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AFRICAExperts Offers Cape Town for Free

Aug 3

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Goway’s AFRICAExperts is offering more reasons to travel on a safari this year, offering free nights on some of their spectacular Africa products.

Goway’s current promotion offers free accommodation at a selection of private lodges. ”No matter your budget or interests, we have a special offer to suit”, commented Moira Smith, General Manager of AFRICAExperts by Goway. “We have negotiated some fantastic savings at some of the best lodges in Southern Africa, and at select private lodges, you can also enjoy a Cape Town stopover for free”.

AFRICAExperts $uper$pecial offers include:

Stay 4 nights at Singita Lebombo or Sweni (Kruger National Park) and pay for only three nights. This represents a savings of up to $1324CAD

Stay 3 nights at Pumba Private Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape and only pay for two nights. A savings of up to $600CAD

Stay 2 nights at Shamwari Lobengula or Eagles Crag (Eastern Cape) and get two free nights at Cape Town One&Only, a savings of up to $950CAD

Stay 2 nights at any Shamwari Game Lodge in the Eastern Cape or Jock Safari Lodge in the Kruger National Park, and receive 3 nights free at any of the exclusive Boutique Last Word properties in Cape Town or Franschhoek. Save up to $622CAD

Goway Offers on-line Honeymoon Registry

Jun 20

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Goway Travel has launched a new tool to assist agents selling honeymoons to exotic destinations. The new online honeymoon registry allows clients to register either for trip contributions in increments of $100, or for features such as dinner at a local restaurant, spa treatments and other luxuries.

Agents can book their clients’ honeymoon with Goway Travel, and the couple can then sign up and register their honeymoon plans. After the bride and groom have registered and set up their personalized site, wedding guests can view and contribute to the bride and groom’s registry. From the comfort of their home, guests can buy a specific gift or contribute towards part of the honeymoon couple’s escape.

Featured components include a spectacular Sunset Cruise in the Maldives; a Balloon Safari in East Africa; watching sharks and rays in Tahiti; or a sensual couples massage at the Baan Sabai Spa Big Buddha in Thailand. Wedding guests will find it easy to give the perfect wedding gift - a honeymoon memory that will last forever.

“The honeymoon registry provides a new, innovative way of gift giving. Not only is it easy to use, it is much more convenient than visiting a department store, printing pages off a gift registry and searching through the store to find one of the many items on the list.” Said Bruce Hodge, founder and President of Goway Travel.

Visit Goway’s Romance Pages and learn more about their unique Honeymoon Registry or call 1-800-387-8850.

Bali High on the Top of Travellers Wish Lists

Mar 5

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The island of Bali is consistently voted by the readers of major travel magazines as one of the most enchanting travel and holiday destinations in the world due to it’s variety of attractions, the physical beauty, and the year-round pleasant climate.

IslandsEscapes….by Goway, the leading wholesaler in North America to the World’s Most Idyllic Islands offers great air-land escape packages to experience Indonesia’s Island of the Gods. From as little as $100 per day (including airfare), travellers can experience this beautiful destination.

Sample vacations include IslandsEscapes 15-day “Magic of Bali” Escape from $1559 per person and includes round trip airfare from Vancouver, 12 nights accommodation, buffet breakfast daily, 5 sightseeing tours including cultural village tours and sunset excursions, airport welcome, and round trip airport/hotel transfers.

A key point to note for those who will be or are planning to visit Bali this March – March 19th is Nyepi Day (Balinese New Year). This is a day of absolute silence for the Hindu Balinese, when no activity is done, no amusement is held, no fire is lit during the day and night. This is a day of fasting and self-introspection and the entire island shuts down as the majority of establishments are closed. The perfect day to just sit back and relax on the beach lapped by the warm waters of the Indian Ocean.

As they say in Balinese “Selamat jalan” (Bon voyage).

For more information on other great Bali escapes please refer to the IslandsEscapes‘ “World’s Most Idyllic Islands” brochure, call 1-800-667-6601, or visit IslandsEscapes.

Goway Introduces Bookmark Guide for New Brox

Feb 26

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To help agents find their way around Goway’s newly expanded DOWNUNDER (Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific) brochure the company has created a special and unique bookmark. In fact, what it really is, is another table of contents but listing product by travel idea instead of destination.

Always distinguished by its distinctive up-side down DOWNUNDER trademark the latest (2007/08) edition features over 350 different travel suggestions. It is North America’s most comprehensive catalog for travel to the lands Downunder offering more variety than any other company.

