Hidden Iceland
Hidden Iceland's trips are carefully created by the founders of the company with one thought in mind: Would we be proud to take our friends and family on them?
Back-Roads Touring Company Rebrands as Blue-Roads
Back-Roads Touring Company will be rebranding as Blue-Roads Touring Company in the coming weeks in North America.
Combining Culinary with Culture in Great Britain
Combining culinary with culture, guests can now dive into Wales and Cumbria, which have been added to the multiyear Local Flavors in Great Britain campaign.
From Flowers to Photography: 2019 Special Interest Tours
From flowers to photography, Insight Vacations' 2019 special interest itineraries help travelers explore their passions while in a new destination.
Big Five Tours & Expeditions Focuses on Kids’ Wants
Big Five Tours & Expeditions is focusing on the kids' wants, needs, and interests to help agents and the parents plan the perfect family vacation.
Why these Caribbean Tour Operators Are Popular with Travel Advisors
The first follow-up question for the executives quoted in Recommend's November issue was about why these Caribbean tour operators are popular with travel advisors.
Sojourn Bicycling & Active Vacations Expands Beyond North America
Sojourn Bicycling & Active Vacations will offer six new tours in 2019 and expand beyond North America for the first time with trips in Europe and Asia.
G Adventures Launches Change Makers Challenge
G Adventures has announced the launch of the Change Makers Challenge, a new incentive program for travel advisors aimed at highlighting their role in changing people's lives through tourism.
Bonus Commission Incentive With Zegrahm
Zegrahm Expeditions is offering a brand-new bonus commission incentive for travel advisors: $250 pp bonus commission when booking new guests on select 2019 expeditions.
Sceptre Vacations Launches New Agent Tools and Booking Reward
Tour operator Sceptre Vacations has launched several new tools, including a new booking engine, designed to increase travel advisor efficiency and revenue.
Tauck Announces Exclusive Single-Departure Events for 2019
Tauck has announced its 2019 collection of single-departure events, and the roster includes a new event in Italy featuring the author of "Under the Tuscan Sun," a jazz event with Ken Burns as the keynote speaker, and more.
G Adventures: Travel Can Change the World
We sat down with Peter Worthing, v.p. of sales for G Adventures, to learn more about how G Adventures is changing the world via travel.
CIE Tours Announces First Major European Expansion
CIE Tours International has announced its first major expansion into new European destinations, with offerings in Iceland and Italy launching in 2019.
Delta Vacations: Commitment to the Travel Agent Community
Offering an array of educational sessions for the travel agent community, the 2-day Delta Vacations University, in its 25th year, just wrapped up, and Recommend got the 4-1-1 on new goings-on at Delta Vacations.
3 New Adventures by Disney Short Escapes
Adventures by Disney has added three new Short Escapes offerings that offer those guests short on time 3- and 4-day getaways.
Win a Safari for Two to South Africa
Along with the debut of its 2019 brochure, African Travel, Inc. wants to show its appreciation to travel advisors with a chance to win a safari vacation for two to South Africa.
Undiscovered Britain Tours
Check out the undiscovered places that tell the stories and secrets of Great Britain's green hills and seaside villages with Globus, Cosmos, and the new Cosmos Lite on nine Undiscovered Britain Tours, including seven new tours for 2019.
G Adventures to Host Halloween Party at Dracula’s Bran Castle
This Halloween, G Adventures will lead travelers down a path of myth and mystery with an epic halloween party for hundreds in the shadow of Bran Castle.
Celebrate Great Britain: Bonus Commissions and Travel Discounts
Avanti Destinations has declared 2019 the year to travel to Great Britain and announced a new promotion offering discounts and bonus commissions.
Globus Introduces A La Carte Touring
The Globus family of brands has introduced a new category of touring, Cosmos Lite, which allows travelers to plan their tours a la carte style.
Beyond Wine: Unique Activities in Napa Valley
California's Napa Valley is well known for its wine-related offerings, but a wide variety of unique activities that go beyond the region's vintages are also available.
Perillo TravelVR Debuts First Virtual Reality Video
Perillo TravelVR, the new virtual reality start-up by Steve Perillo, CEO, and John C. Graham, president, is currently sending free branded cardboard VR headsets to travel advisors to demonstrate this immersive pre-travel experience.
Central Holidays’ Winter Travel Deals
Central Holidays is offering winter travel deals to Europe to destinations throughout Italy, Spain, France, Malta, and Greece.
USTOA to Launch September Only Perks for Advisors
The United States Tour Operators Association’s (USTOA) Travel Together Month kicks off Sept. 1 with exclusive incentives for travel agents and consumers.
Guaranteed Departure for Fall Kenya Safari
Departing just in time for the October 2018 debut of Kenya Airways' first-ever nonstop flight between Nairobi and New York, Classic Escapes is bringing travelers on a safari in Kenya.
