Tour Operators
Sunquest, FunSun bonus points offer
Agents booking a vacation package with Sunquest or FunSun Vacations to any Sandals or Beaches resort will now receive 10x TC Loyalty Points. The offer is valid on all new bookings made between March 1 and May 31, for travel anytime, and for any duration. The special offer takes the 575 TC Loyalty Points that an agent would normally earn on any Sunquest or FunSun package, and boosts it up to 5,750 TC Loyalty Points. Groups are applicable, however, this offer does not apply to air or land-only bookings....
Atout France honours Butterfield, Gateways International
Atout France, the France Tourism Development Agency in Canada, held its annual awards ceremony last night (Feb. 27) at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto, honouring two Canadian wholesalers for their excellence in promoting France. Wholesalers with head offices anywhere in Canada (with the exception of Quebec) were invited to submit one product -- a trip to France with a predetermined starting price and itinerary. Atout France's advisory board composed of tourism industry personnel then selected three nominees. The shortlist was made available on Atout France's web site for Canadian travel...
Sunspots showcases the Big Apple
Sunspots Holidays has a new program with American Airlines that enables people to visit New York without any advance purchase. A minimum two-night stay is required and Sunspots Holidays has m ore than 100 properties ranging from budget to deluxe categories. Also available are shows and shopping opportunities. The cost of the package, including two nights at the Edison Hotel, for instance, is $589 p.p., double occupancy, from Toronto. The tour operator can also offer packages from other cities in Canada....
Sunquest winner
Sunquest has announced its next winner in the March Madness agent giveaway -- Shannon Garbe from itravel2000.com, who has won a seven-night trip for two to Dreams Cancun Resort &...
Save $200 with Sunwing tax buster sale
To help travellers shake off the winter blues, Sunwing is busting the taxes on spring vacation packages with savings of $200 per couple. This limited time offer for departures between March 13 and April 30 applies to select southern destinations, Florida, Las Vegas and cruise vacation packages....
Boomerang continues strong partnership with APT
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...
Free seat selection with ACV
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....
ACV has weekend special for Punta Cana from YWG
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)....