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CAYMAN ISLANDS TREMOR UPDATE
At 9:23 am yesterday, the USGS reported a moderate earth tremor of magnitude 5.8 occurred 32 miles east south east (ESE) of Bodden Town, 40 miles ESE of George Town, 45 ESE of West Bay. The tremor occurred at a depth of 6.2 miles. There have been no reports of injuries or damage to buildings and there is no threat of a tsunami from this event. |
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CANLINK ADDS EAST WINDS
Canlink Travel Representatives have announced that they have been selected to be the exclusive Canadian representatives for East Winds Inn, one of the oldest resorts in St. Lucia. |
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JADE & UNITED TAKE YOU TO SINGAPORE & BALI
Jade Tours & United Airlines are hosting a FAM trip to Singapore & Bali departing March 15, 2010 and returning March 23, 2010. Highlights include: round-trip airfare with United Airlines to Singapore departing from major Canadian gateways, regional flights to Bali with interline partners, airport transfers, guided tours in Bali and Singapore, four nights accommodation in Bali & three nights in Singapore using four-star hotels. The cost of this FAM is $999 per person based on double occupancy (excludes $530 taxes). For more information or to register, please contact wei.li@ jadetours.com. |
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| TRAVCORP BRINGS OUT THE BRANDS |
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Travel Corporation hosts 2010 launch for Contiki Holidays, Insight Vacations and Trafalgar Tours
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| Lisa Maclean, John Boulding, Cris David, Jeff Element, Doug Patterson | | The Travel Corporation hosted their 2010 launch for their three escorted tour brands – Contiki Holidays, Insight Vacations, and Trafalgar Tours – last night at the Palais Royale venue in Toronto. Along with new product and additions for the coming year, there is also a new face attached to each of the three brands in Canada. Continue reading for each brand's new face and what's new with Contiki Holidays, Insight Vacations, and Trafalgar Tours.
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| ACTA ADDS COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR |
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ACTA names Gary Ralph its Director of Communications & Marketing
The Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (ACTA) has announced it has contracted the services of Awareness Communications Incorporated (ACI), a Toronto-based firm, and has named its president, Gary Ralph, as the new director of communications & marketing of ACTA. ACI has provided communications consulting, marketing services and media relations training to many major companies, associations and governments over the past 28 years throughout North America, Europe and the Middle East. Keep reading for more.
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| NEW GUIDELINES FOR CARRY-ONS |
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Canadian Air Transport Security Authority creates list of what can be carried onto U.S.-bound planes
Charmaine Pang
The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) has released a detailed list of what passengers can carry onto U.S.-bound flights. Yesterday, CATSA specified the appropriate dimensions of what constitutes an acceptable carry-on bag. Acceptable are “small purses or pouches” no larger than 25 cm x 30 cm x 14 cm (10” x 12” x 5 ˝”). What else can you carry on to a plane? Keep reading to find out.
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| TRANSAT’S VIDEO STARS |
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Transat Distribution produces “A Passion for Travel”, a lip-sync video of Canadian agents at the National Leadership Conference held in Cancun
During its National Leadership Conference held in December in Cancun, Mexico, Transat Distribution Canada (TDC) produced a “lip-sync”-style video-clip designed to communicate its team members’ passion and pride at being part of Canada’s largest travel agency network. The clip “stars” some 150 directors of Club Voyages, Voyages en Liberté, Marlin Travel, TravelPlus and MTP Lite agencies. The clip was also created to serve as a hiring and promotional tool. Click here to watch the video.
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| JORDAN, EW TOURS, ETIHAD TEAM UP |
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Jordan Tourism Board Canada announces partnership with EW Tours, Etihad Airways; contest to win trip to Jordan
The Jordan Tourism Board has announced a new partnership with EW Tours and Etihad Airways. The three partners will be working together to promote tourism to Jordan, through a variety of marketing activities, including joint advertising and participation at Toronto’s Ultimate Travel Show on January 23 and 24, 2010 – look out for the Jordan-branded SMART car at the show. The Canadian marketing campaign features a contest for a one-week trip to Jordan for the prize winner and a companion, with air transportation on Etihad Airways from Toronto to Jordan via Abu Dhabi, a land package for 6 days and 5 nights, and more. The prize draw will take place on April 30, 2010.
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| CHINAPAC TURNS 25 |
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Chinapac International celebrates 25 years with $50 per traveller credit on air tickets to Asia Pacific with ACV; $25 credit for Canada, USA or sun destinations
Chinapac International is celebrating 25 years and is offering agents an incentive for their continued support. When agents buy an air ticket to Asia Pacific with Air Canada they will receive a $50 credit per traveller. For example if an agent books four travellers on an Air Canada flight to Shanghai, they will receive a $200 credit. Tickets can be part of a Chinapac tour or individual tickets. Buy an air ticket to Canada, USA, or sun destination with Air Canada and receive a $25 credit per traveller. Please note that a maximum credit of $50 can be used on any Air Canada Asia Pacific ticket per traveller, and a maximum credit of $25 can be used on any Air Canada Canada, USA, or sun air ticket per traveller.
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| GLOBUS’ GREECE, TURKEY SALE CONTINUES |
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| Mykonos | | Globus extends sale on three popular itineraries to Greece and Turkey; save until March 31, 2010
Globus has announced an extension on its sale to Greece and Turkey, on three of its most popular itineraries. When your clients book by March 31, they can save up to $1,160 per couple on any departure throughout 2010…and enjoy a holiday which combines a cruise in the Greek isles and two ports in Turkey along with a stay in Athens. The cruise portion of the 7-day Aegean Legends tour visits Crete, Patmos, Kusadasi and Mykonos over three days; while the Jewels of the Aegean features the same ports of call on its four day cruise, plus a stop in Rhodes. Or for an unforgettable vacation, the 11-day Splendors of Greece and Turkey adds a stop in exotic and mysterious Istanbul during its seven day cruise.
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The TRAVELHotNews.com Awards of Merit is accepting submissions for the year 2009. Your last chance to submit names is Jan. 31, 2010 for various categories, such as Personality of the Year, Tourism Bureau of the Year, Airline of the Year, and more. Don't miss your chance to have a say, and recognize the hard work of your colleagues. Click here to submit a candidate - a name or a company. Time is running out! |
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CANADIAN COUPLE WOUNDED IN MEXICO
Canadian Press
Mexican police say a Canadian couple was shot and wounded in a robbery attempt today at a Mexican Pacific resort town. Guerrero state police spokesman Carlos Gomez says the man and woman were bicycling outside the hotel zone of Ixtapa, a resort-studded city north of Acapulco, when armed men tried to rob them. He says the pair resisted, and the gunmen opened fire. Gomez says the 50-year-old man was shot in the abdomen, while a bullet grazed the 45-year-old woman's ear. Both were hospitalized. Gomez says the couple had arrived a few days earlier and were staying at a hotel. He did not know their hometowns. An official at Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs had no immediate information on the attack. |
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