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| TRACKING MADE SIMPLE |
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Princess enhances eTicket agent functions
In response to travel agent feedback, Princess has added new functions to its Princess eTickets program, which will allow agents to monitor their clients' documentation process, and print out boarding passes for large groups through POLAR Online without the need to access each client's individual booking. The new features of Princess eTickets include two ways for agents to keep updated on which clients have completed the necessary pre-cruise documentation needed to sail. First, each day they will receive an email notification listing clients whose files have just been completed and can now be printed. Second, the line's POLAR Online booking system will offer an at-a-glance screen to show which passengers have completed their documentation, or what information is missing.
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| THOMAS COOK PLANS BUYBACK |
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| Shares of Thomas Cook Group PLC jumped Tuesday after the tour operator said full-year operating profit rose 26 per cent and it expects to buy back shares worth about US$550.3 million. Following the buyback report, Thomas Cook shares gained 5.9 per cent to 273.75 pence ($5.57) on the London Stock Exchange. The company will publish full-year earnings on Jan. 30. (CP)
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| NEW NEWS FROM WestJet |
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WestJet announces: 1. Commencement of new seasonal Caribbean and Mexico service. 2. The start of scheduled non-stop flights to Montego Bay from Toronto this week. 3. Record November load factors
Yesterday WestJet commenced the first of nine new seasonal non-stop routes to the Caribbean and Mexico, with the departure of the inaugural flight to Montego Bay, Jamaica from Toronto. The Jamaica Tourist Board is proud to announce that WestJet Airlines this week started scheduled non-stop flights to Montego Bay. The new service will originate out of Toronto on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. WestJet has also reported a record November load factor of 75.6 per cent, 2.2 per cent higher than in November 2006. The increase in load factor accompanied a capacity increase of 14.8 per cent and growth in RPMs (revenue passenger miles) of 18.3 per cent.
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| SAVE ON A SWISS PASS |
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North American travellers can now save up to 15 per cent when buying a Swiss Pass from Rail Europe
Travelers can save up to 15 per cent on a Swiss Pass if they purchase it here in North America from an agent buying from Rail Europe, rather than waiting until they arrive in Switzerland. The Swiss Pass in 2008 starts at $174 (2nd class) or $261 (1st class) per adult for 4 consecutive days of travel on Swiss trains, postal buses, city transit systems and lake steamers. Swiss Passes are also available for non-consecutive days within a longer time frame (Flexipass). Agent commission on Swiss Passes starts at 5 per cent for electronic bookings.
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| GREEK ISLE SAVINGS |
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| Santorini, Greece | | Monarch Cruise offering up to $350 in savings per couple in the Greek Isles & Mediterranean
Available now until Feb. 29, 2008, when your clients book a Monarch cruise they can save: $350 per couple on the seven-day Golden Fleece or 3 Continents/5 Countries cruises, save $150 per couple on the four-day Aegean Discovery cruise, save $100 per couple on the three-day Aegean Discovery cruise and agents can earn double holiday points on all of these cruise packages plus 15 per cent commission and another 10 per cent commission on shore excursions. The seven-day Golden Fleece cruise starts in Piraeus (Athens) and visits Santorini, Heraklion, Rhodes, Patmos, Kusadasi, Istanbul and Mykonos. The 3 Continent, 5 Country cruise also starts in Piraeus with visits to ports-of-call in Egypt, Israel, Cyprus, the Greek Islands and Turkey. Both cruises take place aboard the Blue Monarch and prices start from $1,120 and from $1,232 CDN respectively.
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| Cruise3sixty IS BACK |
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CLIA announces registration for 2008 edition of cruise3sixty, March 7 to 9 conference and trade show
Organizers at the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) are preparing for the 2008 edition of cruise3sixty. CLIA officials are expecting a record turnout for the event, with over 1,100 travel retailers already registered for the March 7 to March 9 conference and trade show that will be held at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center. Seminars and ship inspections are filling at a rapid pace. And only three weeks are left before registration rates increase by $50 on Jan. 1, 2008. Agents who have not yet registered are well advised to do so immediately in order to capitalize on its educational and networking opportunities. For further details visit cruise3sixty.com.
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| TOURISM BUDGET SOARS |
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New Brunswick tourism budget gets big spending
The New Brunswick government will make a sizable investment in tourism when it releases a new capital budget today. Government sources tell The Canadian Press the capital spending plan for 2008-09 includes $5.5 million for tourism infrastructure, an increase of $3.8 million from the current year. Almost half the funding will go to the Acadian Historical Village in Caraquet, N.B., as the area prepares to host the World Acadian Congress in 2009. Kings Landing Historical Settlement near Fredericton and Mount Carleton Provincial Park in the province's northwest will each get $1 million, while Sugarloaf ski hill in Atholville, N.B., will get $500,000 for lift and trail improvements.
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