Tour Operators
Tapping Into The Trends In 2023
Exodus Travels has tapped into the trends in 2023 and is offering travellers some tips on how to have transformative, meaningful, and healing experiences when travelling in the coming year. Consider the following: Calling All Citizen Scientists Going beyond sustainability, regenerative travel is a strong trend for 2023, with travellers wanting to do more when it comes to taking care of the planet we call home. As part of that, Exodus has teamed up with NatureMetrics and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in support of the eBioAtlas. Together, they have...
Sproul Joins Huntington As CEO
Industry veteran Phil Sproul has joined Huntington Travel Group as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), taking control of the well known Consolidator and Tours arm, Escapades by Huntington. Sproul will oversee further development of the Canadian market while expanding the existing business in the United States. He has held several senior level positions in the travel industry spanning more than 35 years. He has worked with airlines, tour operators, retailers and wholesale companies, most recently assisting in the launch of Indigeno Travel, Canada’s only Indigenous owned, full-service...
A Little Luxury From Ovadias Tours
Luxury travel operator, Ovadias Tours has been serving the Canadian and US markets for more than 60 years with programs in Greece. The operator wants travel advisors to familiarize themselves with what it offers by going to www.ovadiastours.com and www.greekislandsandtours.com . On its www.ovadiastours.com website, Ovadias Tours asks advisors to: Please click on “Luxury” http://www.ovadiastours.com/luxury/ for VIP’s & Celebrities packages. Please click on "hygiene & safe protocols", our services for travel to Greece with safety. Then click on the "Best...
Where To Go In 2023
The arrival of a fresh new year opens the door to endless travel possibilities. What’s hot for 2023 and where are clients ahead? Travel Courier caught up with multiple travel industry professionals to get the inside scoop on what's selling and what's popular. Tauck’s chief operating officer Jeremy Palmer sees a “continued rebound in travel as we move further past Covid.” Not only will more people be “coming off the sidelines,” he believes that many who travelled in 2022 will be travelling again in the coming year. “Europe is a traditional hot spot and it continues...
G Adventures Making It New
G Adventures is forming a new holding company to bring its existing and new brand acquisitions under the same overarching parent brand, to be named G Travel Community (GTC) In announcing the move, the company said that the purpose of GTC is to create a community of travel companies that have ‘community-led growth’ at the core of their strategies, and a shared belief in the power of changing peoples’ lives through travel. The GTC brands are united in their mission to bring people together through travel to affect positive change -- changing the lives of the traveller community,...
TICO Offers Update On Funding Review
In September 2022, TICO launched the largest review of its funding framework and fee structure since inception. This comprehensive review includes TICO’s current funding framework, as well as a full review of the Compensation Fund and associated contributions. This review is being led by Optimus SBR, an Ontario-based consulting firm. TICO remains committed to considering all available options for a modernized funding framework that meets the needs of consumer protection today and into the future. The travel industry’s input into this review is integral for a successful...
Alghabra Looking To Make Changes To APPR
Canada’s Transport Minister, Omar Alghabra made it clear yesterday that the “circumstances Canadians faced during the holiday season were unacceptable” and that they deserve answers about what happened. During Transport Committee hearings looking into the events that took place over the holiday season, Alghabra also made it clear that Canadians deserve to be kept informed about alternative arrangements when their travel is disrupted and that they also deserve to be “compensated when their rights have been violated.” He said: “Upholding the rights of travellers is … a...
G-Normous Is Back And Better Than Ever
G Adventures’ G-Normous is back, and asking travel advisors if they have what it takes to be a champion. Launched at the beginning of January, the four month-long agent incentive program kicks off with agents competing for the $10,000 grand prize, with added trip giveaways, monthly cash prizes, bonus commission and more. G Adventures’ annual incentive program gives agents the chance to win with every trip they book. In addition to the grand prize, monthly and even weekly cash prizes will be awarded to first time booking agents - and all agents need to do is make...