Tour Operators
Backroads launches Private Reserves trips through Europe
Backroads has released a new collection of trips called Private Reserve, available exclusively for private bookings for a limited time, through Dec. 31. These hand-picked biking, walking and hiking and multi-adventure trips offer departures for the company's most sought-after European locations during the highly requested travel months in the fall. Destinations include Portugal's Algarve & Alentejo, Spanish Pyrenees to Costa Brava, German & Austrian Alps, Scottish Highlands, the Dolomites and Basque Country. About Private Reserve trips Backroads Private Reserve caters to...
ExperiencePlus Bicycle Tours adds new guided Europe tours for 2025
ExperiencePlus! Bicycle Tours, a leader in expertly-crafted guided and self-guided cycling adventures in Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean, has added a suite of new and updated guided tours to its 2025 trip portfolio. The standout addition to the line-up is a brand-new European destination – the Basque Country in France and Spain – offering cyclists an opportunity to explore this unique region for the first time with ExperiencePlus! “The Basque Country tours are entirely new for us, promising to immerse riders into the rich culture found here, along with the stunning...
Intrepid donating free $3,200 trip for annual charity event
Intrepid Travel is giving away a free trip valued at $3,200 CAD as part of its annual charity event, the Blue Dragon Marathon Walk. Taking place on Sunday, Sept. 8, the marathon walk raises funds for Vietnam’s Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation, a not-for-profit and longstanding Intrepid Foundation partner providing rescue care, shelter, legal advocacy and long-term support to victims of human trafficking. About the Marathon Walk The Marathon Walk is the Intrepid Foundation’s flagship fundraising event, bringing together more than 1,000 people across major global cities like...
Flight Centre & Talixo partner to provide business travel transfers
Global transfers operator, talixo, has signed a worldwide partnership to provide pre-booked ground transfers for Flight Centre Travel Group’s (ASX:FLT) flagship corporate travel businesses. The agreement expands on talixo’s existing relationship with the global Brisbane-based travel agency group, which encompasses pre-booked transfers for their leisure travel division and UK corporate travel branches. Now, consultants worldwide working for Flight Centre Travel Group’s business travel brands, including FCM Travel and Corporate Traveller, will be able to offer competitive, reliable...
Sunwing’s 2024-2025 winter season spotlights 27 sun destinations
Sunwing Vacations has shared its initial 2024-2025 winter schedule with travel advisors, featuring flights from 24 airports across Canada to 27 sun destinations, including the exciting additions of Tulum, Camaguey-Santa Lucia and San Andrés. The winter schedule features all-inclusive Sunwing packages to more than 700 hotels in Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America. This year’s winter schedule introduces three new destinations customers can explore courtesy of direct flights from Toronto and Montreal, including Camaguey-Santa Lucia, blending history, natural beauty and everything...
Globus downsizes groups for continued advisor success
The Globus family of brands recently launched a series of NEW Small Group Discovery tours. Globus’ new Small Group Discovery tours were built from the ground-up for fewer guests which means they’re designed with unique and immersive experiences only made possible for small groups. These new tours offer an average of 14 included excursions for clients, including: Spending the night in a former Franciscan Monastery in Pienza (Enchanting Italy) Partaking in an after-hours poetry reading at William Wordsworth’s home (Extraordinary England & Scotland) Guided...
Adventure Canada launches new Baffin Island & Greenland itinerary
Adventure Canada has a new itinerary for 2025 - Baffin Island and Greenland: Circling the Midnight Sun. On this expedition, guests will travel through the Inuit Nunangat alongside Inuit guides and cultural interpreters, search for Arctic wildlife – including polar bears, whales, and seabirds – visit the famed arts and culture community of Pangnirtung where Inuit artists are particularly noted for creating beautifully woven tapestries and prints, explore the Cumberland Peninsula, and take in the otherworldly landscapes of Southeast Baffin Island. “We are incredibly proud to introduce...
Tauck launching four European land tours in 2025
Tauck is marking its 100th anniversary in 2025, and its 35th year operating tours in Europe, with the launch of four new land journeys next year in Italy, Switzerland, France and England. The quartet of new itineraries includes “A Week In… Piedmont” and “A Week In… Switzerland” (both additions to the company’s popular “A Week In…” collection of eight-day tours) as well as two longer tours, “England and the West Country” (11 days) and “Paris, Dordogne & Bordeaux” (14 days). “Tauck will be 100-years-young in 2025, but we’re certainly not slowing...