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| Transat's travellers and revenues up |
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| Jean-Marc Eustache | Jean-Marc Eustache, president and CEO of Transat says the company's numbers for the third quarter are "satisfying results, given the pressure stemming from intense competition and high fuel prices, which had an impact on selling prices and operating costs respectively." Growth in revenue is primarily attributable to increased business activity. Fuel surcharges and 2005 acquisitions drove revenue growth. Overall there has been a 7.2% increase in the nine month period compared with the corresponding periods in 2005. The numbers are positive with Transat's revenues reaching $611.1 million in the third quarter and $2 billion for the first nine months of 2006. That's up 10.5% and 6.1% respectively over 2005.
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| Bermuda prepares for hurricane |
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Florence expected to batter small island
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| Hurricane Florence | A hurricane warning has been issued, and Hurricane Florence was bearing down on Bermuda early this morning. In the driving rain residents of the small island stocked up on provisions and formed long lines at gas stations. "They say it is going to be a direct hit and we live right on the beach and are very very vulnerable!" Bermuda resident and former Cabinet Minister, Kim Young, told us at 8 pm last night, "Everyone is just waiting - excited and terrified! It's like waiting to be executed - let's just bring it on so we can get it over with! The seas are amazing to watch and the wind has really picked up in the last few hours.
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| Hamilton rolls out the red carpet |
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| Mayor Larry Dilanni, John Gibson, Jim Whyte | Friday's surprise announcement by Richard Koroscil, president and CEO of the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (HI) was greeted with enthusiastic cheering and sustained applause. "flyGlobespan, the web based low cost airline will begin operations in Hamilton in May 2007," he said, "and they will be flying three flights a day. This will take Hamilton International to a whole new level." The crowd gathered at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum at HI, began to get an idea that the news involved the UK when the morning's proceedings were led off by a piper in full Scottish regalia.
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| CanJet pilot's union investigating company |
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Over 450 employees out of work
Just under 100 pilots affected by CanJet's decision to discontinue the regularly scheduled flights and move exclusively into the charter business, met Thursday with officials with Air Line Pilots Association International. Lawyers for the pilots are reviewing the airline's handling of a major downsizing amid accusations the company is ending its regular flights to dismantle its pilots' union. The legal team is apparently going over distribution of release forms and severance packages to employees earlier this week to see if it was in violation of the Canadian Labour Code.
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| MEXICO BOUTIQUE HOTELS LAUNCHES OF NEW BOUTIQUE VILLA COLLECTION |
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Creating a luxury villa brand
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| Casa La Vistay | Mexico Boutique Hotels (MBH) have launched a new website that brings together the best upscale villa vacations in Mexico's Costa Vallarta area. Building on its success in creating a recognizable brand for small hotels offering unique vacation experiences, John Youden, founder of MBH and general director of Producciones Viva, says "We want to do for luxury villa rentals what we've managed to do for boutique hotels-create a recognizable brand, a standard of quality and simplify the reservations process."Costa Vallarta Boutique Villas is a collection of luxury villas in and around Puerto Vallarta. With incredible views and fabulous service, the villas are great for family vacations, intimate wedding celebrations, and relaxing, luxurious getaways.
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| Fun Sun Vacations moves |
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Tour operator has new address
Fun Sun Vacations Toronto has moved. To celebrate the change Fun Sun Vacations and Intair had a company breakfast and even Mr. Sun was in attendance. The new Toronto address for Fun Sun Vacations is 2200A-2300 Yonge St, Toronto, Ontario, M4P 1E4. Their phone number remains the same - 416-979-2784.
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