About Us

Connection Tours was established in 1994 by a dedicated group of travel professionals with a desire to offer their expertise in the organization of group travel to Europe, North America and Select Sun Destinations. Since our establishment, we have been increasing our overseas partnerships with hotels, ground transportation services, entertainment venues, notable restaurants, and local specialists. Over the past 20 years, our team's global travels have been extensive, this in-depth knowledge, partnered with our experienced team of professionals has enabled Connection Tours to become one of Canada's leading group specialists.

Partners:

Ian Cowan, Karen Kettle, Angela Goodwin, Maya Wanger & Sal Crisafulli 

and the Connection Tours Team 

Corporate Incentives

Connection Tours corporate division specializes in the organization of meeting and incentive travel.  Our experience expands to North America, Select Sun Destinations and Europe. What sets Connection Tours apart from the rest is our "additional" expertise in European Incentives and Meetings. We have been organizing meetings and incentives to Europe for over 20 years which enables us to provide you with exceptional hotels in prime locations in cities and regions across Europe. Our knowledge of day and evening excursions, unique venues and restaurants, whether hip and trendy or traditionally European allows us to customize your group's programme that will far exceed their expectations.

Connection Tours Leisure Group Department

Connection Tours offer a vast amount of knowledge in the organization of programmes with distinguishing themes, such as Classical Music and Opera, Military History, Wine, Gastronomy, Art, Architecture, Cultural Journeys and a separate division for Performance Groups. Our tour logistics expertise is unsurpassed in the industry, and we have built our reputation by providing our clients with extraordinary programmes to over 28 European countries.

Members of TICO:

The Travel Industry Council on Ontario is an organization mandated by the Ontario Government to administer the Ontario Travel Industry Act, 2002, which governs approximately 3000 travel retailers and travel wholesalers registered in Ontario. In addition, TICO administers an industry-financed Travel Compensation Fund. Find out more about TICO, it's services and the consumer protection plan by visiting www.tico.on.ca

Members of ISMP:

The International Society of Meeting Planners is a professional organization founded in 1966, making available highly qualified Meeting planners to those requiring specialists. ISMP is one of the largest professional organizations in the United States and Canada, with more members in more cities than any other organization.

ISMP has earned the credibility and public trust one needs when affiliating with a professional organization.The Code of Ethics and Uniform Standards of professional meeting planners practise, to which a member must adhere, gives the industry the assurance it needs when accepting a meeting report from an ISMP designated member.

Members of ACTA:

The Association of Canadian Travel agencies, known as ACTA, is a national not-for-profit trade organization. ACTA's voting members are retial travel agents, tour operators, travel wholesalers and national and international travel suppliers. ACTA's primary commitment to members is to maintain ongoing, effective representation and dialogue with both industry and government organizations on a wide variety of issues of concern and relevance to their business enviroment.

Members of CLIA:

Cruise Lines International Association is the world's largest cruise association and is dedicated to the promotion and growth of the cruise industry. CLIA exists to promote all measures that foster a safe, secure and healthy cruise ship enviroment, educate, train its travel agent members and promote and explain the value, desirability and affordability of the cruise vacation experience.