Tour Operators
Meet G Adventures Expanded Sales Team
G Adventures is expanding its sales team to meet the demand for small-group travel that supports local communities, announcing the appointment of a third global purpose specialist (GPS) and the promotion of Erin Rogers to national sales manager. The new team will be hosting a meet and greet for agents on Mon. Nov. Monday 7, at 11am PST / 2pm EST, where they will introduce themselves, update agents on what is new for 2023, and exclusively reveal the deals for G Adventures’ upcoming Cyber Sale, which launches on Nov. 10, 2022. Agents can sign up by CLICKING HERE. All three GPS...
Sunwing Back In Thunder Bay
Sunwing is gearing up for the launch of flights from Thunder Bay to Cancun, Mexico and Varadero, Cuba. It will be offering weekly flights from Thunder Bay to Cancun on Mondays starting on Dec. 12, 2022 until April 10, 2023, and weekly flights to Varadero on Tuesdays starting on Dec. 13, 2022 until April 11, 2023. Andrew Dawson, president of tour operations for Sunwing, said: “We’re excited to return to Thunder Bay this winter season, with direct Sunwing flights to two of our most popular vacation destinations in the tropics. As a longstanding partner for us at Sunwing,...
Transformed By Travel
According to a new survey by Exodus Travels (commissioned through OnePoll), 77% of Americans questioned have said they felt more like themselves because of their recent travels, while 80% said that returning to travel in the past 14 months has been good for their soul and for their well-being. And the same sentiment holds true towards future travels – after the pause on international travel, 80% said they need a vacation in 2023 more than ever before. The survey canvassed 2,000 Americans who had travelled abroad over the last 14 months. Not that travel has been easy over the...
G Adventures Unveils New Trips For 2023
G Adventures is ready for 2023 with a host of new adventures that focus on stepping off the beaten path and uncovering hidden gems, getting active in some of the world’s most breathtaking locations, and rediscovering “that feeling” that only travel can provide. With so much more of the world accessible since 2020, G Adventures is confident that 2023 is going to be a big year for adventure travel. From heart-pumping challenges like taking on Morocco’s Mount Toubkal and trekking Iceland’s lesser-hiked southern coastline, through to sampling authentic mole in Mexico’s...
The Bahamas Is Open For Business
Make no mistake about it, The Islands of The Bahamas are open for business. That’s the message that a high-profile delegation, led by the Honourable I. Chester Cooper, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments, and Aviation delivered to its travel trade partners in Calgary earlier this week and to a similar group of VIPs in Toronto last night (Nov. 1) during an event at the tony Park Hyatt Hotel in the city’s downtown. In a conversation with Press Today, Deputy Prime Minister Cooper said that Islands of the Bahamas are seeing a ‘strong rebound’ with the...
An Ace in Jamaica
After two days of stiff competition, Team 5 has come out on top as the champions of the 26th annual Canadian Travel Industry Golf Tournament hosted in partnership with Sandals Resorts and Baxter Media. The winners — Trevello/TPI’s Norah Hogan, Joanne Shinwell and Curtis Dewar based in Toronto and Sarnia, along with Jake Coldiron of Unique Vacations Miami — earned the top honours with a combined score of 119 after two days at Sandals Golf & Country Club in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. “We love golf!” Hogan told PressToday following the awards presentation, noting that most of the...
African Travel Has Something Special For Agents
African Travel, Inc., (ATI) is celebrating the ‘month of giving’ with a special November incentive. Travel advisors can receive 20% commissions on new custom land safari bookings of 7 nights or more and deposited between Nov. 1 to Nov. 30, 2022. With 16 African destinations to choose from and a myriad of safari options to sell, advisors have ample opportunities to earn thousands of dollars extra. African Travel has provided all the selling tools to assist advisors, to help close their sales including customizable emails, brochures, banners, and social media posts available for...
A Halloween To Remember
Sharks, bumblebees and chickens on the run from jerk chicken chefs were just some of the spirited costumes spotted at the Sandals Golf & Country Club in Ocho Rios, Jamaica for day 1 of the 26th annual Canadian Travel Industry Golf Tournament, which coincided with Halloween. “It is so amazing to be here face-to-face for the first time since 2019,” Maureen Barnes-Smith, vice president of sales & marketing for Unique Vacations Canada, tells PressToday. “27 years ago was the inception of the tournament and it started with the great late Edith Baxter and our then director Donna...