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| VISITBRITAIN'S XMAS RECEPTION |
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VisitBritain's team rings in holiday cheer at the the Duke of York pub
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| The VisitBritain team: Katherine Woschiz, Simon Bradley, Valerie Schroeder, Claire Curnow, Daniela Fragnelli, Lesley Boughen, Paul Gauger | | A sense of celebration was in the air last night at the Duke of York pub in Toronto. The staff of VisitBritain held their annual holiday reception at the British pub, welcoming tour operator partners, the media, and other travel industry professionals.
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| LUCKY SUITCASE WINNER. |
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.will be announced on Monday!
The Lucky Suitcase contest is now over! TRAVELHotNews.com would like to thank everyone for participating. On Monday, the lucky winner of the all-inclusive one-week trip to Jamaica will be announced. Who will win the trip to the Holiday Inn Sunspree in Jamaica with Sunquest? You've got to wait until Monday to find out.stay tuned!
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| THE LAST OF THE $100 DEALS |
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Sunquest offers 'second person flies for $100' deal today from YYZ, YHZ, YHM
Today is the final day for your clients to take advantage of Sunquest's $100 Deals, and today, the second person can fly for only $100. Valid on all new bookings made today, for travel between Feb. 1 and Mar. 31, 2008, book one person at the regular package price and the second passenger flies for only $100. Gateways include Toronto, Halifax and Hamilton, and destinations include several destinations in Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica. Taxes and hotel accommodation are additional. This deal cannot be combined with any other offer, is capacity-controlled, and is not applicable to groups, air only or children rates. For more information about the last $100 deal, read on.
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| SIGNATURE/KARISMA AGENT SPECIAL |
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Agents can enjoy preferred rates at the El Dorado Royale by Karisma
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| El Dorado Royale | | Signature Vacations and Karisma Resorts & Spas want to reward all their dedicated travel agent partners with a holiday special. Recognized as one of the 'Top 100 Hotels in the World' by Conde Nast Traveler, the El Dorado Royale is a boutique-style hotel with unsurpassed levels of service, accommodations and cuisine. Gateways across Canada included in this deal are Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Regina/Saskatoon, Toronto, Kitchener, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax. Read on to find out the agent rates for a Jacuzzi Jr. Suite, and a 7 night stay at the El Dorado Royale.
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| CONQUEST ADDS UNITED AND MEXICANA |
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Newest air product added to 'VAX Vacation Access' dynamic packaging system; new destinations now available
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| United | | Conquest Vacations is continuing to add new product to their "VAX VacationAccess" dynamic packaging system. The latest additions of United and Mexicana Airlines signal the biggest introduction of new product to the system yet. The introduction of the new airlines means a number of destinations previously not offered by Conquest are now available. They include Acapulco, Guadalajara, Huatulco, Mexico City, San Juan, St. Thomas and St. Martin, just to name a few. Conquest is now offering United flights from gateways across Canada including Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax, Vancouver Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg while Mexicana is available from Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Read on for more details.
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| WESTJET GIVES BACK FOR THE HOLIDAYS |
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Airline will donate $2 to charitable partners for online bookings made between Dec. 15-25, 2007
WestJet has announced that between December 15 and 25, 2007, $2 of every booking made through westjet.com will be donated to the charitable partners of the WestJet Cares for Kids program. This donation is at no cost to the airline's guests. WestJet Cares for Kids partners include; Make-A-Wish Canada, Hope Air, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada, Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada, Missing Children Society of Canada, CNIB Early Intervention Program and numerous children's hospitals and paediatric wards across Canada. With over 90,000 transactions expected through westjet.com between Dec. 15 and 25, 2007, WestJet expects to donate approximately $200,000 to its charitable partners.
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| CLUB MED REPORTS NET LOSS FOR 2007 |
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Club Med reports eight million euro net loss for 2007, after profitable 2006
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| Club Med Village Cancun Yucatan | | French resort operator Club Mediterranee SA on Thursday said it swung to a net loss for fiscal 2007, from a profit last year when property sale gains boosted its performance. Club Med posted an eight million euros ($11.7 million) loss for the 12 months to Oct. 31, compared with a five million euros ($7.3 million) net profit in fiscal 2006. Revenues for the year were 1.73 billion euros ($2.53 billion), up 2.9 per cent from 1.68 billion euros a year earlier. Hurricane Dean dragged on revenues over the second half, while business in the Asian region continued to grow. Club Med said it expected to complete the overhaul of its resorts in late 2008, ``enabling management to focus in 2009 on optimization of the new business model, innovation and growth,'' Club Med chairman and chief executive Henri Giscard d'Estaing said in a statement.
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| TRANSAT Q4 PROFIT DROPS |
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Transat A.T. fourth-quarter profit drops to $7.7 million from $13.6M year ago
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| Transat headquarters in downtown Montreal | | Global travel company Transat A.T. Inc. says its fourth-quarter profit dropped to $7.7 million from a year-earlier $13.6 million after one-time charges, including a loss provision for asset-back commercial paper. Excluding the impact of certain non-cash, non-operating items, net income would have been $10.4 million or 31 cents per share, the firm said in a release. "Fiscal 2007 was a great year for Transat,'' said CEO Jean-Marc Eustache. "Our efforts in Ontario have borne fruit and we are now the No. 1 distributor of winter sun packages all across Canada."
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