Tour Operators
Exotik Tours in Bulgaria
Exotik Tours is inviting agents and consumers alike to discover the wonders of Bulgaria, all at a great price. For agents, Exotik Tours is offering a special agent/partner/friends and family rate of $1,099 net (based on double occupancy, not including flights) for a 15-day "Bulgaria: Tour and beach stay on the Black Sea coast."Departing May 13 and returning May 27, this trip includes an eight-day tour that visits the capital city Sofia, Rila's monastery, the ski village of Bansko, the old city of Plovdiv, and much more, along with a seven-day beach stay in a one-bedroom apartment at the...
Trafalgar wins Flight Centre award
Trafalgar recently attended the sixth annual Flight Centre Canada Annual Supplier Appreciation event, held at the Fairmont Chateau in Whistler, BC, and was honoured by receiving Flight Centre's Best Mainstream Escorted Tour Operator Award for the second year. Approximately 70 representatives from travel suppliers and tourism boards were in attendance for the two-day event. Supplier awards voted for by Flight Centre's travel consultants were available in 34 different categories. "On behalf of all Trafalgar employees, I am happy to accept this prestigious award, which rewards our commitment to...
Kids stay free with ACV
Whether on a cruise, travelling to Europe or to great destinations across Mexico and the Caribbean, kids will benefit from free stays and more on summer travel with Air Canada Vacations (ACV). Kids fly, stay and eat for free throughout Mexico and the Caribbean when travellers book their summer vacation by April 18. Choose from select destinations as: Antigua, Aruba, Cuba (excluding Havana), Dominican Republic, Liberia, Costa Rica, Mexico (excluding Mexico City), Montego Bay, Jamaica, Saint Lucia and Turks & Caicos. In Europe, kids stay and eat for free when booking air and select hotel...
Vision acquires TCNA’s M&IT business
The Vision 2000 Travel Group has acquired Thomas Cook North America's (TCNA) meetings and incentives business, which trades as SM+i. Brian Robertson, COO of Vision 2000 announced today (March 22) that an agreement had been finalized with TCNA to acquire its meetings and incentives business, which trades as SM+i. TCNA's CEO, Dean Moore said of the deal that, "SM+i has always been a profitable and unique division of our company, but because its sole focus is on the corporate incentive market, the brand was never integrated with our other businesses and is not core to our principal leisure...
Trained to sell
Transat Holidays reports that 3,612 travel agents attended its Transat Academies which were held in 35 cities across Canada. The retailers received thorough training on Transat Holidays and Air Transat's Europe program. Along with thanking the retailers for participating in the academies, Denise Heffron, vice-president, national sales & commercial, Transat Tours Canada, observed: "It is essential to offer travel agents ongoing training and provide them with the tools and support they need in their work. As Transat Holidays' Europe program becomes more and more extensive, these training...
Save the fuel surcharge with ACV
Travellers booking trips to Mexico and the Caribbean by April 30 with Air Canada Vacations (ACV) will save the fuel surcharge, a value of $100 p.p. Also, save up to $150 per adult when booking a group package of 10 or more, plus earn 200 ACV & ME reward miles per passenger. Travellers can also take advantage of the "No Deposit"program on most popular resorts, and when booking a Sandals resort, get the sixth room free plus two free flights. The offer is for new bookings only and valid for travel from May 1 and completed by April 30, 2014. The offer is not combinable with the Wedding promotion...
Africa in the spotlight
When travellers are in search of a summer vacation, the recommendation should be Africa, according to Goway Travel. Africa is of course a vast and wondrous continent, and, according to Goway, has a number of destinations that are at their best from June to August. Purists will tell you that the best game viewing in Southern Africa is in their winter months of June, July and August. The reason for this is that it's very dry, the grass is sparse and the animals are increasingly concentrated around water sources. Also the risk of malaria is at its lowest in these months. June to October is also...
Thomas Cook sells, Red Label buys
Mississauga, Ont.-based Red Label Vacations Inc. (redtag.ca) has purchased Thomas Cook North America for $5.3 million. The transaction, which is subject to a number of conditions, including clearance by the Competition Bureau of Canada, is expected to be complete by May 31. Harriet Green (pictured), chief executive, Thomas Cook Group, commented, "As we continue to drive the transformation of the Thomas Cook Group, I am pleased to have reached agreement to divest our North American business, enabling us to focus on our core segments and future growth. The combination of TCNA's product...