The surge reflects growing consumer appetite for guided holidays across late summer, autumn and the upcoming festive season, with travellers increasingly prioritising the certainty, convenience and value that touring provides. The robust results also highlight the early success of TTC Tour Brands’ recently launched Tour Fest incentive, designed to help travel agents capitalise on this demand while unlocking rewards.
TTC Tour Brands is backing this up with 100% definite departures across its entire touring portfolio through October.
‘Last-minute travel demand continues to gain momentum, and agents are in a prime position to convert that high interest into bookings,’ says Andrew Young, senior vice president, TTC Tour Brands Oceania. ‘With definite departures locked in through October, agents can book with complete peace of mind. Tour Fest is our way of helping agents maximise this window - providing client offers of up to 15%, dedicated sales team support, and rewards for driving bookings now while building their remaining pipeline for late 2026 and into 2027.’
Running until 31 August 2026, Tour Fest rewards travel agents for each passenger booked on 2026 and 2027 departures across the TTC Tour Brands portfolio, including Trafalgar, Insight Vacations, Costsaver, and Contiki.
Agents can maximise earnings and unlock higher reward tiers based on cumulative bookings, earning up $2,500 in GiftPay cards or $5,000 in TTC Tour Brands Travel Credit to be used across Trafalgar, Insight Vacations, Costsaver, and Contiki. To be eligible agents must quote TOURFEST26 at time of booking.
