Collette opens 2027-28 with 12 new tours and stackable savings
Collette has launched its 2027-28 season with more than 175 tours worldwide, 12 of them new, and paired the release with stackable savings of up to $1,500 per couple on travel through Dec. 31, 2027. That gives advisors a price hook for early bookings.
The new tours include Tuscany, Sardinia & Corsica, Iconic South Africa, Treasures of the Mekong and Christmas Markets. The Explorations small-group line also keeps expanding, which matters for clients who want smaller groups without leaving the escorted format.
One caution: the $1,500 figure is quoted in Canadian dollars in the Canadian coverage. Confirm the U.S. terms, and how the savings stack, with Collette before quoting clients. The launch coincides with the company's 109th year.
Trafalgar River plans new ships and 10 itineraries for 2028
Trafalgar returned to European river cruising in 2026 after almost two decades away, and it is already planning its next step. For 2028 it will add new ships on the Rhine and Danube and a first Douro product.
The plan covers 10 itineraries from 7 to 23 days across the Rhine, Main, Danube, Moselle and Douro. The line is pitching them to advisors as "open for you to sell," with mid-entry, "affordable" positioning. That gives TTC-brand sellers a river option to sit alongside Trafalgar's land programs.
Full details and pricing are still to come, so treat this as a planning signal rather than something to quote today.
Brendan Vacations adds guaranteed-departure small groups and custom Celtic options
Brendan Vacations, part of the TTC family, has added two small-group tours for 2027: Extraordinary Ireland (12 days) and Scotland at Leisure (8 days). Both cap at 18 guests and carry definite departure status on all dates, which removes the usual small-group cancellation risk for advisors.
The two can be combined back-to-back for an Ireland-plus-Scotland trip. Brendan also added four Private Driver and Rail sample itineraries, along with new five-star hotel options such as W Edinburgh and Glenapp Castle, giving advisors more custom Celtic product to sell.
The launch is narrower than Collette's season release, but guaranteed departures are a concrete selling point for clients who need certainty when booking early.
Pleasant Holidays and EVOKE | INSPIRE pay $100 for advisor referrals
A | T Collective, the parent of Pleasant Holidays and EVOKE | INSPIRE, has launched an advisor referral program running through Dec. 31. Both the referring advisor and the referred advisor receive a $100 gift card when the referred advisor makes a first qualifying booking. There is no cap on referrals.
A qualifying booking needs a hotel stay of at least 5 nights, paid in full. The referred advisor must not have booked with that brand in the last 12 months. The program runs alongside TRIP points earning.
The value is modest next to the tour-operator launches. It does suggest the new luxury brand EVOKE | INSPIRE is still working to recruit advisors, so it may be worth a look for advisors with colleagues who don't yet sell the brand.