Winter’s not far off, so what better time to try to win a trip to fabulous southwestern Florida, specifically the Beaches of Fort Myers and Sanibel? To find out how, see the story and ballot in this week’s issue of Travel Courier (pages 10 and 11).
ACTA is making news in Quebec, and not for the right reasons. Our Montreal correspondent Mike Dunbar explains…
It’s a busy, busy week with plenty of tour operator and destination news. Stay tuned to travelpress.com for even more as we cover Discover America Day, visits from Irish, US and Hawaiian delegations, and much, much more.
Sections this week include: Canada; Australia, NZ and the South Pacific; Jamaica & the Caribbean; Mexico & Latin America; and Hawaii.
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.