Tour Operators
ANDERSON EXPANDS SALES TEAM
Anderson Vacations is taking a new approach to its business development roles, specifically in Western Canada. Anderson's most effective internal members of their sales team will be taking to the road effective immediately to designated sales territories. The western provinces have been divided into four regions and each region assigned their own Anderson Travel Sales Specialist. Each of the specialists has an immense amount of Anderson Vacations and/or travel and tourism experience to assist agents in their territory. Vasil Vladinski has stepped into place for the Calgary, Southern Alberta...
IT’S GOLD FOR ACV
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) was selected as the 2013 recipient of the Gold Flower Award during the recent Switzerland Travel Mart in Bern. This annual gala event, celebrating and promoting Switzerland Tourism, is a trade show and marketplace for buyers, travel agents and media. The award celebrates ACV's "excellent co-operation, marketing efforts and launch of additional tours to Switzerland,"says Mirko Capodanno, trade manager, Central US and Canada. Given out every two years, the Gold Flower Award considers innovative contributions to Switzerland's travel products and Air Canada Vacations...
GVQ NAMED EQUESTRIAN GAMES OPERATOR
Quebec's GVQ Travel has been selected as the official tour operator for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games and will offer Canadians the opportunity to discover and be part of the most important Equestrian competition in the world. The games take place every four years and will be held from Aug. 23 until Sept. 7 in Normandy, France, next year. A promotional marketing campaign in conjunction with Atout France will be launched throughout Canada. The games will comprise eight different disciplines: Jumping, Dressage, Eventing, Para Equestrian Dressage, Driving, Endurance, Reining and...
TMR HOLIDAYS IN ONTARIO
TMR Holidays is coming to Ontario. Part of Transat A.T. Inc. since February 2012, TMR Holidays is a tour operator specializing in sun destinations, namely Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Cuba, the latter representing half of its global offering. Founded in 1969, TMR is a renowned leader in the Quebec travel industry headed by Anna Malito, president and long-time Transat executive. Malito and her team have many years of experience in tour operating. In Ontario, the tour operator will offer departures from Toronto and Ottawa as of Nov. 1. Its initial offering will include close to 200...
CELEBRATE CANADA DAY WITH ANDERSON
Anderson Vacations has launched its fourth annual Canada Day window display contest to help celebrate Canada's birthday. Anderson is inviting Canadian agents to get creative and show what it really means to be a proud Canadian agency. Retail agencies are encouraged to create a full Canada window display or even a store display showcasing the unique travel options that are accessible to travellers within Canada. Anderson Vacations invites pictures from agencies of their display and will share them with the travel trade later this summer. Photos should be submitted to CEO, Corey Marshall at...
MIDDLE EARTH EXPLORED
Boomerang Tours has unveiled its new and improved 2013-2014 New Zealand and Fiji brochure, which is loaded with options perfect for the independent traveller, from self-drives to independent coach touring, and more, including a number of new and unique packages. In New Zealand, some of the new product highlights include a deluxe golf package that introduces travellers to some of the country's top courses, including Kauri Cliffs, Cape Kidnappers, Jackãs Point Queenstown and Terrace Downs in Methven; Hobbit fans out there will enjoy the 15-day self-drive "Explore Middle Earth" package that...
SUNQUEST GIVING AWAY OVER $10,000
Sunquest is celebrating the launch of its new packages with an agent incentive that will give away over $10,000 throughout the month of June. Applicable on all new Sunquest bookings made between June 3 and 27 for travel anytime from June 4 onwards, the "Show You the Money"incentive will hold daily draws from all qualified bookings, awarding $100 every Monday, $200 every Tuesday, $300 every Wednesday, $400 every Thursday and $500 every Friday. To be entered in the draws, agents must submit their applicable booking number, along with a quick note about why they like where Sunquest is going, via...
WIN AN iPAD WITH GOWAY
Goway has launched a new agent promotion in which those booking any of the tour operator's packages in Korea (minimum one night) by Sept. 30 will go into the draw to win one of four iPad2's. For every booking that includes Korea, agents should tell their Goway agent to "add me a little Seoul"and their name will automatically go into the draw. Winners will be revealed in mid-October. One qualifying trip includes Goway's nine-day Korea Encompassed. The group tour is priced from $1,589 p.p. and includes eight night's accommodation, extensive sightseeing, transfers and all meals (except for the...