Tour Operators
CarTrawler opens Facebook gateway
CarTrawler, has launched an open source version of its global car rental platform for Facebook. The CarTrawler car rental booking engine connects some of the world's top travel brands with over 879 car rental agents at 30,000 city and airport locations across 174 countries. The same advanced technology has now been packaged into a Facebook app, the source code of which can be downloaded free of charge from http://www.cartrawler.com. CarTrawler has already released of an open source car rental app for iPhone and the world's first mapping of car rental search results. The tools were designed to...
WestJet adding more sun
WestJet is adding four new sun destinations and extend two more from seasonal to year-round as part of its 2012-2013 winter schedule. In the Caribbean, WestJet is adding Antigua & Barbuda, Curacao and Costa Rica -- all from Toronto Pearson International Airport. The carrier's newest Mexican destination is Manzanillo, via Calgary International Airport. John MacLeod, WestJet's vice-president, alliances, strategy and chief network officer, said that: "The addition of these new sun destinations as part of our 2012-2013 winter schedule demonstrates our ongoing strategic focus on expanding our...
Kumuka shuts up shop
Kumuka Worldwide Inc has ceased trading. The company informed its customers and the travel trade in an announcement on its web site that any tours scheduled after July 22, 2012 would not operate and that travellers booked on trips after this date would need to re-book with another operator. In Ontario, Kumuka Worldwide Inc is located in Mississauga, Ontario and in an advisory on the TICO web site, it is indicated that the company voluntarily terminated its Ontario Travel Industry Act, 2002 registration to do business as a travel retailer and as a travel wholesaler in Ontario effective July...
Globus, Cosmos offer faith-based tour savings
Escorted tour specialists Globus and Cosmos have introduced a sale on all of their faith-based holidays for 2013. For group bookings (eight people or more travelling together) can now save $200 p.p. off every itinerary. Bookings and deposits must be made by Sept. 25. Tours encompass the Middle East (Israel and Jordan), Italy, Ireland, Germany, Greece and Turkey, France, Spain and Portugal. These holidays range from 10 to 12 days in duration....
DHTour promotes London in the off-season
DHTour has released its 2012/13 London "off-season"brochure, featuring new lower prices described as "independent travel at group rates."Using British Airways, DHTour's off-season special includes Meet & Greet at Heathrow, hotel/airport transfers, six nights at the Tavistock hotel with breakfast and a seven-day Central London Travel Card. As well, on Oct. 31, Nov. 7 and 14 guests receive a full day "Elizabethan Experience"city sightseeing tour and a west-end show (choice of eight shows) and a three-course dinner (choice of 20+ restaurants), or Nov. 14 and Feb. 20 the Beatles "Long and Winding...
Sunquest, Bahia Principe giving away vacations
Sunquest and Bahia Principe Hotels and Resorts are giving away a vacation each year, for the next five years, to one lucky winner and guest as part of a new and exclusive "Five Year Vacation Giveaway."Simply "Like"the Sunquest page on Facebook and fill out the entry form to be automatically entered for the draw. The contest opened on July 17 and closes on Oct. 1. The prize includes: Roundtrip charter air transportation for two passengers from the nearest Canadian gateway from which Sunquest operates flights to the pre-selected destination, subject to availability; Five trips, each including...
Collette introduces new agent incentive
In an effort to help motivate agents to finish the year strong, Collette Vacations is offering a new incentive to reward those that book the most revenue from July 1 through Oct. 31. The incentive is only valid for new retail bookings with customers travelling before Dec. 31. Agents are eligible to win the following prizes (reflected in US dollars): 1st Prize - Three-piece pendant, earrings and bracelet set. The set is from Moriarty's Exclusive Trinity Knot Collection and handmade in gold with diamonds, a $2,350 value; 2nd Prize - Diamond pendant, a $1,000 value; 3rd Prize - Gold bracelet, a...
Worldwide products, agent features on new Indus site
Indus Travels has just announced the launch of its new web site, at http://www.indus.travel , plus the rebranding of its corporate identity to reflect the fact that Indus has expanded its product offerings beyond India. The new site offers all Indus brands under one umbrella, including India, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, South America, Women-Only tours and the Premium Luxury Collection. The site has been developed especially with North American travellers and travel agents in mind, said Praveen Syal, managing director of Indus. It now includes new features geared to help agents promote...