Tour Operators
Travel Guild offers private jet tour to South America
Travel Guild Inc. has what it is billing as a South American Adventure by Private Jet Holiday this spring. Participants will "fly by private jet in comfort and style with a fully organized and comprehensive itinerary,"says company president Ben Nierop. The April 20 to May 10 tour starts in Kelowna, continues to Toronto and then visits Cartagena, Colombia; Manaus and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Iguassu Falls; Buenos Aires; Calafate in the Patagonia region; Santiago, Chile; Lima, Machu Picchu and Cusco, Peru; Panama; and then returns to Toronto and Kelowna. Highlights will include Amazon Jungle;...
DHTour tours feature ‘Downton Abbey’ castle
The British television series "Downton Abbey"has been a hit worldwide and Highclere is seen as a wonderful example of an English stately home. The castle is open to the public for about 75 days a year and group visits are already sold out for 2013. DHTour, a London- and UK-specialist based in Burlington, Ont., has four of these dates booked and is including them in four exclusive tours in 2013. The tours include admissions to Highclere Castle and Gardens and a visit to the village of Bampton in Oxfordshire, where most of the outside scenes are filmed. The first of these has already departed...
Exclusive Tours appointment
Exclusive Tours - which specializes in small-ship cruising - has named Nadine Schorn as business development director. She joins Exclusive Tours from Carnival Cruise Lines, where she was business development director of international trade sales for the past 10 years. Schorn will be based in Calgary with responsibility for business development, account management, sales and marketing in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and other areas where she has contacts....
Insight hits the road to host Tour Info Nights
Insight - which offers 42 European countries - is hosting Insight Tour Info Nights in 13 cities across Canada from January to March and is inviting both agents and consumers for an evening of talks, refreshments and prizes. At each event, an Insight executive and Insight travel expert, veteran tour director Michael Unrath, will provide a presentation on Insight's premium and luxury products, as well as upcoming travel trends for 2013. Insight CEO John Boulding will be attending and presenting at several of the events. Insight's sales managers will be conducting a Q&A for guests to participate...
Tauck takes guests out to the ballgame
Tauck has a new four-day, baseball-themed event it has crafted with Ken Burns, the filmmaker whose PBS documentary Baseball garnered widespread acclaim, earned nearly 20 different awards and award nominations, and spawned a sequel, The Tenth Inning. The new Tauck event is scheduled for June 27-30, and it is part of the company's "Ken Burns American Journeys"series of travel experiences based on the filmmaker's works. "The Tauck Baseball Event: America's Pastime"will be highlighted by a private, "after-hours"evening inside the National Baseball Hall of Fame that includes the opportunity to...
Sunquest, ALBA launch ‘Tax Buster’ deals
Sunquest is featuring a "Tax Buster"sale on all of its 2013 Mediterranean seven- and 11-night cruises, whereby it pays the fuel surcharge and fees in addition to offering a free stateroom upgrade to an ocean view balcony cabin. To take advantage of these savings, customers need only book their Sunquest Med cruise by Jan. 31 for departures between April and October. Applicable sailings include the MSC Splendida's Western Med itinerary out of Rome from $1,799 p.p. (April 4 or 18 departures), the MSC Fantasia's Eastern Med itinerary departing from Venice from $1,989 (May 4 or 18 departures), or...
Goway offers savings on visa-free China stopover
Goway is reminding agents that Canadians can now travel to China (Beijing or Shanghai) for up to three days without a visa and to this end has introduced several specials. "This new visa-waiver saves visitors the hassles and costs associated with obtaining entry into China, making it a perfect stopover idea,"says Bronwyn Hodge, Goway Asia product manager. "The Great Wall in Beijing is a must-see and Shanghai is a shopper's paradise. These cities are both major gateways to Asia, so it's a great opportunity to enhance a trip to Asia, perfect for both first time and repeat visitors."For a...
Trafalgar hits the road to talk travel with agents
Trafalgar is on the road again with its third annual Travel Talk road show, expanded this year to include 19 additional cities. The tour operator will be sharing tips on the hottest travel trends for the year ahead, plus an exclusive talk on its innovative 2013 product, featuring unique Insider Experiences, such as authentic Be My Guest dining, Hidden Treasures and Local Specialties. Held for just one night in 42 cities across Canada from January through March, Travel Talks invites agent partners to bring along prospective and past Trafalgar guests, past cruise passengers and FIT clients to...