PORT OF MIAMI REOPENS TO CRUISE SHIPS AFTER PLANE CRASH Itinerary changes for Carnival Imagination and Fascination; Royal Caribbean Majesty route unchanged Following the Chalks Ocean Airways plane crash after takeoff from Miami's Watson Island en route to Bimini in the Bahamas that killed 18 passengers and two pilots on December 19, Miami's Government Cut channel was closed to traffic including cruise ships. Three cruise ships, Carnival Cruise Lines' Imagination and Fascination, as well as Royal Caribbean's Majesty, carrying nearly 10,000 passengers were forced to remain in Miami more than 24 hours after their originally-scheduled departures as the channel remained closed. [Full text]

CAA NAMES SUNQUEST PREFERRED TRAVEL PARTNER OF THE YEAR Natalie Willett and Bryen Dunn Pat Rotz, Mike Jones, Andrew Dawson, Alison Hermansen, Linda Breakey Corporate commitment to travel trade service pays off CAA presented its ninth annual Preferred Travel Partner of the Year Award to Sunquest Vacations in Toronto Monday. "We are pleased to recognize Sunquest Vacations," said Alison Hermansen, CAA Vice-President, National Travel and Member Rewards Alliances, who presented the award to Sunquest President Andrew Dawson. "Sunquest has been a long-standing partner of CAA Travel. They are an extremely innovative organization.and definitely deserve this award." [Full text]

AIR TRANSAT PILOTS REACH AGREEMENT WITH COMPANY Air Transat's pilot group, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), has reached a tentative agreement with the company that will improve working conditions and pay the pilots a competitive salary. The pilot group, led by Master Executive Council (MEC) Chair Martin Gauthier, engaged in 13 negotiating sessions with the company, beginning in September 2005. The new contract replaces an agreement that expired in November 2005. It is the third ALPA-produced contract for the pilot group. [Full text]

TOURISM TO JAMAICA ON THE RISE Higher numbers most notable in light of increased room inventory in 2005 - airport improvements and JTB promotion likely contributors The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) is reporting strong visitor arrivals for the fall and all indications are that this could be one of Jamaica's best winter tourist seasons ever. October saw a 3.1 per cent increase in stopover arrivals and an impressive 10.9 per cent increase in cruise visitors over October last year. [Full text]

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