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| Porter looks at expansion in north eastern Canada and US |
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| CEO talks to TRAVELHotNews.com
The Porter team was in Montreal yesterday for a media preview and flight, 4 days before the official launch of the new Toronto-Montreal service. Porter Airlines president CEO Robert Deluce, made a short presentation during the hour-long flight to demonstrate the "Porter Experience." Deluce, is well known in the Canadian aviation industry and his family's involvement in owning, financing, restructuring, operating and managing a number of regional airlines in Canada goes back many years. Deluce's connection to the aviation industry includes White River Air Services, norOntair, Austin Airways, Air Creebec, Air Ontario, Air Manitoba, Air Alliance and Canada 3000 Airlines. The Porter CEO met with TRAVELHotNews.com in Montreal for a candid Q &A...
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| Travcom introduces BookingWizard |
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Reduces errors. Saves time.
Travcom Canada has announced the release of the BookingWizard, a direct Air Canada web booking and sale retrieval function for ClientMajic/GBO CS subscribers. The BookingWizard will auto-populate an Air Canada web booking form with passenger details and credit card information from the passenger profile in the client management tool, ClientMajic. It will then automatically import the confirmed booking back into ClientMajic for invoicing or posting to the GBO CS back office.
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| Strike deadline approaches for Transat subsidiary |
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Airline expects normal operations
In November this year, CAW members employed by Transat subsidiary, Handlex at Toronto's Pearson Airport, voted 97% in favour of strike action. The strike deadline is December 14. Handlex provides airport ground services for Air Transat at Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver International airports. Services include passenger reception and check-in, baggage- and cargo-handling, aircraft cleaning and ramp services. Handlex has approximately 1,200 employees.
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| Galileo to merge with Worldspan |
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| Travelport CEO Jeff Clarke | | GDS consolidation has taken a major step forward with plans for Galileo to merge with Worldspan in a US$1.4 billion deal. Galileo owner Travelport is to acquire the rival GDs subject to regulatory approvals. The initial integration focus will be on consolidating technology and administrative operations resulting in "near-term" cost savings of approximately US$50 million, according to Travelport. The companies see opportunities to cross-sell Worldspan's technology products to Travelport's global customer base and intend that Worldspan will enhance Travelport's technology platform, in particular in the online distribution segment. More than 750 travel suppliers and 63,000 travel agencies use the two companies.
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| Hard Rock sold for US $965 million |
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Florida Seminole Tribe buys popular restaurant brand
The Rank Group in the UK has reached an agreement with the Seminole Tribe of Florida, to sell the Hard Rock business for US$965 million. The Tribe already owns two casino resorts in south Florida - in Hollywood and Tampa. The deal, which is expected to close in March 2007, will give the Seminoles ownership of 68 Hard Rock Cafe Restaurants and retail stores, including 44 in the United States, three in Canada, 17 throughout Europe, three in Australia and one in Puerto Rico.
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| SAVINGS FROM SUNQUEST! |
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Book by December 18 for February departures
Sunquest is offering an additional $300 savings per couple in February. The special is applicable to bookings made by December 18, on 7and 14-night departures between February 1 and February 28, 2007. Save at resorts such as The Fairmont Acapulco Princess, Riu Palace Las Americas (Cancun), Riu Grand Sirenis (Mayan Riviera), Melia Cozumel, ...
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| Intair Winner |
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| Marie-Josée Gnec, Bruce Slade, & winner Zeny Tesoro | |
Tesoro takes a Grand Prize!
Zeny Tesoro of Renaissance Travel won 20 times the value of the IntairPoints in her account. The draw was one of 2 grand prize awarded during the 20 year celebration campaign. She received her points from Intair sales manager, Bruce Slade while agency director Marie-Josée Gnec lookd on.
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