Sunwing Vacations Group

Sunwing Vacations Group
Company typePrivate
IndustryConglomerate
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)
FounderColin Hunter
Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario
,
Canada
Area served
Global
Key people
  • Stephen Hunter CEO, president
  • Andrew Dawson COO
Products
OwnersWestJet
Number of employees
17,000 (2023)[1]
DivisionsSellOffVacations.com
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.sunwingvacationsgroup.com

Sunwing Vacations Group, formerly known as Sunwing Travel Group, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, became a subsidiary of the WestJet Group on May 1, 2023.[3] Today, it operates as the leisure division of the WestJet Group; according to its website, the group forms "the largest vacations brand in North America."[4]

Following the acquisition, Sunwing Vacations Group operates the following entities:[5]

  • Canadian leisure tour operators: Sunwing Vacations WestJet Vacations and WestJet Vacations Quebec.
  • Expanding US presence: Vacation Express, catering to American travelers.
  • Travel retail businesses: SellOffVacations.com and Luxe Destination Weddings.
  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-06-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Sunwing Vacations Group - Leisure Division Of The WestJet Group". www.sunwingvacationsgroup.com. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  3. ^ "WestJet Group completes acquisition of Sunwing". www.westjet.com.
  4. ^ "Discover Our Story - Sunwing Vacations Group". www.sunwingvacationsgroup.com.
  5. ^ "Sunwing Vacations Group - Leisure Division Of The WestJet Group". www.sunwingvacationsgroup.com.