“As one of the oldest and largest travel companies in North America, we are proud of the reputation we have built based on our service, experience and expertise in long haul travel,” says Cathy Mulrine, VP of Wholesale at Goway. “And now agents can sell Goway with the reassurance that their clients are receiving the best rates available.”

Goway is combining the competitive price match with a guarantee to also offer to beat any competitor’s commission levels. This ensures that travellers receive the best rates available, and agents maximize the profit on their sales.

The price and commission match guarantee is valid on any new bookings to Australia, New Zealand, the Idyllic Islands or Latin America made during the month of February 2012. For more information, agents should visit Gowayagent.com

Goway is fully licensed in Ontario, British Columbia and an active member of USTOA. Visit our website on more information about the company at Goway.com

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Goway has announced all of the weekly winners, as well as the Grand Prize Winner, of their recent travel agent incentive for bookings made 1 July – 31 August. Goway’s Great Giveawayfor 2011 winners included:

The Grand Prize Winner, Anita from Tier One Travel in Alberta (pictured with Goway Business Development Manager Judy Bunkall – click for high resolution) was presented with her prize last week. Anita won a trip for 2 to New Zealand including round-trip airfare from Los Angeles and a 9 Day New Zealand coach tour courtesy of Australian Pacific Touring.

“This is the third consecutive year that we are hosting this event and what is unique is the diversity of the products represented’, said Moira Smith, General Manager of AFRICAExperts, “From luxury lodges to luxury rail, from Gorilla Trekking to climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, if you’re interested in Africa, this is the event to attend.”

Goway will host special events in the USA (New York, 20Sep) and Canada (Toronto, 22 and 24Sep and Vancouver, 26Sep) from 6-9pm. Attendees can enjoy lectures by visiting experts, and at each venue there are door prizes to be won, including two round trip tickets to South Africa at each venue!

Registration is FREE with advance registration at Goway.com/venues or by calling 800 245 0920.

The leading North American travel specialist for travel Downunder is offering this amazing deal for travel in New Zealand’s Spring and Autumn – a great time to visit this cultural destination. From the dramatic scenery; waterfalls, geysers and mountains to the indigenous culture of the Maori, New Zealand is a great destination at any time of year.

Product Manager Meghan Boyd commented “The geography of New Zealand is well suited to escorted touring. The roads are surrounded by spectacular scenery, and relaxing in the comfort of a luxury touring coach, and socializing with a group of like-minded world wide travelers/travellers is a much better way to appreciate the surrounding beauty than having your attention fixed on a steering wheel.” Boyd also highlights the incredible value New Zealand offers “Currently $1CA buys $1.25NZ so combined with the value of this special offer, New Zealand has never been more affordable for North Americans.

There are 5 touring programs offered on this deal, in the Premier Plus Category – the 21 day Great New Zealand Experience, 18 day All About New Zealand and 16 days New Zealand Phenomenon plus 2 Premier Escorted Tours, the 17 Day New Zealand Wonderland and 14 day New Zealand Highlighter

Premier Plus Vacations are designed to delight even the most discerning traveler, staying at first-class hotels, providing superb full a la carte cuisine, luxury coaches, special theme dinners and comprehensive itineraries fully inclusive of all major attractions.

Premier vacations are also fully inclusive, high quality vacations, and enjoy an exciting sightseeing program, special theme dinners, superior hotels and modern european-style coaches.

Anyone looking to book these deals should ask for ‘Fly Free” at time of booking to get the deal, no other discounts apply

“Our Latin America program has evolved to the point where our range of product is as extensive as our Africa, Islands, Downunder and Asia divisions. Our expertise in these destinations enables us to cater to all travellers – from backpackers to discerning travellers, and from fully structured escorted tours to customized self-drives and FIT’s” commented Emma Cottis, Goway’s Marketing Manager. “And while airlines continue to cut commissions to the trade, we recognize the importance of travel agents in the distribution chain, and are rewarding agents personally for their business to Goway.”

