Tour Operators
Sunquest savings
Travellers booking a Sunquest Mediterranean cruise package can now take advantage of Sunquest's latest "No Fuel Surcharge"promotion and save $400 per couple. Applicable to all new bookings made by April 30 for travel between June 1 and Oct. 13, the $400 savings is in addition to the already reduced rates (up to $1,400 per couple, including the fuel surcharge promotion) available through Sunquest's Summer Sale, also applicable on bookings made by April 30. Until the end of April, book a seven-night Eastern or Western Mediterranean cruise with Sunquest starting from $2,199 (includes fuel for an...
ALBATours has Italy savings
For a limited time, ALBATours is offering exclusive savings as part of the new "We Pay The Fuel Surcharge"promotion on Italy air and tour packages, as well as low pricing on Italy airfares aboard Alitalia. Valid on new Italy air and tour package bookings until April 30 for travel between April and October 2012, ALBATours is offering a "We Pay The Fuel Surcharge"promotion -- representing a savings of $400 per couple. And, ALBATours is also offering an air only special for roundtrip flights to Italy from Toronto aboard Alitalia for $399, plus tax. Valid for travel between April and October,...
Travelzest by the numbers
Travelzest plc has released preliminary results for the year ending Oct. 31, 2011, reporting that it saw a 13% increase in total transaction value (a record) that was driven by agency growth in Canada. But the online travel company also reported that its revenue dropped by 14% due to a 49% decline in UK merchant revenue that was partially offset by a 16% gain in agency revenue. Commenting on the results, Travelzest's CEO, Jonathan Carroll said: "We have had to make some difficult decisions in the period and have focused on those brands that we believe will drive both growth for the business...
Thomas Cook North America makes changes
Thomas Cook North America is making changes in order to make sure that its "business model remains appropriate in light of the current economic climate, the competitive landscape and product strategy." As result, the company's new CEO, Dean Moore has announced the elimination of the post of senior vice-president of sales. That position is currently held by Flemming Friisdahl and as a result, he will be leaving Thomas Cook North America on April 6. Dawn Rzepka, director of sales for Eastern Canada, will assume Friisdahl's responsibilities and she can be reached at...
Sunwing launches new Groups Guide, Groups Plus
Sunwing has released of its new Groups Guide for 2012/2013, featuring special groups offers, exclusive perks, new concepts and concierge services, and designed to allow agents to make group bookings with greater ease. Launching along with the Groups Guide is a new concept -- Groups Plus (G+), an exclusive groups offer that applies to more than 100 of Sunwing and Signature Vacations hotels booked by Oct. 31. G+ features several inclusions such as 11th adult travels free, complimentary room upgrade for the tour leader, welcome cocktail reception, private group check-in, rooms located together...
Trafalgar celebrates with limited-time anniversary sale
Trafalgar is celebrating 65 years of providing unique travel experiences and to mark the occasion is offering up to $600 savings per couple on air-inclusive 2012 European First Class vacations. Now clients travelling by Dec. 31 can save up to $600 per couple ($300 p.p.) on Trafalgar First Class Europe & Britain, and Europe At Leisure and Family Experiences when they book both land and air together with Trafalgar using promo code: PPTEURLAND27 and pay in full by June 30. This air offer is valid with KLM and Air France flights from all Canadian Gateways to Europe and the Middle East. This offer...
Sunquest asks, ‘What’s the Big Deal?’
Sunquest has introduced "The Big Deal,"a promotion featuring exclusive deals only offered for one day. Valid on all new bookings today only, today's deal features the all-inclusive Grand Palladium Vallarta Resort and Spa in Riviera Nayarit, Mexico, from three gateways across Canada from $190 p.p. Specifically, depart from Toronto on March 30 for $190 (plus $336.16 taxes and fees); from Winnipeg on April 4 for $490 (plus $219.48); from Vancouver on April 9 for $590 (plus $219.71). The offer is available today only until 11:59 p.m....
ACV adopts Contac Services’ mywurld platform
Contac Services and Air Canada Vacations (ACV) have announced the adoption of the mywurld platform for all ACV bookings. The mywurld platform is a fully integrated, one to one personalized marketing and customer retention tool that leverages Contac's PURL (personalized URL) technology to support travellers through every stage of their journey. For every ACV client who books a trip, mywurld creates a personalized web site (PURL) which is dynamically generated based upon their unique trip itinerary. Accessed online through eContac, Contac's very own Travel Agent Desktop solution, the mywurld...