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| The Sandals team. Front Row:Sandra Mallette, Panchita Quezada, Richard Todd, Michelle Griffith, Dorita Gooden, Amanda Brown. Back Row: Dominic Brela, Omar Josephs, Gary Sadler, VP, Unique Vacations. | | Sandals Resorts hosts "mega-fam" to St. Lucia; 200 agents, tour operators, consumers and media participate
Charmaine Pang
Last month, Sandals resorts hosted a "mega-fam" to the Eastern Caribbean island of St. Lucia to experience the romantic couples-only resorts. Approximately 200 travel agents from across Canada, tour operators, media and consumers (on a 'Test-Drive your Honeymoon' program) participated. Gary Sadler, vice president of sales Unique Vacations, the company that represents Sandals and Beaches resorts in Canada, welcomed the participants to St. Lucia, expressing his appreciation that people "from the whole spectrum of the travel industry" were partaking in the fam trip.
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| FAMILY VALUE WITH KUMUKA |
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Kumuka Worldwide adds China, Australia and New Zealand to family line-up
Kumuka Worldwide is featuring a nine-day 'Chinese Kites, Warriors & Pandas' family tour. The tour will cover the major highlights of China, and includes a Chinese noodle making session, kite flying with local children, visiting pandas at Beijing Zoo, and acrobatic and Kung Fu shows. Other highlights of this tour, which starts in Beijing and finishes in Shanghai, include walking a section of the Great Wall of China, visiting the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square and the Summer Palace, taking an overnight train to Xi'an for the Terracotta Army and a cycle along the city wall, followed by a flight to Shanghai and the Yu Gardens, the Bund Area and Shanghai Museum.
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| CHANGES AT WestJet |
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| Louis Gosselin, Sales Manager, Inbound Canada, WestJet | | WestJet announces Inbound Canada Sales Manager
WestJet announced the restructuring of its Quebec sales team, naming Louis Gosselin to the newly created position of Sales Manager, Inbound Canada. WestJet has created this permanent sales position to manage Inbound Tour Operators, Tourism Organizations along with net programs for Canadian tour operators and consolidators. Louis Gosselin was previously sales manager for Quebec and Ottawa and will now focus his efforts on building relationships with inbound and Canadian tour operators, specialty consolidators and various tourism organizations. "On behalf of the WestJet Sales team, I am pleased to announce Louis to the role of Inbound Canada Sales Manager," said Duncan Bureau, Vice-President Sales for WestJet. "Louis brings more than 15 years of key experience in sales and business development. His proven track record will help execute WestJet's inbound sales initiatives and growth opportunities moving into 2008 and beyond."
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| TEMPTATION RESORT & SPA CHRISTMAS SALE |
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Christmas in Cancun for less
Mexico's newest resort, Temptation Resort & Spa in Cancun, is offering a Temptation Christmas Sale. Guests looking to travel to a beach for Christmas will receive 30% off regular rates, with special opening rates.
The Temptation Christmas Sale offers a 30% savings on regular rates. Guests booking at the Temptation Resort & Spa by December 17, 2007 will receive the following rates: $140 USD per person, per night (based on double occupancy) for deluxe room accommodations valid for travel from December 21, 2007 through December 26, 2007 and $159 USD per person, per night (based on double occupancy) for deluxe ocean view room accommodations valid for travel from December 21, 2007 through December 26, 2007.
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| ONE WEEK, $100 |
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Sunquest offers daily deals all week
Starting today, and running through to the end of the week, Sunquest is offering daily $100 Deals. Every day will mark the start of a brand new $100 Deal, which will only be revealed to consumers the day of, either via email (if they sign up on Sunquest.ca) or if they visit www.sunquest.ca. The deals will also be posted on Sunquestagent.ca, however agents will receive advance notice of the each day's deal the night before it is launched. These deals only last for one day (9am to midnight EST). Today's offer - Kids Fly & Stay for $100 Deal. Valid on departures from Dec. 20 to Dec. 31, 2007, for seven or 14-night durations (where applicable), this offer is available out of select Ontario gateways to various destinations and applicable resorts. For a complete list of details visit Sunquestagent.ca.
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| IT'S GRINCHMAS TIME |
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Universal Orlando Resort announces the return of Grinchmas and Macy's Holiday Parade
From December 7 through January 1, holiday celebrations are resort-wide across Universal Studios and Universal's Islands of Adventure, Universal CityWalk and all three on-site Loews hotels. Back for this year's festivities include the return of Grinchmas to Islands of Adventure. The celebration will include an all-new "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" show in honor of the 50th anniversary of the book. The live musical will take place on a brand-new stage in the heart of Seuss Landing and will include six songs. Guests will also have the chance to meet the Grinch and see Whos from Whoville.
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| GOOD MORNING BAHAMAS |
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| Erin Davis, Sophy Khwaja and Mike Cooper | | CHFI's Erin & Mike Broadcast live from Nassau
Air Canada Vacations and Sandals recently had 98.1 CHFI's Erin Davis & Mike Cooper along with their crew and over 30 dream trip prize winners plus their companions to a 7-night escape to the Bahamas. Air Canada Vacations "Wisegal" Communications Manager Sophy Khwaja joined the gang on one of the week-long morning broadcasts overlooking the beach at Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort & Spa--home to the entire group for the week.
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| NO MORE BOSTON FLIGHTS |
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| Big Sky Airlines | | All flights from Fredericton to Boston will be cancelled after Jan. 7
There will be no more direct flights from Fredericton to Boston after Jan. 7. David Innes, CEO of the Greater Fredericton Airport Authority, says Big Sky Airlines, which provides the service, has been experiencing operational and economic difficulties. Innes says anyone who bought tickets for travel on the Delta connector after that date should contact their travel agent or Delta to make other arrangements. Innes says they will try to find an alternate service provider to the U-S.
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