All rewards are loaded to Goway’s unique Incentive Card once the client has travelled. This offer is applicable to new bookings only and standard Goway Travel booking and cancellation conditions apply. Maximum of one land and one air incentive per file applied. Agents should quote “Spring Fling” making the booking to receive the reward.

The Goway Incentive Card
The Goway Incentive Card is a re-loadable card that works like a debit card and can be used at a wide variety of retail and entertainment outlets. The benefit to agents is that they aren’t forced to redeem at any one specific place. For those agents who don’t already have a card, it’s easy to order one at Gowayagent.com. The process takes less than 2 minutes.

Asia by Goway has long since been the expert at offering private, customized shore excursions in Asia at a fraction of the price a client would expect to pay on board these ocean liners. And all of their travel ideas are commissionable, allowing travel agents to up-sell and boost their overall earnings.

Booking shore excursions in advance for clients not only gives the client piece of mind prior to departure but offers agents an excellent way to increase their bottom line. “As the travel industry evolves, travel agents need to continually get creative in finding ways to increase their commissions and Goway offers an excellent opportunity for them to do just that,” says Goway’s General Manager for Asia, Diane Molzan.

Goway’s Asia experts can offer suggestions of the best shore excursions to take. With cruising, often the time spent on shore is minimal, so clients are looking for the best value for their money. Goway has literally hundreds of travel ideas at every port of call, from museum hopping, to city sightseeing, to shopping, to something maybe slightly more adventurous like a side trip to hike the Great Wall of China. Whatever clients are after, Goway can arrange it for them.

Goway will welcome them as they disembark the ship so they’ll already feel like they’ve met a friend from home as opposed to being just one amongst a thousand shuttled from site to site on over-packed coaches.

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Following the success of their 40th Anniversary Famil in 2010 for forty North American agents, Goway invited 44 agents to journey from North America on one of four itineraries that met in Sydney for a special Downunder training workshop.

The groups arrived in Sydney having explored Fiji, Tahiti, New Zealand or other parts of Australia, and each educational was designed to experience the destinations firsthand. From shark-feeding in Bora Bora; an Amazing Race in Fiji; to helicopter rides over the Great Barrier Reef.

Of the highlights of the trip, Melanie Gatzke from AMA Travel commented, “Holding Walter the Koala (Goway’s sponsored koala), feeding kangaroos, snorkeling for the first time on the Great Barrier Reef and taking my first helicopter tour over the Great Barrier Reef. Oh and the photos I was able to get! I really enjoyed the Arcades and Laneways tour in Melbourne…a great way to tour that area of the city in depth.”

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In Sydney, Australia all 44 agents attended a training workshop with over 50 suppliers and enjoyed a  celebratory dinner. Goway’s commitment to the South Pacific made this Mega Educational special and unique for all its participants. The training workshop and dinner were co-ordinated and planned by the management and staff of the company’s Sydney office, which is the local contact for all travellers booked with Goway.

“While I have travelled to the South Pacific more times than I can count on my fingers and toes, seeing and experiencing Tahiti for the first time has awakened my desire to share the beauty of this group of islands with everyonel I meet.” Commented Sharon Oberitter of Oberritter Travel.

Ruth Louie from Best Connections Travel chose to celebrate her birthday with

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Goway, “It was a great trip. I got a really good feel for the country for my clients. The awesome beauty of the New Zealand landscape was breathtaking. The most impressive aspect of the Goway Famil was experiencing first hand the variety of activities that New Zealand has to offer: urban and country adventures (of the North Island), visiting geysers, and then relaxing in hot spring pools in Rotorua; the spectacular vistas of Queenstown and Milford Sound (South Island), and all the soft to high adventure options available. As agents we’re always looking for ways to offer new & diverse activities to our clients. And Goway pulled it all together for us and kept the program moving along.”

