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Sun-seekers can get up to 50% off with Sunwing’s Boxing Week Sale
Date: Dec 28 2020
TORONTO Sunwing is offering up to 50% off January departures with its Boxing Week Sale, to allow sun-seekers to start 2021 in paradise.
The sale ends on Dec. 30, 2020 and includes vacation packages to popular tropical destinations as well as deals on solo travel and extended-two week stays.
Resorts included in the sale include the Royalton Riviera Cancun Resort and Spa, where guests can also upgrade their office, work or study from the beach with deals on packages for 14 nights or more. There’s also the Grand Memories Varadero, a Sunwing favourite resort in Cuba.
JTB’s Jamaica fam a major hit with Canadian agents
Date: Dec 22 2020
TORONTO Agent feedback about a recent fam trip by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) was overwhelmingly positive, proving that not only is Jamaica open for business but that it’s also safe to travel to.
Taking place from Nov. 29 to Dec. 5, the JTB-organized Canadian fam included 10 agents from Ontario and Quebec who were accompanied by tour guide Jerron Britton, JTB Senior Business Development Manager. During their stay, agents toured six different resorts – Bahia Principe Grand Jamaica, RIU Ocho Rios, Moon Palace Jamaica, Ocean Coral Springs, Royalton Blue Waters and IBEROSTAR Rose Hall – as well as enjoyed an excursion to the iconic Dunn’s River Falls to see how the attraction has modified its operations to keep visitors and employees safe during the pandemic.
Boxing Day deals from Sunwing and ACV
Date: Dec 21 2020
The new promotions from Sunwing and ACV are as follows, plus a reminder about Transat’s sale…
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Launching its Boxing Week Sale early this year, Sunwing is offering up to 50% off January departures to allow sun-seekers to start 2021 in paradise. The sale ends on Dec. 30, 2020 and includes vacation packages to popular tropical destinations as well as deals on solo travel and extended-two week stays.
Resorts included in the sale include the Royalton Riviera Cancun Resort and Spa, where guests can also upgrade their office, work or study from the beach with deals on packages for 14 nights or more. There’s also the Grand Memories Varadero, a Sunwing favourite resort in Cuba.
Sunset Resorts further delays reopening of Montego Bay properties
Date: Dec 21 2020
MONTEGO BAY Sunset Resorts has further delayed the reopening of two key resorts in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
After announcing back in September that Oasis at Sunset and Sunset Beach Resort, Spa & Waterpark would remain closed until January 2021 while Jamaica awaited an increase in visitor traffic from key feed markets like Canada, the U.S. and the United Kingdom, the resort company has now confirmed that Oasis at Sunset will reopen on Feb. 5 while Sunset Beach Resort will remain closed until July 1, 2021.
According to the company, it arrived at this decision after months of carefully monitoring the current state of travel to Jamaica, taking into consideration both increased health and safety protocols and reduced flight service into the destination. Sunset Resorts also examined upcoming bookings and determined that Oasis at Sunset, the smaller of the two properties, is better equipped to c