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Record number of luggage problems for US carriers in August
Travellers in the US experienced a record number of luggage problems this August according to a federal report released this week. New security rules which banned liquids and other items from cabin baggage, took effect August 10 after British authorities discovered a plot that targeted US bound planes with liquid explosives. The results - over 20% more checked luggage and subsequent luggage problems. Passengers reported 437,000 pieces of checked bags were missing, delayed, damaged or stolen. An average of over 14,000 a day, according to the US Department of Transportation (DOT).
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| CRUISE ESCAPES & ENCORE CRUISES CELEBRATE 'CRUISEFEST' |
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Learn to earn more!
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| click on cruise | October marks the start of CruiseFest, a month-long celebration of all things cruising and CruiseEscapes and Encore Cruises are marking the event with a number of agent seminars, incentives and special consumer offers. Applicable to all CruiseEscapes product and Encore Cruises' DreamBoats Collection, CruiseFest runs from October 2 to 31 and, along with many learning opportunities, agents will have a chance of earning additional bonuses.
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Meets US requirements
As of yesterday all new British passports will have a secure chip with an image of the holder's face. According to the British Home Office the new passport is the most secure ever issued by the UK. The passports have been phased in since March, but now all new British passports will be biometric. The US has insisted that 27 countries whose citizens do not require visas, must issue passports with a chip capable of storing biometric information.
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| AIR JAMAICA JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 10 YEARS |
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Showcases legends, favourites and new talents
Five Grammy winners are heading for Jamaica to participate in the 10th Annual Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival "The Art of Music" at the Aqueduct on Rose Hall in Montego Bay January 25-27. It's an eclectic lineup of established legends and new favourites including Michael Bolton, Kenny Rogers, Shaggy, NEWA, Christopher Cross, Monty Alexander, Pieces of A Dream and Cyndi Lauper. An ambitious amateur talent search competition is also being conducted in the US.
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| Collette Vacations Stretches the celebrations |
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A new way to say Happy New Year
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| Big Sur | Collette Vacations turns New Year's into more than one night of celebration with its upcoming California Coast New Year's Tour.
And, if that were not enough of a reason to celebrate, travellers get an added bonus of a 5% land discount, available on all tours for travel before May 1, 2007. The nine-day New Year's tour, departing December 29, covers many of California's coastal touchstones and features reserved seating for the popular Tournament of Roses Parade. Also included is a Gala New Year's dinner dance with live entertainment.
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| Pan Pacific Vancouver in Top 10 |
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Condé Nast international business travellers survey
Pan Pacific Vancouver has been named one of the top 10 international hotels for business travelers in a poll conducted by New York-based Condé Nast Traveler magazine. The hotel is also an American Automobile Association Five Diamond Award winner in the lodging and restaurant categories. One of the most influential travel magazines in the World, Condé Nast Traveler surveyed readers
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