"booking engine, during the month of February, agents can win prizes, including an iPad Mini or $100 awards on Goway's Visa Agent Reward Card. Ascano is pictured with Kenneth D'Sousa, BDM GowayAir. Agents who visit GowayAir.com and purchase tickets will be automatically entered in the...
Holiday House and FunSun Vacations have unveiled their 2013 U.S.A. CityEscapes brochure, showcasing the sights and sounds of Las Vegas, New York City and New Orleans. Hotels found in the brochure are just a small sampling of the more than 10,000 hotels Holiday House and FunSun Vacations offer in the US, and a mere snapshot of the many American city getaways one can book through these brands. Other cities available include Chicago, Boston, Miami, Denver, Houston and more. This is in addition to a comprehensive California program featured in the dedicated brochure that came out last month. Some...