Transat is the largest vacation provider in Canada – with destinations from Cuba, Mexico and the Caribbean, to exciting destinations like Panama and Honduras in Central America. And Transat has had its Sun & Fun brochure available for a while. So it is time to think about choosing the right vacation to look forward to during the cold winter months ahead. Transat’s program is bigger and better than ever with new flights, new destinations, and a great program to the sun this year.
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There is even a new brochure this season – the Famili brochure is the new reference for South and Florida vacations. This must-read guide features a variety of destinations and plenty of travel tips, allowing each family to carefully plan a memorable, tailor-made getaway.
Your vacation always starts with a direct flight to your destination aboard award winning Air Transat. For the 2016-17 season Air Transat takes you to more than 60 Sun, Europe and U.S. destinations!
And Air Transat has added new routes this winter, including:
- From Toronto: Managua in Nicaragua, Cartagena in Colombia and direct flights to Santo Domingo in The Dominican Republic
- From Ottawa: Cayo Coco in Cuba
- From Windsor: Santa Clara in Cuba
- From Montreal: San Salvador in El Salvador
- From Quebec City: Roatan in Honduras
- PLUS domestic and connecting flights between Toronto and Montreal
Transat offers all-inclusive packages and is consistently named Best Tour Operator by Canadian travel agents. Transat’s portfolio includes 36 Sun destinations and over 500 resorts. They also have over 250 professional destination representatives who are there to provide you with assistance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
There is so much choice with Transat they have worked hard to help you choose the right vacation from their wide selection. As well as giving you Transat’s own opinions and star ratings for the hotels and resorts in their program, Transat also include the Trip Advisor rating.
In addition there are 6 different “Collections” that help guide you to the perfect choice: Luxury, Distinction, Adults, Family, Solo and Sun Savvy. The vacation packages in a Collection match the type of experience you are looking for. Everything from the details of the Air Transat flights to the resort and its facilities suit the needs of a specific type of traveler. For instance choose a resort in the Families Collection for hotels that cater to children with things like larger room types to fit 5 or more, kids menus, kids pools, kids clubs – and great rates for families.
Another excellent source of information is to speak with your Travel Agent. Transat puts a lot of time and trouble into training Travel Agents about their resorts and also taking them on familiarization trips to experience the product first hand. So a good Agent should be able to provide you with expert advice.
With so much choice in a changing world – once you have made your decision to book, consider Option Flex from Transat. For only $49 per person at time of book you get peace of mind thanks to the ability to:
- Change your departure date, destination or hotel up to 3 hours before departure
- Transfer your vacation package to a friend or family member up to 7 days before departure
- Cancel your vacation and get a full refund
- Plus you don’t pay for additional fuel or currency surcharges once you’ve booked – an important benefit if the value of the Loonie is looking like it will decline further.
In addition to their collection of all-inclusive packages, Transat also offers you a number of different ways to travel down south. Experience Duo packages give you the chance to split your vacation between two locations – for instance Havana and Varadero in Cuba. Plus you can book from Transat’s extensive program of excursions in resort to really help you get out and explore your destination.
Transat also offer:
- Looking to escape winter – Transat does Long Stays (Cuba, Florida, Mexico PLUS Spain and Portugal in the winter)
- Looking for independence – Transat does Home & Apartment Rentals (Cuba, Florida, Mexico, The Dominican Republic, Panama and Jamaica)
- Looking to expand horizons – Transat does Coach Tours (Cuba, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama)
- Looking for a floating hotel to take you to different places – Transat works with 13 of the top cruise lines in the world to offer both big ship ocean cruising and river cruises. Of course Transat have built their reputation offering worry free packages. New this season - 60 itineraries are offered as Transat Packages which include roundtrip flights with Air Transat, transfers and the cruise itself of course.
- Looking to tailor your own vacation - you can book a flight, accommodation or both, according to your idea of the perfect vacation. Certain hotels featured in the Transat brochure are also available à la carte.
Your vacation starts right from the airport with Air Transat which has been named Best North American Leisure Airline for the fifth consecutive year. And with the Air Transat Kids Club you get free seat selection for the kids, a dedicated kid’s check in, pre-boarding for families and a limo stroller service to take you right to the baggage claim area. In addition it is good to know that Air Transat is regularly rewarded for its ongoing efforts to reduce its environmental impact.
All Transat’s aircraft have been newly renovated – so you can expect mood lighting, complimentary seat back entertainment and new, comfortable leather seats with more leg room. You will also receive a generous baggage allowance of 20Kgs in economy class – and golf clubs go free!
For some extra pampering during your flight, consider upgrading your flight from Economy to the other classes of service with Air Transat
Option Plus
Option Plus brings you the following additional benefits:
- Seat selection
Benefit from standard seat selection with your booking.
- Priority check-in
Check in at a dedicated counter.
- Supplementary checked baggage allowance
(With the exception of flights to/from Haiti).
- Priority queue at security checkpoints (Montreal, Ottawa and Vancouver)
- Priority boarding
Be among the first to board the plane and settle in your seat.
- Priority baggage handling
Be among the first to get your luggage at destination.
- Special perks
Receive small extras for optimal comfort on board.
Club Class
Travel in superior comfort and refinement in Club Class – bringing you the following additional benefits:
- Exclusive, spacious Club cabin with wider, leather seats
- Two dedicated flight attendants and attentive, personalized service
- Specially selected travel amenities
- Complimentary seat selection
- Generous baggage allowance – up to 40 kg checked bags
- Exclusive, rapid check-in counter
- Priority queue at select airport security checkpoints
- Priority boarding
- Priority baggage service
- Upgraded food and drink service with welcome cocktail, choice of select wines, complimentary beverages and snacks, choice of gourmet meals, exclusive specialty coffee
There are always specials at the Air Transat website which is www.airtransat.ca
Transat has an amazing range of resorts to choose from - and they understand that different holidaymakers are looking for different things when they go on vacation. A single parent looking to get away with the kids has a completely different set of requirements, for example, to a couple travelling alone and looking for rest and relaxation. So to help you find the right vacation for you – Transat Holidays have selected resorts to suit the needs of different travelers and categorized them into “Collections”. You decide, for example, if the Family Collection or the Solo Collection is right for you.
There are 6 different Collections:
Luxury Collection
Distinction Collection
Family Collection
Solo Collection
Sun Savvy Collection