The bookmark itself is designed to help travellers and agents find different travel suggestions by the type of idea they would be interested in. Listings on the “Bookmark Guide By Travel Idea” include:

Exclusive Escorted Tours
Locally Escorted Tours
Adventure Experiences
Popular Air Itineraries
Rail Travel Ideas
Travel Passes
Car & Motorhomes
Long Stay Vacations
Eco and Small Vessel Cruises
Stays of Distinction
Island, Beach, Rainforest Resorts
Classic Independent Itineraries
Itineraries with Style
Independent Travelpak Modules

As well, the bookmark also lists “value added” and other special offers that are featured throughout the brochure.

“Our DOWNUNDER brochure has long been the savvy agent’s main desktop reference source for travel to the South Pacific,” claimed Bruce Hodge, Founder and President of the 37 year old company. “Now, with our Bookmark Guide, agents will be able to more easily find specific travel suggestions for their different clients.”

To receive your copy of Goway’s DOWNUNDER call 1-800-387-8850 ext 123 or email info@goway.com.

Goway Introduces New Expanded Asia Brochure

Jan 17

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ASia cover Due to the ever increasing demand for Asia, Goway has considerably expanded its 2007 brochure to include more destinations and products. 18 different countries are on offer with a variety of styles of travel including escorted tours, independent travel ideas, cruises, rail journeys and special interest suggestions such as golfing and beach vacations.

“We have determined that the type of traveller currently requesting arrangements to Asia is looking for a variety of requirements and it is necessary to cater to this need by offering a full range of travel ideas”, states Robert Glazier, Goway’s Product and Marketing Manager for Asia.

The 2007 brochure includes two “Holidays of a Lifetime”, Goway’s signature escorted tour programs –the “Grand Orient Spectacular” which can be taken as 2 weeks in China only or a combination of China, Hong Kong, Thailand and Cambodia for 3 weeks.
The third is the 23 day “Splendours of India” which offers 10 ‘must see’ cities in India.

Also included are some different and unusual itineraries. In China, there is “China Revisited” featuring Luoyang, Shaolin Temple for Martial Arts, Kunming and Lijiang and “Journey to the Roof of the World” featuring the new train travelling to Lhasa, Tibet. In India, the “Forts and Palaces Adventure incorporates stays at Palaces converted to deluxe hotels.

Besides the usual, very popular destinations such as China, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore, also on offer are less well travelled destinations such as Vietnam, Myanmar, Philippines, Taiwan, Bhutan and Dubai.

Goway Announces Lowest Fares to Asia and Beyond

Jan 2

Posted by CanTrade Admin in Air, Asia, Goway, Product Updates | No Comments

Goway today announced that they now offer the best fares to Asia in conjunction with Air Canada to cities including Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo and Osaka. Goway Air is a leading consolidator to worldwide destinations and is renowned for the team of itinerary experts, able to construct multi-destination complex fares resulting in the most competitive fares in the market.

In conjunction with this announcement, Goway Air also offers a $35 booking bonus voucher when agents book Air Canada to Asia. To redeem the personal booking bonus, agents simply make a land reservation to Asia (minimum purchase $500) and Goway will reward them with a cheque!

To book Air Canada’s lowest fares to Asia, agents should call 866 515 2874, or email fares@gowayagent.com. For point to point fares, agents can access Gowayís Agents-only site at www.gowayagent.com for instant fares, availability and bookings.

Goway’s AFRICAExperts Unveil New Travel Experiences

Aug 31

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AFRICAExperts by Goway has recently released their expanded 48-page brochure for 2007, which is one of the most comprehensive African Travel Planners in North America. “We’ve focused on expanding the destinations and memorable experiences available in Africa,” commented founder and President, Bruce Hodge, “recognizing the diverse needs of North American travellers, we offer safari excursions, small group escorted tours, wildlife encounters, winter escapes, self-drives and Indian Ocean island resorts. AFRICAExperts now offers the most wide-ranging African travel options for North Americans.”

New travel experiences introduced for 2007 include:
Travel Africa in Style, two exclusive VIP itineraries to enjoy South Africa that include icons such as the Kruger National Park and Victoria Falls. The 12-day “Route of the African Sun” ($5410CAD) and 15-day “Heartbeat of Africa” ($6530CAD) are both planned to incorporate a number of Stays of Distinctions, a selection of unique accommodations that cater to the discerning traveler.

The legendary 8-day “Zambian Walking Safari”, starting from $4570CAD, is a truly unique journey to explore the Zambian landscape, a profusion of birds and abundant wildlife. The safari includes accommodation at three bush camps, day walks and game drives, a professional guide, and flights from Livingstone to Lusaka. Highly recommended is a visit to Victoria Falls before of after the safari.

Two Namibian flying safaris (one from Windhoek and the other from Sossusvlei) for 7 days starting from $4892CAD, offer visitors the maximum time to see the country’s highlights by flying in light aircraft in between and over some of the most spectacular scenery in the world.

On the 8-day “Best of Uganda” journey, travellers will see the Mountain Gorillas in Uganda, enjoy game viewing and bird watching in Queen Elizabeth National Park, and visit the Ngamba Island chimp sanctuary. Starting from $3434CAD, departures are available from September 2006.

