World Tourism

TORONTO — In celebration of Giving Tuesday today, Intrepid Travel is donating 10% of all tour bookings to help aid four community projects around the world. Running through Dec. 20, the campaign applies to bookings on over 1,000 of the company’s small-group tours. According to the company, this is the …

TORONTO — Made-in-Canada promotions for Black Friday and Cyber Monday are rampant this weekend, especially in the travel industry. Some like Transat’s Black Friday Week deals include travel agent incentives as well. Just a few years ago Black Friday and its online cousin, Cyber Monday, were relatively unknown in Canada, …

MONTREAL – Softvoyage has announced several new enhancements to SIREV, ones that enhance efficiency and reward agents for their efforts. In light of the popularity of suppliers’ loyalty programs, SIREV agents can now key in their reward account’s personal identification code in the corresponding field of the SIREV booking form. …

TORONTO – Miro Brcic and Sacred Rides Mountain Bike Holidays Inc. (Sacred Rides) have pled guilty and each was convicted of one count of operating as a travel agent without registration, confirms TICO. Brcic is an owner and director of Sacred Rides, which operated in Toronto and elsewhere in Ontario. …

TORONTO – A record 27 million people have booked flights for travel in the U.S. between Nov. 18-29, making this Thanksgiving holiday one of the busiest in history. While time with family and friends, not to mention a perfectly roasted turkey, are definite upsides to the busy season, for many …

VANCOUVER — Karen Hardie, Vice President of Global Sales for Rocky Mountaineer, has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women in 2016 by the Women’s Executive Network. As an integral member of Rocky Mountaineer’s executive team, Hardie has held several senior positions within the company and is …

SAN JOSE, CA — A frothy sea of bobbing white foam several feet deep spewed from a large hangar at Mineta San Jose International Airport in California on Friday, covering cars and blocking businesses on a nearby street. By the afternoon, the sea of foam had surrounded two tanker trucks, …

SAN FRANCISCO — Airbnb has just unveiled the most significant development in its eight-year history as it moves beyond accommodation with the launch of ‘Trips’. Officially launched yesterday, ‘Trips’ includes three key areas: Experiences, Places & Homes, with ‘Flights & Services’ to be added in the future. ‘Experiences’ are handcrafted …

NEW YORK — Through Dec. 31, Eurail is making it even more affordable for travellers to book their 2017 European vacations with a promotion that includes 20% off all Eurail passes. With the discount, One Country Passes start at $58, Select Passes for two, three or four bordering countries start …

TORONTO — After an uneven 2016 that saw only limited increases in overall pricing, business travel in 2017 looks like it’ll be more of the same, with flat to moderate rate increases expected globally across air, hotel and ground transportation. According to the Global Business Travel Forecast 2017 by American …