Transat’s exceptional guided tour portfolio now offered under one roof: nationally, more than 80 escorted itineraries in 47 countries

Montreal, September 14, 2015 — Transat is pleased to announce that its escorted tour program, carefully thought out to take travellers around the world, in small or medium-sized groups, will now be sold under one brand. "Over the years, we have developed an exceptional guided tour offer with the best partners all over the world and experienced guides. This type of vacation is gaining in popularity, as more and more travellers are placing discovery at the top of their list of travel objectives," says Annick Guérard, General Manager, Transat Tours Canada.

This comprehensive offer is described in the new 2016 Guided Tours brochure, under the Transat brand, and is also available online at transatholidays.com. It is Transat’s most comprehensive offer yet, featuring more than 80 itineraries and 1,000 departures from Canada in 2016, including plenty of guaranteed departures for its most popular tours. With varied destinations across the globe and strategically located hotels for all preferences, it’s a recipe for world travel.

Transat’s new Discoveries Collection is designed to take travellers where they never thought they’d go. Available thanks to a wide network of flight partners, guided tours in Latin America, Asia and Africa include roundtrip airport-hotel transfers, transportation by coach, the services of a professional guide, accommodations, meals and visits.

All guided tours down South and in Europe include roundtrip flights aboard Air Transat or one of its partner airlines, transfers, transportation by coach, the services of a professional guide, accommodations, meals and visits. Thanks to Transat’s trusted itineraries, travellers will have the opportunity to discover the world from perfectly situated hotels while enjoying a wealth of inclusions.

As the exclusive supplier of Trafalgar’s French-speaking tours in Canada, Transat offers travellers in Europe professional guided tours in French with local guides who know their destinations inside out.

Guided tours for everyone

As one of the largest integrated tourism companies in the world and Canada’s largest vacation provider, Transat features guided tours in 47 countries nationally so travellers can choose the destination, pace, group size and amount of free time they’ll want on their trip.

From six tours perfect for family travel and five tours created specifically for people who crave authenticity to tours designed for groups of 20 or less, ten of them for those seeking more intimate travel, Transat has the right guided tour for everyone.

Travellers who want to immerse themselves even more or take off for new horizons can extend their trip and change their return flight, book a hotel, an excursion or a cruise.

Transat’s Flight Protection

Travellers are protected from the moment they book their flight and guided tour with Transat. In the case of a delay, they’ll be booked on the next available flight to meet their group as quickly as possible.

For a full list of guided tours and early booking promotions, refer to Transat’s 2016 Guided Tours brochure or visit transatholidays.com.

About Transat Tours Canada

A specialist in holiday travel to every continent, Transat Tours Canada develops and commercializes a vast array of products, from beach vacations to guided tours to cruises, under the Air Transat, Transat Holidays, Nolitours, Transat Discoveries and TMR Holidays brands. Transat Tours Canada is a business unit of Transat A.T. Inc., one of the largest integrated tourism companies in the world.

 

Ursula Leonowicz, Public Relations and Marketing Advisor, Transat Tours Canada - 514-987-1616, ext. 7020