Tour Operators
Tourcan hosts South Africa seminars in Alberta
Tourcan Vacations in collaboration with South African Tourism will host seminars in Alberta that will cover what the vacationer needs to know prior to travel to South Africa; what the first-time traveller should get to experience; and various travel options. Seminars will be conducted in Edmonton March 4, Red Deer March 5, and Calgary March 6. RSVP to Monica@tourcanvacations.com....
It’s March Madness at Sunquest
Sunquest is holding a "March Madness"sale offering savings of up to $1,040 per couple. The tour operator is inviting travellers to take advantage of "high season vacations"(i.e. March Break) at "low season pricing."The March Madness sale, which is available for a limited time, is valid on all new bookings, for travel in March and April. Agents also benefit from this sale, with a special March Madness Agent Giveaway: !!! Receive double TC Loyalty Points: Each Sunquest package booked between Feb. 8 and Feb. 28 for travel between March 1 and April 30 will automatically receive 2x TC Loyalty...
Transat launches cycling-oriented tour packages
Transat is partnering with the Québec City and Montréal Grands Prix Cyclistes for the fourth year in a row, and taking an active role in the development, reach and influence of this major sports event by offering five custom-designed packages for riders entering the first-ever La Montréalaise and La Québécoise Cyclosportives, or cycling-for-all events. "We are delighted to have supported the Grands Prix Cyclistes since their inception,"said Joseph Adamo, vice-president, Marketing & Web Commercialization, Transat Tours Canada, adding, "The races bring huge numbers of...
Agents invited to play ‘Fun in the Sun’
To celebrate the launch of FunSun Vacations ("FSV") packages, for every FSV booking made, agents are invited to play the new "Fun in the Sun"game and win bonus TC Loyalty Points every single time. They will also have a chance to win a weekly grand prize of 100,000 points - a value of $1,000. When agents book a FSV package between Feb. 11 and March 22, for travel anytime, they will be sent an e-mail containing a link to the new 'Fun in the Sun' game. They simply need to click on the link and enter the valid booking number to play - build a cocktail by flipping three ice cubes into the glass,...
ACV offers Disney savings
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) is offering savings of up to 30% off hotel stays and 10% off base tickets at Walt Disney World Resorts when travellers bookings a package including flights, accommodation and Magic Your Way Tickets by May 31. The following Walt Disney World Resorts are participating: Disney's All-Star Movies Resort, Disney's All-Star Music Resort, Disney's All-Star Sports Resorts, Disney's POP Century Resort, Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort, Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, Disney's Port Orleans Resort French Quarter, Disney's Port Orleans Resort Riverside, Disney's Animal Kingdom...
More fun from Fun Sun
Agents will now see something new when they go to book a vacation package in their favourite booking platform. FunSun Vacations (FSV) is now offering packaged vacations in the traditional ITC environment that feature more choice and greater flexibility. Following a successful soft launch with Thomas Cook Canada's internal retail network, FSV packages are now available on Sabre Vacations and Sirev, and will be opened up in Galileo, Amadeus and B2C sites next week. "By leveraging our unrivalled airline and hotel supplier relationships, this new initiative enables us to take full advantage of...
Goway has DownUnder rewards
Goway and Air Pacific will reward all Travel Agents that make 10 air/land vacation bookings (minimum 20 passengers) to Australia, New Zealand or Fiji. Agents simply book the required air/land vacations with international airfares ex North America on Air Pacific and a minimum of 5 nights accommodation and agents will receive two free tickets (from Los Angeles) on Air Pacific. In the next couple of months Air Pacific will officially re-launch as Fiji Airways to coincide with a new world class South Pacific experience, bringing the best of Fiji to the skies including brand new A330 fleet of...
Tour company opts for brutal honesty
Put away those adjectives. Move away from those photoshop commands. And go for brutal honesty. That's what Geckos Adventures has done with its new worldwide marketing campaign which features text that says: "May your stories be f***ing epic." And it's completely unapologetic for its approach. "We're not trying to be controversial for controversy's sake," says Glenyce Johnson, managing director of the Australian company. The brand, she says, is simply reflecting the culture of its 18 to 35 clientele, for whom the "F" word is just part of the vocabulary. Keeping the same authentic tone, all the...