Tour Operators
Agents encouraged to become Youth Travel Specialists
Contiki Holidays is continuing its popular Youth Travel Specialist (YTS) program into 2013, offering agents the opportunity to learn more about the travel needs of their young clients. Upon completing a series of webinars hosted by Contiki sales managers, agents will have a solid understanding of the youth client and feel confident in recommending the right Contiki product to 18-35's. The free 30-minute webinars run from Jan. 16 through the year, and agents have to complete all seven topics to receive their certificate plaque declaring them a Youth Travel Specialist (topics include Europe,...
ACV introduces 2013 Europe Collection
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) has launched its 2013 Europe Collection, featuring more than 45 destinations with newly added hotels, multi-country tours, excursions and extended tours, city-stay and two-city rail, cruises, rail passes, car rentals, buy-backs and more. "We recently introduced our newest airline partner, Air Canada rouge, and this partnership allows us to offer new destinations with non-stop flights to Edinburgh, Venice and Athens from Toronto and Montreal,"said Nino Montagnese, vice-president of sales and marketing. "This new alliance will provide our travellers with affordable...
ACV offers agents 13%
To celebrate the New Year, Air Canada Vacations (ACV) is offering agents 13% commission on North America bookings made through Jan. 25. Book air and hotel to Canada or the US by Jan. 25 and receive 13% commission. The offer is for new bookings only and valid for travel completed by Dec. 13. The offer is not applicable to Las Vegas, Florida or Hawaii....
California dreaming with Holiday House, FunSun
Holiday House and FunSun Vacations have unveiled their 2013 California brochure, showcasing program highlights in L.A., San Diego, San Francisco, Anaheim and Disney. Focusing on all that can be seen and done in sunny California, highlights of the 2013 program include hundreds of hotels and resorts to choose from - in city centres, right in Disneyland, by the beach and more; the choice of a variety of different scheduled carriers, including Air Canada, WestJet, Delta, American Airlines, United and Alaska Airlines, with daily departures; information and pricing on car rentals and attraction...
G Adventures launches new agent incentive
G Adventures has introduced a promotion to support its newly launched Australia and New Zealand program. Dubbed "G'Day the G Way,"the campaign runs from Jan. 15 to Feb. 28. For each client booked on any Australia or New Zealand trip priced at more than $1,000, departing before July 31, agents will receive an entry into the contest. The North American agent who books the most clients will win a trip for two to Australia or New Zealand, land and air included. The runner-up will receive a solo trip to Australia or New Zealand, land and air included. The winning agent and runner-up may choose...
Word on the Street’ winners announced
Sunquest has announced the first week of winners in its month-long 'Word on the Street' agent contest. They are Brenda Gluting, Marlin Travel, MB (Jan. 3); Donna Lahse-McDougall, McCord Travel Management, ON (Jan. 4); Krista LeBlanc, Aero Travel Ltd, AB (Jan. 7); Cathy Grimwood, Tri City Travel, ON (Jan. 8); Vicky Barzey, Sears Travel Red Deer, AB (Jan. 9); and Mary Ann Bunilla, Marlin Travel, ON (Jan. 10). Each won 50,000 TC Loyalty Points....
Travel Guild offers private jet tour to South America
Travel Guild Inc. has what it is billing as a South American Adventure by Private Jet Holiday this spring. Participants will "fly by private jet in comfort and style with a fully organized and comprehensive itinerary,"says company president Ben Nierop. The April 20 to May 10 tour starts in Kelowna, continues to Toronto and then visits Cartagena, Colombia; Manaus and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Iguassu Falls; Buenos Aires; Calafate in the Patagonia region; Santiago, Chile; Lima, Machu Picchu and Cusco, Peru; Panama; and then returns to Toronto and Kelowna. Highlights will include Amazon Jungle;...
DHTour tours feature ‘Downton Abbey’ castle
The British television series "Downton Abbey"has been a hit worldwide and Highclere is seen as a wonderful example of an English stately home. The castle is open to the public for about 75 days a year and group visits are already sold out for 2013. DHTour, a London- and UK-specialist based in Burlington, Ont., has four of these dates booked and is including them in four exclusive tours in 2013. The tours include admissions to Highclere Castle and Gardens and a visit to the village of Bampton in Oxfordshire, where most of the outside scenes are filmed. The first of these has already departed...