GOWAY BRINGS AFRICA TO CANADA Goway Travel’s annual Africa Roadshow will return to Toronto, Edmonton and Calgary in Septem-ber, with 24 suppliers from 12 different countries in attendance. “This is the 10th year we’re hosting this popular event,” said Moira Smith, general manager of Goway...
RED CARNATION COLLECTION SET FOR SCOTLAND EXPANSION The Red Carnation Hotel Collection is set to open a hotel in Scotland for the first time, with the aim of making it the number one hotel in Edinburgh. The luxury hotel collection has announced plans to renovate 100 Princes Street, transforming...
ESCAPE WITH CLUB MED Through Oct. 23, all-inclusive specialist Club Med is offering seven-day air-inclusive escapes from $1,599 per adult, per week at select resorts. The deal also includes additional perks and is valid for travel dates until May 2, 2020, with blackout dates applicable, at the following...
SURF'S UP FOR TOURISTS VISITING SYDNEY Sydney-based Let’s Go Surfing is inviting those planning to vacation in Australia a chance to pick up some surfing skills, with the company’s Craig Wachholz saying riding waves is an iconic activity in his homeland. “It’s what the locals do,” says...
AIR CANADA LAUNCHING MONTREAL-TOULOUSE SERVICE Air Canada will introduce year-round service between Montreal and Toulouse, France, starting June 4, 2020. The five-times weekly flights will provide the only year-round service between the two cities and be operated with Air Canada’s Airbus A330-300...
BAHAMAS PARADISE CRUISE LINE HAS SPECIAL AGENT OFFER Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line, which provides two-night cruises to Grand Bahama Island, is inviting travel agents to “learn all about the cruise industry’s best kept secret” this September for US$99 p.p. With this offer, agents will be able...
EXOTIC TAHITI ON TAP FOR ANDERSON’S TOP PRODUCING AGENT It’s hard to top Tahiti as a South Pacific vacation paradise, and now travel agents have an opportunity to win their way there with a contest by Anderson Vacations of Calgary. A Tahiti fam trip by Anderson will be awarded to the agent who sells...
MONOGRAMS UNVEILS 2020 LOCALLY HOSTED VACATIONS Monograms is expanding its diverse vacation portfolio with eight new vacations in 2020 to such exotic destinations as China, Peru, the Galápagos, Argentina, Chile, Guatemala and even Antarctica. “Monograms is perfect for the independent traveller...
AIR CANADA UPS BID FOR TRANSAT TO $18 PER SHARE Air Canada and Transat A.T. Inc. announced earlier this week that Air Canada has agreed to increase the purchase price for the acquisition of all issued and outstanding shares of Transat, from $13 to $18 per share and have amended the Arrangement Agreement...
