Tour Operators
Brendan Vacations hosts driver, host, and specialist kickoff meeting in Dublin
Celtic travel experts, Brendan Vacations, successfully wrapped up its annual Driver, Host, and Specialist Kickoff Meeting on Feb. 19, setting the stage for an exciting 2025 travel season. Held at The Alex Hotel in Dublin, a location deeply intertwined with Brendan’s operations in the city, the event brought together team members and local specialists for a day of alignment, celebration, and preparation. “What sets Brendan Vacations apart is the exceptional guest experience delivered by our chauffeurs, local hosts, and specialists—giving travel advisors complete confidence in...
Adventure Canada is now offering pricing in $CAD for 2025
Adventure Canada have announced a new campaign encouraging people to explore the lesser-known corners of Canada. As a proudly Canadian company specialized in unique small-ship expeditions with over 35 years exploring remote and spectacular Canadian coasts, building relationships, and honing their own knowledge, Adventure Canada are uniquely placed to facilitate this. New for 2025, Adventure Canada will offer pricing in CAD exclusively for Canadian residents, rather than the industry standard USD. “For 35 years one thing has remained the same here at Adventure Canada: our unwavering...
ACV launches 2025 Asia, South America, Oceania & Beyond Travel Agent Toolkit
Air Canada Vacations has launched its 2025 Asia, South America, Oceania & Beyond Travel Agent Toolkit, featuring an expanded portfolio of destinations and cruises across Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Morocco, Dubai, and Central and South America. Designed to support travel professionals, this comprehensive resource simplifies trip planning while showcasing the latest itineraries and offerings. As Canada’s largest tour operator, Air Canada Vacations celebrates 50 years of unforgettable travel experiences, made possible through the invaluable support of its trade...
Sunwing is protecting agent commissions on Feb. 17-Feb. 21 cancelled flights
Sunwing Vacations has announced that it will be protecting travel advisor commissions on all Sunwing Airlines cancelled flights that were scheduled to depart between Feb. 17 and Feb. 21. The move comes in light of a string of travel disruptions this week, from significant weather incidents to the temporary closure of Toronto Pearson International Airport on Feb. 17, 2025 due to a runway incident. As a result, this severely limited Sunwing Airlines’ ability to reposition aircraft and crew to other airports to help alleviate the backlog in flights, and adversely limited the ability to...
G Adventures celebrates advisors with gameshow-filled G’evening with Friends
Instead of a typical trade event filled with presentations and speeches, last night G Adventures held a fun agent appreciation G'evening with Friends in Toronto where agents tested their knowledge of the tour operator and duked it out for prizes during gameshows like Family Feud and Jeopardy. “Tonight is all about saying thank you to the travel agents,” David Green, managing director in Canada for G Adventures, told PressToday. “This is a G Adventures agent appreciation night, and we have some of our tourist board partners here as well. We really appreciation people coming out...
Dream Bigger, See the World with Air Canada Vacations
Air Canada Vacations has a message for travel advisors. If they want to help their clients “Dream Bigger” and “See the World,” they can do it by selling the tour company’s expansive product line. Seems only fitting that “Dream Bigger, See The World" is ACV’s theme as it celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2025, because along with its Sun product, the tour company offers extensive Europe and Europe Cruising programs; Asia; Australia, New Zealand and Oceania; the Middle East; South and Central America; and more. That was the message that ACV delivered to retailers during...
Sandals launches new sale across all Jamaican resorts
Sandals Resorts is inviting travellers to experience the beauty of its flagship island with one of the brand’s biggest offers yet, the Jamaica Sale. Guests can save up to US$1,250 off their vacation across all seven Sandals resorts on the island, with rates starting as low as US$199 per person, per night, plus included perks like a free catamaran cruise for two to bask in the Jamaica sea breeze (a value of USD $230+). “Jamaica has never been easier to reach, with frequent, convenient flights and an incredible new sale across all seven of our resorts here,” said Deryk Meany,...
Contiki finds Gen Z doesn’t trust AI to book their trips
Contiki reveals that Gen Z travellers are reimagining how technology enhances their travel planning. As conversations around artificial intelligence (AI) continue to make headlines, insights from Contiki’s annual Voice of a Generation survey, show this digitally native group embraces AI for research but prioritizes a human touch when it comes to booking their trips. The survey also highlights rising trends impacting this demographic’s travel patterns, such as sober tourism, sustainability-focused adventures, and off-the-beaten-path destinations, offering valuable insights to help...