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| PROFILE: JUSTIN FRENCH, CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES |
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| Justin French | | Justin French, Carnival Cruise Lines, says it's all about integrity; followed father's footsteps into travel industry
Charmaine Pang
Justin French, the managing director of sales and marketing in Canada for Carnival Cruise Lines, is featured in the first TRAVELHotNews.com profile of 2010. French, like many other travel industry figures in our magazine, began his travel industry career at Wardair in 1988, shortly after graduating from school. He began in the cargo department and spent just over two years there; he left when Wardair was taken over by Canadian Airlines. Despite having attained a journalism degree, French said he “really wanted to work in the travel industry because [of] my father, who worked for a large cigarette company on the duty-free side – he was in sales.”
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| ARUBA'S NEW MINISTER OF TOURISM |
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| Otmar E. Oduber | | Aruba Tourism Authority announces Otmar E. Oduber as new Minister of Tourism, Transportation & Labor Affairs
Charmaine Pang
The Aruba Tourism Authority (ATA) has named Otmar E. Oduber as the new Minister of Tourism, Transportation and Labor Affairs. Oduber was sworn into office on October 29, 2009. TRAVELHotNews.com, on location at the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association's annual Caribbean Marketplace in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has learned that Oduber, in his new role, will be enhancing his focus on Aruba's cultural offerings, emphasizing these developments to potential visitors. Over the next four years of his term, his objectives include increasing demand for overnight visitors from key markets, stimulating cruise tourism, increasing on-island spend per visitor, as well as maintain and attract increased air service into Aruba.
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| COSTA CLICK REVAMPS |
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Costa North America improves its ‘Costa Click’ travel agent booking portal; new design and easy-to-use interactive features
Costa North America has unveiled a new and improved version of its “Costa Click” travel agent booking portal. Travel agent partners may now navigate with additional ease and convenience when making new bookings or adjusting existing bookings for FIT and group clients at costaclick.com. Special features of the new design include a new home page with easy-to-access login areas. Keep reading for features.
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| SIGNATURE’S TOP 20 GROWS |
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New properties and prices recently added to Signature Vacations' Deals of the Decade
The Top 20 Deals of the Decade by Signature Vacations has recently grew in size with new prices and more properties. For a limited time, customers can save up to 50 per cent on select all inclusive packages for departures all winter at over 40 participating resorts including the latest additions - Ocean Sands by H10 in Punta Cana, Ocean Coral by H10 on Mexico's Mayan Riviera, and extended promotional dates at resorts such as Caribe Club Princess Punta Cana. Please note that inventory is limited and several dates are already sold out at rresorts like El Dorado Seaside Suites by Karisma, Grand Palladium Riviera, Palladium Vallarta and Grand Palladium Jamaica. For available and additional deals, keep reading.
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| AC TO GO NUT-FREE? |
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Canadian Transportation Agency classifies nut allergies as disabilities; Air Canada to submit comments on creating a nut-free “buffer zone” on its aircraft
With all the current restrictions about flying and talk about restricted security, a new topic is now on the minds of air travellers: the creation of a nut-free “buffer zone” on all flights to accommodate passengers who suffer from severe nut allergies. The Canadian Transportation Agency ruled that a nut allergy can be classified as a disability, and must be accommodated, reported the Globe and Mail. Air Canada now has 30 days to submit comments on the decision, following two complaints from passengers.
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| CITC’S PERU FAM WINNER |
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CITC announces Carol Park the winner of the Airliners, ATOURZ, CITC photo contest for participants of the November FAM to Peru
National Certification Manager, Coralie Belman announced the winner of the Airliners, ATOURZ & CITC photo contest for participants of the November joint FAM to Peru. The winner of the photo contest was Carol Park of Travel Professionals International, Windsor, Ontario for her capture of a child with her mother weaving during a visit to the Awana Wasi Tocapo textile centre in Chincheros. “Many excellent photos were submitted”, said Belman “and it was a difficult choice for Airliners and CITC to make. For more information on CITC FAM opportunities, contact fams@citc.ca.
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9 MEN ORDERED OFF SUNWING CUBA-BOUND FLIGHT
Canadian Press
Nine men were ordered off a Sunwing aircraft destined for Cuba earlier this week after asking a flight attendant unusual questions about the security equipment on the plane. The men, onboard a flight from Toronto to Holguin, Cuba, on Tuesday were taken off the plane before the aircraft ever left Pearson Airport in Toronto. A spokeswoman for Sunwing Aircraft says the men were asking “most unusual” questions as the plane taxied to the runway. Martha Chapman says after the flight attendant consulted with the senior captain, the airline's head of security advised the crew to return to the gate and have the passengers deplaned. The plane taxied back, where the men were met by Peel Regional Police and the Canadian Border Security Agency. Their bags were taken off the plane and the aircraft took off an hour and forty minutes late. The airline will not reveal what questions were asked, but did state that the airline processed a complete refund to the men. |
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ISRAEL GETS GRADED
A new system ranking Israel's approximately 9,000 bed and breakfasts, known as zimmerim, has launched this month due to a significant increase in rural tourism in Israel. The IBB grading system will provide travellers with detailed information on the thousands of zimmerim throughout Israel and analyze 140 different criteria in accordance with international hotel standards, including size of rooms, distance of hotel from central attractions, cleanliness, credible advertising and price. Travellers will be able to view the rank of zimmerim and book online in accordance with availability, price per night and nearby attractions. For more information, visit gogalil.org. |
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