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| US decision on Travel Initiative “devastating” |
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CTO brands it “a category six hurricane”
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| Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace | Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace, secretary general for the 32-member Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), compared the recent decision by the US government to amend the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative to “a category 6 hurricane” for the Caribbean region. The amendment delays the implementation of the new passport requirements until June 1, 2009 for land crossings at the Mexican and Canadian borders and for cruise passengers coming to the US from the Caribbean, Mexico, Canada or Bermuda. However, it still requires all U.S. citizens traveling by air to these regions to have a passport by Jan. 8, 2007.
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| TICO Industry Advisory |
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Hillcrest closing will affect the fund
Hillcrest Tour Group Ltd. of Richmond Hill, Ontario voluntarily terminated its wholesale registration under the Travel Industry Act, 2002 as of September 14. The company sold mainly air, rail and hotel packages. At the time it was announced that Hillcrest Tours would protect all its consumers, but it now appears that there will be claims on the Compensation Fund after all. TICO has obtained booking records from Hillcrest Tours for bookings with departures from December 16 onwards.
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| Ryanair in takeover bid for Aer Lingus |
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Irish government refuses to sell balance of shares
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| Michael O'Leary | Ryanair has launched a €1.48bn ($2.1 billion) bid to buy Aer Lingus. The low-cost airline said it had bought a 16% stake in Aer Lingus and was offering €2.80 ($4.00) per share for remaining stocks. Earlier this week, Aer Lingus shares were floated on the stock market in London and Dublin after the Irish government decided to sell more than 50% of its 85.1% share in the company, with staff holding on to 15%.Ryanair chief executive, Michael O'Leary, said: “This offer represents a unique opportunity to form one strong airline group for Ireland and for European consumers. We will expand, enhance and upgrade the Aer Lingus operations.”
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| Sunwing shows appreciation |
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HBC Cards are latest travel agent incentive
Sunwing`s latest travel agent incentive are HBC gift cards. The tour operator is giving away thousands of dollars in gift cards ($20 for every package booking and $10 for every air-only) for all reservations made October 2 to Friday October 13 inclusive. The offer applies to all Ontario and Quebec gateway reservations for departures up to December 20. For departures from Sunwing`s eight Atlantic Canada gateways, plus Calgary and Winnipeg, the promotion is valid on all departures this winter and next spring.
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| Cayman Islands Chefs Make Sea Sense |
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Positive menu choices
The Cayman Islands have a new take on ecotourism. Local restaurants and their chefs are participating in the Cayman Sea Sense project, a sustainable seafood initiative, dedicated to helping restaurants and their customers make informed and environmentally positive seafood choices. The use of a Cayman Sea Sense icon on a menu allows consumers to choose sustainable seafood options and the partnering restaurants are promoted as making a positive choice for the oceans.
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| Curaçao’s cruise business grows |
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Will new airport help?
Curaçao’s new airport terminal is now operational and the island hopes it will help draw more homeporting ships to the Southern Caribbean.The expanded air capacity is seen as particularly helpful in drawing European cruise ship operators. Curaçao International Airport’s new US $44million terminal has potential to serve 1.6 million passengers annually and plans for the future will increase that capacity to about two and a half million.
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