It seems as if the Middle East and many other Muslim destinations are aflame again, this time over a derogatory film made in the US. But tour operators say the affects on their tours are minimal — so far!
Antigua’s Jolly Beach resort is wedded to wedding business. Read about their program this week…
There are agent incentives galore this week offered by tour operators, cruise lines and hotels, and we list a lot of them — more than usual!
Sections this week include: airlines & consolidators and river cruising
Remember the old Holiday House agent sales manuals? Well, the beloved books are back, courtesy of a special arrangement with Travel Courier. Check out the first one in the series — Hawaii — in this edition and find out all there is to know about the islands courtesy of Thomas Cook buyer Elvi Cal and all the supplier partners.
ASTA held its annual convention last week and TC was there. Find out why the association thinks agents get no respect.
Intrepid is recreating Ernest Shackleton’s discovery voyage to Antarctica. That’s our cover story this week.
Sections this week include: all inclusives, Britain & Europe, and Hawaii.
Universal Orlando Resort is a scary place — at least in the days leading up to Halloween. Find out what’s moving and shaking, literally, at the theme park in this week’s Travel Courier.
Total Vacations is on the road promoting its just- released fall/winter product brochure. We check in with Tammy Cecco to find out what agents should know about the program.
Sections this week include: Travel insurance, Latin America and Africa.
Be sure to check out our Peru supplement this week (click the left hand page before the cover) with everything you could ever want to know (really!) about the amazing South American country, from Lima to the Amazon!
It’s the first of the month and in Travel Courier that always means “Cover Contest” — the opportunity for you to win a trip somewhere exotic. This month it’s to Club Diamond at Gran Bahia Principe in Runaway Bay, Jamaica (including air), courtesy of Holiday House. To find out how to enter, please see pages 10 and 11.
Also, Transat Discoveries launched its second year of exotic destinations to the trade last week. Read all about it in TC this week.
Sections this week include: Luxury Travel, Cruise, Asia/Pacific, and Caribbean.
In case you missed it, the Agents’ Choice Awards annual results are out. Go to www.travelpress.com and click the icon for all the results and trophy presentation photos.
This week’s Travel Courier Cover Story takes a look at the Royal Tyrell Museum of Palaeontology in Drumheller, AB. Built directly adjacent to the fossil-rich fields of the “badlands” near Drumheller, the famous museum recently debuted its latest exhibit, “Alberta’s Last Sea Dragon: Solving an Ancient Puzzle.”
Our lead news story unveils Kenya Tourist Board’s new specialist course for agents, the Jambo Kenya Specialist Program.
Other special sections include Latin America and Egypt/Middle East
Check out our regular Travel Courier features such as Check-In, Fam and Trade Incentives.
Much of the focus on Britain this summer has (rightly) been on the just-concluded Olympics. We look a little further out this week at timeless Cornwall, which considers itself connected to, but, in spirit, not really part of the rest of England.
Want to have your say on how air ads are priced? Find out how in this week TC.
Sections this week include: Cuba, River Cruising, and Weddings/Honeymoons.
In case you missed it, the Agents’ Choice Awards annual results are out. Go to www.travelpress.com for more information.
More than a million Canadians visited Central Florida last year — setting an all-time record and helping boost overall numbers past the 55-million mark for the first time. Read all about it in this week’s Travel Courier Cover Story.
CLIA is also upbeat about 2012 cruise numbers, as revealed in this week’s lead news story.
Other features include Africa, Rail and Discover America, as well as such regular features as On Tour, Check-In, Fam, West and Calendar.