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| TRAVELHOTNEWS.COM TALKS TO HUNTER ABOUT CUTBACKS |
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| Stephen Hunter | | Sunwing’s Stephen Hunter talks to TRAVELHotNews.com about the recent Signature-Sunwing merger and latest layoffs
Lisa Raffaele
Less than a month after TRAVELHotNews.com reported that Sunwing Travel Group and Signature Vacations, owned by TUI Travel PLC’s First Choice Canada, announced their agreement to amalgamate their Canadian tour operator businesses, TRAVELHotNews.com discovered that a major restructuring was taking place. We asked Stephen Hunter, President & Chief Executive of Sunwing, about the company’s current restructuring plans, the changes being made to the two brands, as well as any staff changes. According to Hunter, a final total with respect to the number cutbacks can not be confirmed, but as of yesterday and today he did verify that the restructuring is now complete in Toronto and Montreal. Keep reading for full details.
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| AEROMEXICO TO LEAVE CANADA |
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AeroMexico to withdraw from Canada
A year after introducing Canadian service, AeroMexico has decided to drop Canada, reported the Globe and Mail. The Mexico City-based carrier started serving Toronto last March and Montreal last April, but has decided to suspend scheduled flights to and from Montreal this past January. Those currently looking at AeroMexico's computer reservation system will now notice that the Toronto route appears to be the next one taken off of the air carrier’s network after a final flight on March 24. Post the AeroMexico withdrawal, Toronto and Montreal clientele will still be able to travel to Mexico via scheduled flights with Mexicana, Air Canada and WestJet Airlines Ltd.
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| CREATE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE WITH GAP |
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Gap Adventures launches Create Your Own Adventure, the company’s largest global online contest ever
To celebrate 20 years, Gap Adventures is launching the Create Your Own Adventure contest (createyourownadventure.com), the largest and most interactive competition in the company's history. The global online contest invites everyone to submit an itinerary for the tour of their dreams, almost anywhere in the world. The winning entry - determined through public online polling and input from a panel of judges, will be featured in a Gap Adventures brochure in 2011. Do you want to know who is on the panel of judges, or would like to know about the contest rules and regulations? Keep reading.
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| PROMPERU & LAN TAKE AGENT SPECIALIST TO PERU |
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PromPeru and LAN Airlines launch 2010 Peru Agent Specialist trip giveaway; 2 winners to win 2 round-trip tickets
PromPeru, the Commission for the Promotion of Peruvian Exports and Tourism, has partnered with LAN Airlines to offer travel agents the opportunity to experience Peru first-hand upon graduation from the Peru Specialists Program. Starting today, North American travel agents will have two months to register and graduate from the Peru Travel Agent Specialist Program, qualifying them for trip giveaways to Lima, Peru. On April 4, 2010, PromPeru will announce two winners of two round-trip tickets from one of the major North American gateway cities. Keep reading to find out about an added incentive.
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| SUNSPOTS’ COUPLES TREAT |
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Sunspots Holidays offers $15 agent gift card for couples booked to any destination from Feb. 8 to 19; agent and partner rates available
This Valentines Day holiday book a trip for a couple to any destination and receive a $15 agent gift card with Sunspots Holidays. This promotion is valid for new ticketed bookings from Feb. 8 to 19, 2010. Please note that some restrictions apply. In addition, travel agents and their partners looking at travelling this Valentines holiday can also receive special rates with Sunspots Holidays. Contact sunspotsholidays.com for more details.
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| JAL & AA APPLY FOR ANTITRUST IMMUNITY |
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| Japan Airlines (JAL) announced the decision to strengthen its partnership with American Airlines (AA). The carriers, both members of the oneworld alliance, will jointly apply to the U.S Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Ministry of Land Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan (MLIT) for the approval of antitrust immunity (ATI) on transpacific routes. Keep reading for more.
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| TRANSAT CALLS FOR SUSTAINABLE INIATIVES |
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Transat re-launches support program for sustainable tourism projects; calls for sustainable initiatives in roughly 60 destinations
For the fourth year in a row, Transat A.T. Inc. is issuing an international call for sustainable tourism projects. The invitation is directed at non-profit organizations based in any of its approximately 60 destination countries, to support sustainable initiatives that contribute to enhancing the tourism potential of a community or region. Transat provides financial support of up to $50,000 per project and has so far committed some $475,000 to the program. Continue reading to find out about the program, projects and how to fill in an application.
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AIR CHINA ADDS YVR-BEIJING SERVICE
Air China, China’s national airline and official flag carrier has announced it will add three more flights a week in addition to its daily non-stop flights from Vancouver to Beijing. The new flights will begin in June 2010 arriving in Vancouver on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Flights to Beijing will depart Vancouver in the early morning on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, using Airbus A330-200 aircraft.
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