The best Black Friday deals for travel agents to sell

With all businesses across Canada preparing for next week’s annual Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, several travel companies and tour operators are offering a number of discounts.

Here are some of the best Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals to help you, our travel agent community, choose the very best deals for your clients, who might be looking for an affordable, last-minute getaway.

Air Canada: Save on flights to destinations worldwide. Book by November 25, 2018. For more information, click here.

Air Canada Vacations: Air Canada Vacations is offering up to 40% off on all destinations for new bookings made between November 19 and 22 for travel from February 1 to April 30, 2019. Travel agents have the opportunity to earn 50% commission on CareFlex and CareFree travel protection plans when added to their booking.

Busabout: is offering 20% off their Unlimited Passes to their USA and Europe Hop-on Hop-off travel network. Runs from November 23 to November 30^th, 2018; use promo code ‘BlackFriday’.

Collette: Valid on bookings between 11/21/2018 – 11/25/2018, guests will save 15% on any tour booking for 2019*. This offer applies to all Collette family of brands, including the new Explorations line. Use offer code to save 15 percent on the land portion of all tours except Antarctica, The Northern Lights of Finland, British Landscapes, Alaska Discovery, Rhine & Moselle River Cruise, Greenland & Iceland, and ALL Oberammergau Passion Play tours. Offer valid on bookings made 11/21-11/27/18 for departures 1/1/19-4/30/20.

Contiki: save 20% off on a series of 20 of their most popular adventures around the world. Runs from November 23 to 30^th, 2018.

Cunard: from November 20-28, 2018, new voyage bookings will receive: free Double Upgrades mean guests can sail in a Balcony stateroom for the price of an Inside stateroom; Free Drinks and Free Gratuities in Princess Grill or Queens Grill Suites. Reference promo code RG8/ZED.

Emerald Waterways: For one week only, book your clients' 2019 Europe river cruise and receive unlimited free drinks with our Premium drink package added to our FLY and SAVE bundle. FLY FREE on 15+ days, or FLY as low as $399 on 8-14 days*. Save an additional $500 on 8-14 day river cruises*. Free deposit protection option 

G Adventures: More than 500 different small-group tours on six different continents will be marked down, adding up to nearly 10,000 opportunities to join an immersive, guided adventure before next August. Of those, nearly 400 trips will be slashed 30 to 35 per cent off regular tour prices. For full details, click here.

The seven-day sale goes live just after midnight EST on Monday (12:01am November 20), and continues through to 11:59pm EST on Cyber Monday (November 26). Departures and options will be subject to availability, and shoppers are encouraged to take advantage of the deals as soon as deals go live.

Goway Travel: 40% off Goway Travel’s best itineraries and experiences. See website for details.

Insight Vacations: is offering 10% off with the Early Payment Discount on any trips booked to Spain, Portugal and Morocco by November 26. Further, Valued Past Guests will save 5% on all premium escorted journey to Spain, Portugal & Morocco and receive pre-paid gratuities on us for new bookings between 15 - 26 November, plus save 10% with the Early Payment Discount.

Intrepid Travel: is offering 20% off over 1,000 trips worldwide departing in 2019.

New Zealand Walking Tours: US $500 off their Beautiful South (Jan 12-21, 2019) and Pristine New Zealand (Jan 14-26, 2019) tours when reserved by Nov 30.

Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours: For a limited time, Scenic is offering Private Door-to-Door Transfers and complimentary Deposit Protection Plan . Plus your clients can Fly Free or Fly for $295 and enjoy €200 onboard credit per suite.* Book by Nov. 26, 2018.

Sunwing: early savings of up to 35% on select premium vacations available, to select top-rated resorts across Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America.

Trafalgar: is offering a savings of 15% off per person on 15 of their trips to Eastern Europe, Scandinavia and Russia. Runs from November 15 to 26^th, 2018 using promotion code PPBLACKFRIDAY18.

TravelBrands: Earn 5X the Loyalty Rewards points on the following: Travel Genie, Hotels, Packages, Cars, Transfers, Tours, Attractions,Specialty/Villas, Cruises. Valid Nov. 18-25.

U by Uniworld: Save 30% off any sailings on their French-bound The B ship in 2019 plus receive a $100 cruise credit that you can use during your vacation.

Unico 20˚87˚ Hotel Riviera Maya: Discount: Up to 30% off + Room Upgrade, BW: Nov. 20th to 25th, TW: Nov. 20th, 2018 through Dec. 22, 2019

Velas Resorts: Huge savings on select resorts, including spa credits, airport transportation, suite upgrades, unlimited golf, up to two kids complimentary, access to the resorts’ renowned hydrotherapy, and more are included at select resorts. Click here for full details.

WestJet: Huge savings on fares to Canada, the U.S., Mexico, the Caribbean and Europe.  Book by: Nov. 23, 2018 (11:59 p.m. MT). Travel until: June 25, 2019. Blackout dates: February 14-16, 18, March 8-9, 15-18, 21-24, 28-31, April 18-20, 22, May 16-18, 20, 2019. For more information, click here.