ACV promotes Sun Collection and new programs at Toronto product launch
On Sept. 26, Air Canada Vacations welcomed partners during a Toronto-area product launch, which followed earlier ones in Vancouver, Edmonton, Halifax and Montreal.
Air Canada Vacations noted that it’s now offering a program that features not only traditional sunspots such as Mexico and the Caribbean but the likes of Colombia, Dubai, Bangkok and Brisbane, Australia.
“Air Canada Vacations offers hotels pretty well anywhere Air Canada flies,” Erminia Gallina, the company’s sales director, told Press Today.
The ACV Sun Collection
Winter is drawing closer and Air Canada Vacations reported that its Sun Collection offers over 600 resorts across 60 destinations, along with hundreds of cruise itineraries. Virgin Voyages is the latest addition to its cruise program.
The evening also saw Sandals Resorts International executive chairman Adam Stewart praise the long-standing ties between his company and Air Canada Vacations.
“For as long as I can remember, I’ve known the leadership of Air Canada Vacations,” Stewart told the large audience while recalling seeing senior ACV figures at the “dining table” of the Stewart family home in Jamaica.
Stewart earlier said that the number of bookings Air Canada Vacations has received in the past couple of weeks for Sandals properties is soaring. Sandals and Beaches Resorts and Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts were together title sponsors of the event.
Event highlights
Highlights promoted by Air Canada Vacations last night included an Enhanced ePackages program that “offers flexibility and equips our travel partners with the tools they need to easily book flight and hotel packages for customers anywhere Air Canada operates.”
The tour operator also in a statement appraised its Vacation Promise, Cruise Promise and CareFlex and Carefree programs that it said “allows customers to travel with peace of mind, ultimately providing agents with turnkey tools to support their clients.”
Another feature singled out by the tour operator is its “expansive product offering in Europe, Asia and South Pacific, the United States and Canada, (which) allows agents to book the long-awaited vacation of their client’s dreams.”
Air Canada Vacations said its Group Insta Quote provides new updates, while the ACV&ME Loyalty program has “more rewards, flexibility, and automation.” The tour operator noted that it also has a Travel Agent Advisory Board.
New social media campaign
Air Canada Vacations has also launched its social-first campaign designed to “put Canadian travellers at the forefront. We’re inviting them to share their vacation mood on social media using the hashtag #MyVacationMood and tagging @aircanadavacations
The company is also lauding “enhanced self-serve tools available to travel agents via the Manage Your Booking page on aircanadavacations.com,” which it says helps enable travel agents to effectively serve their customers.
“Our digital initiatives are built around the evolving needs of our travel agent partners,” Air Canada Vacations added.
