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JAMAICA’S CARIBBEAN DIASPORA
Jamaica is set to host the inaugural Jewish Diaspora of the Caribbean Conference in Kingston from Jan. 12 to 14, 2010. The conference will be hosted at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, with participation from countries such as the U.S., Israel, Canada, France, Germany, England, Panama, Trinidad, Surinam and Curacao. Twelve scholarships have been granted to local students to participate in the event. The conference will address a wide range of topics from cultural history and will explore Caribbean Jewish identity and heritage. Go to ucija.org for more information. |
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| CANJET & TRANSAT’S CHAMPAGNE TOAST |
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Nolitours and Transat host champagne hanger reception for CanJet’s new Select onboard service & their new partnership
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| Transat's Nancy Jackson and Denise Heffron | | Yesterday evening agents flocked to Transat’s Mississauga hanger to get a peek inside CanJet’s new generation of aircraft. Designed to help agents learn more about CanJet, as well as celebrate the new long-tern partnership with Nolitours/Transat, the evening offered travel agents the opportunity to get up close and personal with the CanJet aircraft. “The main point of this evening was to showcase our airline partner CanJet and to better help agents [get] comfortable to be able to sell this product with confidence,” said Nancy Jackson, Commercial Director, Ontario & Atlantic Canada, Transat. “Being comfortable and knowledgeable is of the utmost importance.”
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| CHTA PROPOSES AIR TAX |
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Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association calls for "unity for action" and proposes $10 tax on airline passenger tickets
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| Enrique De Marchena | | Yesterday afternoon at the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) Caribbean Marketplace in San Juan, Puerto Rico, TRAVELHotNews.com participated in a CHTA press conference, in conjunction with MasterCard.
CHTA president, Enrique De Marchena, said that in today's economic climate, it was crucial for all Caribbean nations to come together and take speedy action to combat the effects the recession has wrought on their tourism industry. "As tourism generates the largest amount of revenue for the Caribbean nations, with visitor arrivals decreased, the destinations' coffers have been reduced. As a result of this loss of revenues from tourism-related industries, governments have reduced budgets which have put pressure on the provision of social services...including reduced tourism budgets," said De Marchena.
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| CHTA'S NEW DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL |
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Noel A. Lynch named Deputy Director General of Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association
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| Noel A. Lynch | | The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association has named Noel A. Lynch the Deputy Director General of Membership. Lynch reports directly to Alec Sanguinetti, CEO and Director General of the CHTA. Lynch comes to the CHTA with a wealth of experience in the public and private sector in tourism development, having served as the former executive vice president of the Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association and then as the minister of tourism and international transport for Barbados. Lynch also served the tourism industry on the regional level as president of the Caribbean Society of Hotel Association Executives, and later as chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization and chair of the Caribbean Council of Ministers. Most recently, he served as the lead consultant on the establishment of the National Tourism Authority in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and was a lecturer on tourism and hospitality development at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus in Barbados. Lynch is fluent in Spanish.
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| 3M IN NEED AFTER QUAKE HITS HAITI |
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Red Cross says 3 million affected after 7.0 magnitude earthquake hits Haiti; Canadian government says it's ready to assist
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| Associated Press | | Haiti's devastating earthquake has left an estimated three million people in need of emergency aid, a Red Cross official said Wednesday, as aid groups and governments scrambled to send tons of disaster relief to the impoverished Caribbean nation. Humanitarian officials said the proximity of the quake's epicenter, only 10 miles (15 kilometres) from the capital Port-au-Prince, and Haiti's crumbling infrastructure meant it was impossible to gauge how many people might be dead or wounded. "There's probably three million people potentially affected," said Paul Conneally, spokesman for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies.
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| HEIGHTENED CONCERNS ANNOUNCED OVER AIR TRAVEL |
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| John Baird | | Transport Minister John Baird says Canadians must remain vigilant while travelling by air amid new warnings
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New security warnings since the alleged terrorist attempt to bomb an American airliner on Christmas Day led Ottawa to put airlines and carriers on high alert on the weekend, Transport Minister John Baird said Tuesday. Canadians must remain vigilant while travelling by air amid these new warnings, he added. "There's specific information that certainly causes me concern, causes our security officials concern, and I think we need to maintain heightened vigilance in this time," said Baird, speaking in Toronto after an unrelated funding announcement. "We don't want panic. At the same time I think the public would expect us, when there's a reasonable concern, to be open and honest about that heightened concern."
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| MORE IS BETTER WITH ACV |
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Air Canada Vacations announces that the 16th passenger flies & stays free when booking groups of 16 or more at select sun destinations
The 16th passenger flies and stays for free when booking an Air & Hotel package for groups of 16 or more to select sun destinations with Air Canada Vacations. Please note that this offer is valid for bookings made by October 31, 2010 for travel completed by December 31, 2010.
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ALBERTA TO RUN OLYMPIC TRAINS
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The Alberta government has reserved at least two trains during the Vancouver Olympics, which will be the only public transit alternative beside provided official Olympic buses running back and forth from the games. The newly added means of transportation is part of Alberta's $6.6-million marketing plan to promote the province as a tourism hotspot. To help cover some of the expenses, the province has plans to rent out space on the train to companies that are looking for a place to host meetings, or offer up their staff a special treat. |
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JAL & MEXICANA EXPAND PARTNERSHIP
Japan Airlines (JAL) and Mexicana (MX) announced today that they will expand their code share partnership to cover new routes that will improve the connection between Japan and Mexico, using three mutual gateways in North America - Los Angeles, San Francisco and Vancouver. From January 14, 2010, Japan Airlines will expand its services between Los Angeles and the Mexican city of León/Bajío (Guanajuato) and between San Francisco and Mexico City by adding its "JL" code on flights operated by Mexicana. The frequency of existing code share one-way flights from Tokyo (Narita) to Vancouver operated by JAL, and from Vancouver to Mexico City operated by MX, will also increase from five to seven flights a week starting January 18, 2010 - when reservations and ticket sales will also commence. |
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ETIHAD’S IPHONE APP
Etihad Airways launched a new Apple iPhone application for members of Etihad Guest. It is the first application of its kind to offer real-time loyalty points redemption for its users. The application, available free to download and use from the Apple iPhone store, will provide Etihad Guest members with a tool designed to assist them manage their accounts and stay informed about the latest Etihad Guest promotions. |
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