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| NYC COMES TO TORONTO |
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NYC & Company hosts networking reception and workshop in Toronto; highlights the area’s destination partners
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| Charmaine Singh, Anna Vena, Anna Karnowski, Reagan Stulbaum | | Highlighting all that New York City has to offer the Canadian market, NYC & Company hosted a workshop for Canadian tour operators and the media yesterday evening at Toronto’s Nyood Restaurant. Along with NYC & Company, The Broadway Collection, CitySights NY, Chicago the Musical, Marriott Hotels NYC, Disney Broadway, Macy’s and Top of the Rock, were all on hand to discuss what’s new for 2010. With 923,000 Canadians visiting New York City in 2009, Canada remains the second-largest international market for the area.
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| ACV'S NEW ROUTES |
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Air Canada Vacations announces new routes and summer schedule to sun destinations; now available to book
Air Canada Vacations has announced that its summer schedule is now available for bookings. The expanded program includes new, year-round, non-stop flights from Toronto, Montreal and Calgary and additional flights to some of the most popular destinations for Canadians, including, Cancun, Varadero, St. Lucia and Turks & Caicos. If your clients book by April 30, 2010 for travel from June 1 to October 31, 2010 and they can take advantage of Air Canada Vacations' Early Booking Bonus of $150 per person. Keep reading for information on new and expanded routes.
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| TIC TRAVEL INSURANCE PROMOTES RIOLA |
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| Gino Riola | | TIC Travel Insurance names Gino Riola its Vice President of Business Development and Marketing
TIC Travel Insurance Coordinators Ltd. has appointed Gino Riola to the position of vice president of business development and marketing. For the last three years, Riola worked at TIC as the director of marketing. A statement from TIC reads, “Riola has been instrumental in the success of various initiatives at TIC including the launch of the brand; the implementation of the corporate Mission, Vision and Values; the incorporation of new media into TIC’s suite of marketing tools; and most recently the realignment of the company’s sales structure and strategic priorities.” Keep reading for more information.
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| ACTA COMMENTS ON SECURITY FEE |
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| David McCaig | | ACTA says security fee hike “another tax on consumers and the industry”
TRAVELHotNews.com recently reported on Transport Canada’s decision to raise air security fees. The Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (ACTA) has responded to the federal government’s fee hike, saying the action “shows how little the government cares about consumers, businesses or travel”. David McCaig, president and COO of ACTA, says the head of Canada’s largest travel association. He called on the government to consult with the travel industry “instead of trying to nibble it to death with ‘taxes.’ More than 2,000 travel agencies and 18,000 travel agents, along with millions of Canadian consumers will be forced to pay more and more money for security measures placed at Canadian airports.”
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| INTREPID’S 15% CONTEST |
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Intrepid Travel offers new contest, giving your clients a 15 per cent savings on any Europe or Middle East trip
Intrepid Travel has launched a new contest, which offers your clients a 15 per cent discount to everyone who tells them, in 25 words or less, why 2010 is going to be ‘big in adventure’ for them. Your clients will enjoy a 15 per cent discount on any Europe or Middle East trip. At the same time, entrants may win a trip for two to one of six Intrepid destinations. The contest runs from March 1 to April 9, with the prize trip to be taken by November 1, 2010 (excluding July departures). Keep reading for contest and discount details.
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| IATA SEES JANUARY INCREASE |
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Global passenger air travel increases 6.4 per cent in January, says IATA
Canadian Press
Global demand for air travel continued to show signs of improvement as passenger demand increased by 6.4 per cent in January, the International Air Transport Association said Tuesday. The annual increase in demand came as capacity grew by 1.2 per cent and planes flew nearly 76 per cent full, up from 72.2 per cent a year earlier. Cargo demand grew by 28.3 per cent, with only a 3.7 per cent increase in capacity. January's large increase in passenger demand compared to a period in early 2009 that sustained a precipitous fall. Seasonally adjusted demand was just 0.5 per cent higher than December 2009.
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| SANTIAGO AIRPORT UPDATE |
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Turismo Chile provides update on Santiago Airport; flights will resume in two phases as of March 2
Following the magnitude 8.8 quake that hit central Chile in the early morning hours of Saturday February 27, 2010, Santiago International Airport suffered structural damage to the passenger terminal. No damage was reported to the runways and taxiways, said Turismo Chile in a statement. Flight operations will resume in two phases, the first from March 2 to 5 and the second phase from March 5 onward.
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MSC INTRODUCES E-TIX
MSC Cruises is introducing an e-ticket program on March 15. The e-tickets feature an enhanced format and graphics. Guest tickets will be e-mailed to travel agents unless an alternate e-mail address is provided when booking. If a guest requests a paper ticket, a $35 per ticket charge will be incurred, and must be ordered prior to seven days in advance. Guests can obtain luggage bag tags at the pier.
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