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By TravelPress Staff

March 28, 2012

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...

By TravelPress Staff

March 28, 2012

Air Canada Vacations catches the wave

Air Canada Vacations (ACV) has launched its 2012-2013 cruise collection and new online booking engine. ACV's new online cruise booking engine allows agents to quickly and easily manage their bookings 24 hours a day. Offering 14 international cruise lines, this engine includes search options by date, cruise line and destination. It also provides real-time pricing and booking capacities, making it "a one-stop shop and valuable tool for travel partners to improve their booking conversion rates."The new 2012- 2013 brochure introduces two new services available through Air Canada Vacations: Flight...

By TravelPress Staff

March 27, 2012

Win a spot on Chaps & Chucks fam

Anderson Vacations, in partnership with the Calgary Stampede, Tourism Calgary and Travel Alberta, want to send you to the 100th anniversary of the Calgary Stampede this July. Enjoy one no-cost space on Anderson Vacations' Chaps & Chucks fam trip, including three night's accommodation, most meals, airfare, guided tour along Cowboy Trail and tickets to the Stampede grounds, afternoon rodeo, evening chuck wagon race and outdoor show. For your chance to win, answer these three questions online at http://promo.baxter.net/contest/Anderson.asp : What is the Calgary Stampede celebrating this year?...

By TravelPress Staff

March 27, 2012

Sunwing all-inclusive sale

Through March 30, Sunwing is putting 5,000 all-inclusive vacations on sale at up to 50% off. The offer is available at selected resorts, covering destinations throughout Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. The promotion is valid for departures from all 30 of Sunwing's Canadian gateways on select dates between through May 15. Agents are advised to book early as holiday quantities are limited....

By TravelPress Staff

March 27, 2012

Insight savings

Insight Vacations' 2012 Europe & Britain brochure not only features premium escorted journeys to Europe and Britain's top destinations, but also includes itineraries for the Middle East and Insight's luxury GOLD program. For a limited time, Insight is offering savings of up to $900 per couple on travel to a range of destinations. Insight's 2012 Europe & Britain brochure offers 22 unique new itineraries, such as the seven-day Scenic Britain that showcases Britain's most charming towns and natural beauty. Also new this year is the 13-day Jordan and Israel tour, which takes travellers through an...

By TravelPress Staff

March 27, 2012

Kids cruise free with Coral Princess

Goway is offering families the opportunity to experience a boutique cruise on an affordable vacation while exploring Australia's Great Barrier Reef on Coral Princess Cruises. Children less than 14 years of age can travel for free from April 1 until Dec. 31. The offer is valid for new bookings made through Aug. 31 on either a three-, four- or seven-night Great Barrier Reef cruise with a maximum of two children per booking in a cabin or stateroom category. Coral Princess Cruises sail on a luxurious small vessel in calm protected waters. Goway offers Great Barrier Reef cruise packages with...

By Bob Mowat

March 26, 2012

A Giant Welcome From The Land Of Giants

Tourism was high on the itinerary, as Northern Ireland's First Minister, Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness made their first visits to Canada -- a trip that featured stops in both Montreal and Toronto -- late last week. During the stop in Toronto, First Minister Robinson spoke to the audience of dignitaries and top travel trade types about how special Northern Ireland's tourism product is and how the next two years -- with a host of planned celebrations, openings and major events -- will be even better still. Peace and stability, Robinson told his audience, have...

By TravelPress Staff

March 26, 2012

Sunwing unveils Winter 2012-13 flight program

Sunwing has unveiled its flight program for the 2012-13 fall/winter season. With flights being offered from 30 Canadian cities to a total of 35 winter sun destinations, the coming peak travel season will be the operators' largest ever. Highlights include: new service from Montreal to Aruba and to Huatulco, Mexico; the introduction of flights to Cayo Coco, Cuba from Winnipeg, Calgary and Edmonton; new mid-morning departures from Toronto to Montego Bay, Jamaica; the continuation of daily departures from each of Montreal and Toronto to Cancun, Mexico, Varadero, Cuba and Punta Cana, D.R.; a full...

By TravelPress Staff

March 23, 2012

Goway showcases the World’s Most Idyllic Islands

IslandsEscapes... by Goway has introduced its new travel planner for 2012/13 to the "World's Most Idyllic Islands."The tour operator offers a comprehensive range of island products in its 60-page planner that include Tahiti, Fiji, the Cook Islands, Tonga, Samoa, Mauritius, Seychelles, Maldives and Bali. Sample tours include Goway's Moorea Escape from $1,149 for seven days, Cook Islands Long Stay Escape, 26 nights from $2,149, and the 10-day Fijian Sunset Escape from $1,219....

By TravelPress Staff

March 21, 2012

Transat, Nolitours launch ‘Fly Free’ campaign

Transat Holidays and Nolitours have launched "Fly Free to the South"promotion offering travellers "great prices on all-inclusive packages that include free flights."The limited time offer applies to new bookings for departures between May 23 and June 19. For a list of participating destinations and resorts, agents are advised to consult Get...