The ultimate luxury tenting experience, “Colonial Glory of Kenya” is an 7-day journey starting at $2654CAD. This memorable tour travels from Nairobi to Samburu, Lake Naivasha to Kenya’s finest reserve, the Masai Mara.

AFRICAExperts has also a variety of islands and resorts available in the Indian Ocean, including the Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zanzibar and Mombasa. 3-day packages start from $283CAD.

Goway Adds More Ways to Sell Getaways to Exotic Destinations

Aug 16

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The range of air/land-inclusive Goway Getaways to Downunder, Africa and Asia keeps growing. These easy to sell packages are a collection of the company’s most popular itineraries, and are priced to sell! Goway also structures the pricing so that agents can quote for various levels of accommodation and add optional elements for a client, without even picking up the phone!

Although a few classic Getaways are featured in Goway’s award-winning brochures, many more are published on the website (www.goway.com/getaways) to ensure up-to-the-minute prices are posted, using the most competitive fares available.

“Our Getaways are simply pre-packaged popular itineraries,” commented Bruce Hodge, founder and owner of Goway Travel. “Of course, we still customize them as required, but it gives our agent partners a starting place for selling our long-haul destinations.”

For Downunder, new to the program is “Two Countries for the price of one” starting at just $1970 for 11-days. This great value vacation includes airfare from Vancouver, and 4 nights accommodation in each of Sydney, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand. Day tour ideas are also available to customize the trip.

In Asia, vacations include a 12-day “Classic Thailand”, including Bangkok, Chiang Mai and the beaches of Phuket. Starting from as little as $2219 from Vancouver, this vacation offers the best of Thailand, incorporating culture, cities and relaxation; perfect for the first time visitor to Asia.

Downunder Hosts the 2007 World Police and Fire Games

Aug 1

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Goway Travel has been appointed the official agent in North America for the World Police & Fire games in March 2007 in Adelaide, Australia.

Held every two years, the World Police & Fire Games are a spectacular international sporting event, offering law enforcement agencies, fire fighters, customs and correction officers from over 60 countries an opportunity to showcase their athletic talents.

As the official agent in North America, Goway has prepared packages for athletes and travelling companions to visit Australia during the Games.

“We are delighted to have been selected as the official agent for such a prestigious event for our national heroes” commented Bruce Hodge, President and founder of Goway Travel, “the Games are the third largest mass participation event in the World, showcasing 79 sports across a dynamic 10-day program.”

Starting from as little as $2939, the package includes Roundtrip economy class airfare from Vancouver (special add-on fares available from other cities), meet & greet at Adelaide airport, roundtrip airport to hotel transfers, 10 nights accommodation, airport/hotel porterage, plus a comprehensive Adelaide arrival pack for registered participants.

A group of 6 senior executives from Goway recently spent a week in Adelaide, ensuring the quality of selected accommodations and contracting for optional extension packages for the athletes. These include a chance to encounter the wildlife on a 2-night Kangaroo Island Getaway starting at $598 and a 4-night Outback Explorer tour from $2745.

Goway Goes Green for Speed

Jun 21

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GowayAgent.com has tweaked their website to “Go Green and Book It!”

Recently Goway updated their agent website GowayAgent.com to better reflect the needs of travel agents and the response has been great.

The newest feature to the air booking engine is first screen availability which allows you to see not only the price of the net fare but also whether it is available right away. On most consolidator booking engines you first have to check the fare and then go a step further to check the availability which can lead to a frustrating series of forward and back clicks on the website as one or more routings are unavailable. With the POWER of “THE GREEN DOT” GowayAgent.com gets the availability with the same incredible SPEED it takes to display the fare. The display will now show you the available fares for the date you have chosen and tag them with a “GREEN DOT” in place of the customary question mark that agents are used to seeing. Additionally if the lower fare is not available it will indicate upsell options that are tagged with a “Yellow Dot” to alert you of the next best available fare.

In partnership with Openfares and powered by Amadeus the GowayAgent.com air booking engine has ramped up the SPEED to be one of the FASTEST way to “BOOK IT!” for your clients.

Also GowayAgent.com has recently added the following new carriers to its’ product offerings:
• British Midland from both Canada and the USA to Europe and beyond as well as Intra European flights.
• United Airways from the USA to the South Pacific to complement their current UA contracts from Canada to the South Pacific and Beyond
• Aerolineas Argentinas from the USA to Argentina, Brazil and throughout South America
• Malev from Canada and the USA to Europe and beyond
• SN Brussels from Canada to Europe and beyond

Let Gowayagent.com put the POWER of the GREEN DOT in your hand. Sign-up free to GowayAgent.com and use the SPEED of the GREEN DOT to BOOK IT!

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