“This is a great time to plan a trip Downunder” commented Meghan Boyd, Product Manager for Goway Travel, “the dollar currently buys $1.30 in New Zealand, which means your dollar goes much further on a dream vacation. When you combine this great buying power with some of our specials to New Zealand, there are fantastic savings for travellers.”

In conjunction with any of their independent, escorted or self-drive vacations, Goway is offering a fare of just $668 to Auckland for departure from Los Angeles. “Savvy travellers can either opt to take advantage of great fares to Los Angeles or can use points or miles to arrange connecting flights, making this a great deal” continued Boyd. The fare is valid for travel for select dates in 2011.

Also available for New Zealand-bound travellers is Goway’s $300 per couple savings for select escorted tours 9 days or longer that are booked by 30 May 2011for travel before 31 March 2012. Perfect for travellers who are less inclined to drive on the “wrong” side of the road, or for those keen to forge new friendships with fellow travellers! Goway’s New Zealand escorted tours can be viewed online at their website www.goway.com.

Agents earn $100 per couple paid to their Goway Incentive Card for any New Zealand coach tours over 9 days as featured in Goway signature Downunder Travel Planner. Must be booked by 30 May 2011for travel before 31 March 2012.

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A recent promotion by Goway Travel offered an iPad to agents that booked specific departures on their HOLIDAYS OF A LIFETIME fully escorted small group experiences.

Goway’s Business Development Manager for Alberta, Judy Bunkall, was recently in Calgary to present Cory Benedict, Manager at Marlin Travel Sunridge office. Pictured accepting the iPad on behalf of Cory is staff member Tricia Staffa (left).

Goway offers many creative incentives, which range from products such as the iPad, to incentives paid onto Goway’s unique reward card, which can be used at a variety of stores throughout North America. To apply for the card, visit www.goway.com/thecard or follow the links from www.gowayagent.com, where a variety of rewards are listed and updated regularly.

Goway Travel operates 10 different HOLIDAYS OF A LIFETIME escorted tours covering 4 continents. Every tour contains unusual or different events, sightseeing and meals in addition to the expected sites and inclusions. “We want our passengers to return not only satisfied with their tour but also to know they experienced something that they can say was unexpected and memorable”, says Goway President, Bruce Hodge.

All tour departures are land only sharing basis and include tipping, special dinners and Goway’s twin share guarantee a benefit for single travellers.  Additionally a quality Travel Companion booklet with a wealth of destination information and a souvenir group photograph at the end of the tour are provided.

For more information on Goway’s HOLIDAYS OF A LIFETIME small group escorted touring experiences, request a copy of the Downunder, Africa/Middle East, Asia and Latin America travel planners by calling 1-800-387-8850. To view more about Goway’s Holidays of a Lifetime, visit Goway.com/hol/

Goway’s unique incentive is based on sales of select dates on Goway’s HOLIDAYS OF A LIFETIME, their signature small group escorted touring experiences designed for globetrotting travellers. Of the thousands of travel ideas Goway offers, only 10 are classified as HOLIDAYS OF A LIFETIME and include top quality touring and first class hotels, and are led by Goway’s professional North American Tour Directors.

The FREE iPad incentive is valid for the following 2010 trips for new bookings between now and 31 August 2010:

10 day BEST OF NEW ZEALAND – 14th October 2010: All the top sites of the North and South islands

20 day MAGIC OF AFRICA – 10th September 2010: South Africa including Kruger, Swaziland, Garden Route, Cape Town, Victoria Falls

18 day SPLENDOURS OF CHINA & TIBET – 8th September 2010: Beijing, Xian, Lhasa, Chengdu (Pandas), Yangtze River Cruise, Shanghai

21 day MIDDLE EAST TREASURES – 4th November 2010: Egypt, Jordan and Israel

20 day MAGIC OF ECUADOR & PERU – 28th September 2010: Quito, Galapagos Islands, Cusco, Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca, Lima

For prices, itineraries and all the many inclusions please go to www.holidaysofalifetime.com. For any help selling these fabulous trips please email info@goway.com or call 1-800-387-8850