Tour Operators
AC rouge TAKES OFF TO VEGAS
Air Canada rouge will take off to Vegas on Oct. 27 as it launches flights from Toronto. On March 13, 2014, the leisure carrier will starting flying from Montreal to Vegas. Out of Toronto, Air Canada rouge will operate 10 flights a week to Las Vegas for the winter 2013-2014 season featuring 264-seat wide-body Boeing 767-300 ER aircraft -- that\'s a capacity increase of 13% on the route over last winter when it was operated by Air Canada. Air Canada rouge will assume the Montreal-Las Vegas route from Air Canada effective March 13, 2014 with 10 flights a week. Air Canada will continue to...
CARBON NEUTRAL VACATIONS
Air Canada Vacations is partnering with not-for-profit carbon offset organization Zerofootprint to offer its customers carbon neutral vacations to fight climate change while travelling. These efforts will encourage travellers to take meaningful steps to decrease the carbon dioxide (CO2) in our atmosphere and contribute to Air Canada\'s belief that customers should have the option to offset the effects of their flight. ACV\'s customers can offset the carbon accumulated from their flights, hotels, car rentals and more with voluntary contributions to their choice of six key projects, including:...
CLOSER THAN EVER
Goway Travel has teamed up with Air New Zealand to create some deals that will make it even easier to explore Australia -- deals that include Sydney, the Great Barrier Reef, Melbourne and the Adelaide wine regions. In all, the operator is offering eight itineraries to choose from, ranging from a 14 day Golden Triangle program that includes Sydney, Melbourne and the Great Barrier Reef, to a 17 day Sydney to Adelaide self drive, taking in the Great Ocean Road. Or agents\' clients can spend 13 days Freewheeling throughout Australia and doing at their own pace. Goway\'s packages are priced...
ALBATOURS’ SUMMER ITALY AIR NOW AVAILABLE
ALBATours’ summer 2014 air-only program to Italy is in the system and ready to book. Offering regular departures from Toronto to Rome with Alitalia, the program will operate from March through November 2014 with daily flights Sunday to Tuesday and Thursday to Saturday, every week, to 17 destinations in Italy. Starting from $899 p.p., taxes in, clients will fly to Rome aboard Alitalia’s A330 aircraft in “Classica” (economy) class, and from there they can continue on to Florence, Milan, Naples, Venice, Palermo, Genoa and more. Clients can also opt for an upgrade to Alitalia’s...
ACV CRUISING WITH CLIA
Travellers booking participating cruises this week with Air Canada Vacations (ACV) can save up to $150 per couple and earn 2,000 bonus Aeroplan Miles on Air & Cruise packages, plus get onboard credit from some of the world’s best cruise lines. Available deals include: !!! Norwegian Cruise Line: Receive up to a $500 onboard credit when booked by Nov. 1. Plus, book a balcony stateroom or higher by Nov. 1 and save $150 p.p. on flights. !!! Regent Seven Seas Cruises: Receive a $200 onboard credit per suite on any new 2013 or 2014 sailings booked by Oct. 27 (valid on seven-night sailings...
SUN DEAL IS BACK
Starting Oct. 23 and running for the next four weeks, Sunquest is bringing back its popular “Sun Deal” incentive, offering agents a chance to win up to 20x Loyalty Points, trips for two and even a grand prize of $2,000 cash. Valid on all new Sunquest package bookings made between Oct. 23 and Nov. 19, for travel anytime, from any gateway and to any destination, with Sun Deal, everyone’s a winner. Once the booking is complete, agents simply need to go online to SunquestAgent.ca, enter their valid booking number and play to win. Prizes include between 2X and 20X Loyalty Points that can...
SET SAIL WITH INTREPID
Intrepid Travel is giving agents the opportunity to sail on the early voyages of its two new sailing adventures in the Caribbean. The adventure tour operator’s range of sailing itineraries was expanded this year to include two trips in the Caribbean, the British Virgin Islands Sailing and Martinique and St. Lucia Sailing adventures. The trips provide travellers the opportunity to snorkel in the Caribbean and soak in the sun. With a maximum group size of eight on each itinerary, travellers will have an up close and personal taste of island life. To qualify for the incentive, agents must...
LET’S TALK TRAVEL WINNER
The Let’s Talk Travel team of DeNureTours, Jordan Tourism Board, Visit Myrtle Beach, Scenic Tours, Tourcan Vacations, Turks and Caicos Tourism and Universal Orlando Resort have announced that Jodi Wickstrom (pictured) of North Star Travel and Tours in Sault Ste Marie is their grand prize winner of a trip for two to Panama City (including accommodations, some meals, sightseeing tours and airport transfers). Let’s Talk Travel recently visited Thunder Bay, Sault Ste Marie, Sudbury, North Bay, Barrie and Toronto. All attendees at these events qualified for the main (draw) prize, sponsored by...