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| AIRLINERS SAYS THANKS |
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| (L-R): J.R. Arora, President & CEO, Airliners; Monica Jonston of TIL American Express; Maurice Heroux, VP of Business Development & Marketing, Airliners | | 6th annual ‘Airliners Appreciation Evening’ thanks agents, suppliers, tourism offices
Lisa Raffaele
Yesterday evening, Airliners/ATourZ and Interliners held their sixth annual “Airliners Appreciation Evening” at Angus Glen Golf Club in Toronto, for suppliers, tourism offices, top agents and media. The event began earlier in the day with a round of golf. Those who couldn’t bear the heat began their evening with a cocktail reception. Both parties joined each other for dinner at MacKenzie Hall, situated slightly off the green. Maurice Heroux, Vice President of Business Development & Marketing for Airliners, was the emcee for the evening. He warmed up the crowd with a few jokes before introducing J.R. Arora, President & CEO, to the guests.
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| HONG KONG WELCOMES OVER 13 MILLION VISITORS |
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Over 13 million visitors to Hong Kong in first half of 2007; Canadian arrivals rise by 11.5 per cent
Charmaine Pang
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| A Chinese junk in the harbour | | The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) experienced another surge in visitors for the first half of 2007. Over 13 million visitor arrivals were counted, an increase of 6.8 per cent. The figure includes over 2.03 million arrivals in the month of June alone, an increase of 7.7 per cent from the last year. More specifically, there were 174,354 Canadians who visited Hong Kong in the first half of the year, an increase of 11.5 per cent. Last year’s figures were 156,309. Looking at the month of June alone, 23,700 visitors arrived in Hong Kong from Canada compared with 21,046 in the same month last year.
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| SUNQUEST BDAY BOOKING BONUS EXTENDED |
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Save $200 per couple on bookings through Aug. 7 to Caribbean, Mexico, Central America
Sunquest is celebrating its 35th anniversary in business. To celebrate, the tour operator is offering consumers a $200 per couple ($100 per person), per stay ‘Birthday Booking Bonus’ on a select number of properties in the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America. The promotion is applicable to all winter bookings made starting July 2 until August 7, 2007. (The deadline has been extended from August 5th). The promotion remains valid on departures from Nov. 1, 2007 to Apr. 30, 2008, and applies to all adults and all categories. The birthday bonus is available nationwide (where applicable), is valid on new bookings only and applies to seven and 14-night durations. It is not applicable to children’s rates but is applicable to new group bookings. For more information, visit www.sunquestagent.ca.
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| TRAFALGAR PUZZLE - WIN $500! |
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| Trafalgar puzzle | | Book a 2007/2008 Trafalgar Winter Escape and earn a piece of the puzzle; complete it and win $500
For every Trafalgar Winter Escapes booking an agent makes, they will receive a piece of the Trafalgar mystery puzzle. If the client being booked departs before December 31 agents will get 2 pieces of the puzzle! If you complete the puzzle by December 31, 2007 you will win $500. There is no need for agents to track their bookings; Trafalgar will do that. Winter Escapes must be booked from August 1 to December 31, 2007 for departures up to April 30, 2008. Contact your local Trafalgar BDM for more information. This is only available for new bookings made between August 1 and December 31, 2007 for travel up to April 30, 2008. Bookings must have deposit on file. $500 will be awarded by cheque to the winning agents after December 31, 2007.
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| Don’t Cry for me Argentina: LATA ADDS TWO RESORTS |
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| Iguazu Grand Hotel | | Iguazu Grand Hotel and Panoramic Hotel Iguazu gain Canadian representation from LATA
Latin America Travel Amigos (LATA) has announced their new role as Canadian representative for two prominent resorts in Iguazu Falls, Argentina. The Iguazu Grand Hotel and the Panoramic Hotel Iguazu. The Iguazu Grand Hotel is a five-star resort and one of the members of the Leading Small Hotels of the World association. On site is a full-service spa and casino, with 107 rooms. Its sister hotel is the Panoramic Hotel Iguazu, another five-star property which was built this March. The hotel features 91 rooms, all with views of the triple border of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. For more information, contact Reggie Kieda at latacanada.com.
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| BA PROFITS RISE HIGH, DESPITE OTHER WOES |
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British Airways announces 75 per cent profit jump during Q1
British Airways PLC said Friday first-quarter profit rose 75 per cent during a week when the airline was hit with a record fine for price-fixing. The carrier said net profit for the three months to June 30 rose to 269 million pounds (US$548 million), from 154 million pounds a year earlier. Revenue fell to 2.19 billion pounds ($4.46 billion) from 2.25 billion pounds. On Wednesday the airline was fined almost $550 million by U.S. and British regulators after the airline admitted some of its employees had colluded with counterparts at rival Virgin Atlantic over fuel surcharges on long-haul flights.
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| TRAVELONLY HOSTS GOLF ‘TOURNAMENT OF HOPE’ |
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| (L-R) Joe Crognale, RBC Insurance Business Development Manager, Teresa Lirette, RBC Insurance BDM and Henri Ragot, RBC Insurance Regional Director | | Annual charity golf event held on July 18; RBC Insurance sponsors a hole
TravelOnly held its annual ‘Tournament of Hope’ at the Paris Golf and Country Club on July 18, 2007. This year, funds raised went to help support the Sam Rizzo MRI Fund at the Brantford General Hospital. The Sam Rizzo MRI fund hopes to purchase an MRI machine so that local Brantford, Ont., residents have access to MRI scans and no longer have to make difficult out of town trips to access MRI equipment. RBC Insurance sponsored one of the holes on the golf course. In the photo at left are some of the RBC Insurance representatives who attended the Tournament of Hope.
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