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success! WISING up to Canada’s appeal paid off big time for specialist Claire Hunt from Journeys à la Carte. Armed with knowledge gained from the Canadian Specialist training programme and with a little help from Prestige Canada, Claire secured a booking worth £30,000. Claire said: “Canada is one of our
biggest selling destinations and with the range of experiences available, every holiday we arrange there is different. My favourite booking to Canada was
Prestige goes for silver
PRESTIGE Holidays is offering agents the chance to earn £10 vouchers in an incentive to book rail journeys aboard the Rocky Mountaineer. The operator has added the new
for a family who wanted an adventure but still wanted to experience luxury. They started in Calgary with the Stampede where the children really enjoyed seeing all of the cowboys. Then the trip took them to Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper where they were able to white-water raft and horse-ride and then spend time experiencing outdoor activities in The Rockies. Vancouver Island was next, where
WIN a stay in Montréal
SIGN up and train on the province of Québec and you could soon be on your way to a stay in Montréal. Québec is fast becoming one of
they enjoyed kayaking, bear-watching, whale-watching and travelling by float planes, all pre-arranged by ourselves. It was a complicated booking with lots
of connecting flights and joining rooms but it was well worth the effort. The experiences we gave them, together with the hospitality of the Canadian people, the comfort of the Fairmont Hotels and business class with BA meant they will always remember their holiday to Canada. They loved it.
the most popular holiday destinations for experienced, independent travellers and groups, whether for short breaks or longer holidays, and to help agents better understand its potential, the province offers online training at:
www.quebecexperts.com. Sign up and train and you could be
in with a chance of winning two nights in a four- or five-star hotel in Montréal along with two museum passes valid for two days. The training tells you all you need
to know about the destination which was recently ranked among
Skyscanners top five destinations to see a surge in interest from British travellers searching flights. Searches on the flight comparison
site for Québec City were up 137% year on year seeming to reflect growing interest in the city for its skiing, biking and hiking; shopping and cultural attractions. Less than seven hours from the UK,
Québec offers the historic cities of Montréal and Québec City, has great shopping and cuisine plus whale- watching on the St Lawrence river, jet-boating on the Lachine rapids, cycling through Vieux Montréal and easy access to the great outdoors. Wise up to its attractions to capitalise on this growth.
www.quebecexperts.com
Rocky Mountaineer SilverLeaf service, and to support sales of the product it is offering any agents booking this or other Rocky Mountaineer journeys a £10 voucher, on top of its usual £10 incentive for Canada bookings (with the exception of Sea to Sky Climb). Bookings need to be made in May and must include flights. The rewards are M&S vouchers. The new SilverLeaf service is available
on selected dates on the First Passage to the West route starting May 13 on the eastbound route and May 15 on the westbound. The new level features a special custom-designed single level dome coach with a 167% larger viewing area than the RedLeaf Service, a hot breakfast and lunch, with free soft and alcoholic drinks, and commentary.
www.prestigeholidays.co.uk
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