Tour Operators
ACV offers resort credits with Paradisus
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) is offering savings of up to $1,000 at Paradisus resorts in the Riviera Maya and on the beaches of the Dominican Republic. The Paradisus Punta Cana features 11 restaurants and nine bars and such daily activities as painting, wine tasting, cooking or tango lessons are available. The Paradisus Playa del Carmen La Perla is an adults-only resort offering nightly entertainment, spa and wedding services and more. Credits can be used for room upgrades, spa services, restaurant dining, golf and more. The offer is valid for travel up to Dec. 22 and is based on a minimum stay...
Sunquest revises pricing structure
Starting tomorrow (Oct. 4), Sunquest is introducing a revised price structure that will see the surcharge, currently bundled with the base price, broken out and the base price reduced accordingly. "Since introducing the new pricing structure for our winter 12/13 program earlier this year, it has become apparent that a reasonable percentage of travel agents still use base prices only when searching for and quoting packages to their clients, and as a result, they didn't see the benefits of our new pricing model,"says Steve Butchart, vice-president, Sunquest. "We recognize the need to make the...
ALBATours offers Avis savings in Italy
ALBATours is offering exclusive savings of up to15% off AVIS car rentals in Italy, now available from $35 per day. The offer is valid on new rentals until Dec. 31 for car pick-up in Italy between Oct. 1 and March 31, 2013, ALBA and AVIS offer Insurances-Inclusive rental rates, which include the following insurance and deductibles: Unlimited kilometres, personal accident insurance, Super Excess collision damage waiver, Super Excess theft protection, collision deductibles, road tax, airport surcharges, 21% Italian government taxes and railway surcharge of 8%....
AC taps Friisdahl to run new leisure travel group
Air Canada has unveiled details of plans to form an integrated leisure group that will combine the activities of its tour operator business, Air Canada Vacations, with its new low-cost leisure airline to launch in 2013. And AC has appointed Michael Friisdahl as the president and CEO of the new leisure group -- which will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Air Canada. Calin Rovinescu, president and CEO of Air Canada, said: "The creation of a leisure group that combines our new low-cost leisure carrier with Air Canada Vacations, our successful tour operator business, is a major milestone for Air...
More success, more flights
As a result of the success of its Costa Rica program, Sunwing is launching new flights to San Jose (SJO), in addition to its current flights to Liberia (LIR). Flights from Toronto will depart weekly on Fridays from Dec. 21, 2012 to April 12, 2013. As well, Sunwing will be offering vacation packages, which include a selection of hotels in some of Costa Rica's most popular Central Pacific destinations. Located only 50 km from San Jose on the Gulf of Nicoya, Sunwing offers the DoubleTree by Hilton Puntarenas Hotel. Hotels in the Jaco area, which is popular for surfing, include the Best Western...
Globus connects tours with free WiFi
Globus is making staying in touch with family and friends a lot easier with the announcement that it will be making free wireless Internet connection available on most of its motorcoaches in Europe and North America starting in 2013. Stephanie Bishop, managing director for Globus in Canada, observed: "We know staying in touch with those at home is a big plus for vacationers, so we think this new service is going to be a huge hit with our customers." The service, which features browsing only - downloading not available - will be offered on the vast majority of Globus' 120 itineraries in Europe...
Sunquest extends price drop
Sunquest has now extended its "Price Drop Guarantee" to apply to all new bookings made by Oct. 31, 2012. With the "Price Drop Guarantee," should the price on any all-inclusive winter vacation booked between May 28 and Oct. 31, 2012, for travel between Dec. 19, 2012 and Apr. 30, 2013, be reduced after booking, Sunquest will honour the new lower rate. The refund request must be made 21 days outside of departure to take advantage of this one-time guarantee. Sunquest will match and refund the lower rate to a maximum of $400 per adult and $200 per child. The guarantee is applicable to the exact...
Win with Trafalgar, Air Canada
This year marks milestones for Trafalgar, which is marking 65 years of operation, and Air Canada, in business for 75 years. In celebration, the two companies have collaborated to express their gratitude to travel agent partners by offering them the chance to win a Trafalgar guided vacation for two with return international airfare provided by Air Canada, and other prizes. When agents book their clients on a 2013 Trafalgar Europe guided vacation and add on international flights with Air Canada, they will receive one entry for every passenger booked between Sept. 27 and Dec. 31....