Globus Brands: New Itineraries, Discounts
Tour operators within the Globus Family of Brands are launching new tours for 2019, plus offering discounts to travelers who book early.
It’s a Celebration: Trails of Indochina
Trails of Indochina will be celebrating its 20th anniversary next year with two custom-tailored itineraries hosted by the company’s founder and president John Tue Nguyen.
20 New Destinations: Travel Impressions Expands Portfolio
After recently enhancing its Asia portfolio with 40 tours to 15 destinations, Travel Impressions is adding 20 more destinations in Africa, the Eastern Mediterranean, and the Persian Gulf region.
Central Holidays Launches New Brochure with Agent Bonuses
Central Holidays is helping travel agents identify the best places to send their clients and rewarding them for booking trips to these locations with its new "Top Ten Destinations" brochure and the special booking bonus launched in celebration of the brochure's release.
8 Luxury Resorts Launch The Austin Collection
Austin Adventures has launched The Austin Collection, consisting of eight properties selected by Dan Austin, founder and president of Austin Adventures and his wife.
Foodies & Adventurists Cycle Through Italy
Foodies and adventurists can unite on this new chef-led slow food cycling tour of Piedmont with Tourissimo.
Experience “The Crown” Filming Locations with CIE Tours
If you have clients who are fans of Netflix's original series, "The Crown", then now is the time to send them on a CIE Tours guided itinerary in Great Britain.
Explore Ugandan Wildlife with Classic Escapes
Classic Escapes, a family-owned boutique travel company specializing in nature and cultural journeys, is offering a 10-Day Uganda Gorillas & Wildlife Itinerary this fall.
Andante Travels Announces New Serbia Tour
In honor of reaching its 35th anniversary in 2019, Andante Travels announced the launch of new tours exploring new destinations, such as Serbia.
A New Woman in Charge at Collette
There's a new woman in charge at Collette. Jaclyn Leibl-Cote has been promoted as the new president for the tour operator.
Explore Peru with New Luxury Gold Itinerary
As Lima, Peru becomes an increasingly popular destination amongst travelers, Luxury Gold has introduced its new Treasures of the Incas itinerary to help guests discover this seaside capital city along with other popular areas of Peru.
Trips for Millennials
Socially conscious millennials are driving the growth of sustainable tourism, according to Intrepid Travel, which has inspired the company to launch trips specifically for the 18 to 29 age range.
The Tollman Family’s Africa: New Itineraries
Coming this Christmas, Trafalgar launches a dedicated Africa program, which will pay homage to the Tollman family's homeland.
India Itineraries On Sale with Friendly Planet Travel
Friendly Planet Travel is offering a sale on over seven itineraries to India with savings of up to $600.
Adventure Travel: New Cycling Itineraries
Two of the adventure travel industry's bike tour operators—Tourissimo and Ride & Seek—teamed up to offer travelers a new selection of cycling itineraries called Plus Tours.
Once a Decade Experience of the Passion Play
Guests traveling on select Insight Vacations journeys will have the once-in-a-decade chance to experience a performance of The Passion Play.
Agent Bonuses and Foodie Itineraries for Avanti
Avanti Destinations has introduced two food-focused vacations and nine add-on gastronomic experiences that agents can use to customize other FIT itineraries throughout Latin America.
Travel Talk: Tips on Selling Faith-Based Travel
If you’re wondering which client from your database might be interested in booking faith-based trips, we have some guidelines and suggestions for you from industry execs.
Book Immersive Explorations Through North America
Book your clients on an exploration through North America on one of 15 new immersive trips with Insight Vacations.
Travel Around the World in a Private Jet with Abercrombie & Kent
Traveling around the world in a private jet is exactly what your clients will experience with the new Abercrombie & Kent itinerary.
Avanti Launches New Itineraries and Incentives
Avanti Destinations has launched Go365, an informational and marketing campaign designed to help agents sell year-round travel.
Explore Scandinavia with Ease
With TravelBound's variety of FIT offerings in Scandinavia, travelers can visit the area with expert guidance and peace of mind.
Travel Talk: Solo Travel
Solo travel is showing an upward climb in popularity and what better way is there to re-engage with our own souls than by traveling alone to experience other cultures and meet new people, so we decided to put a spin on traditional love and dedicate the monthly Travel Talk column to this growing market segment.
Germany: A European Tourism Star
Germany is seeing an upward trend in visitor numbers, and there's an array of reasons for travelers to visit this European country.
New Experiences in Patagonia
Patagonia is showing to be the fastest growing South American destination for Avanti Destinations.
Witness The Great Migration with Classic Escapes
Classic Escapes' 10-day Tanzania itinerary has travelers witnessing The Great Migration of nearly two million zebras and wildebeests.
