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Awards of merit 2007
Who will be the personality of the year 2007?
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| WESTJET FAM TO PUERTO PLATA |
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WestJet adds two new destinations in Dominican Republic; conducts Puerto Plata fam trip for trade, consumers from Dec. 7-12
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| The Puerto Plata delegation including WestJet, WestJet Vacations, WestJet partners, the Dominican Republic Tourism Board, travel agents and media at Ocean World Bravissimo Theatre. | | WestJet is expanding their international network by launching two new flights to the Dominican Republic, hitting the sunspots of Puerto Plata and Punta Cana. The airline kicked off last week's new non-stop service to Puerto Plata by conducting a fam trip for a handful travel agents and the media from Dec. 7-12. Read on for the details.
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| WE WISH YOU A MERRY VOXMAS |
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VoX International hosts 6th annual holiday party
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| The VoX International Team: Clive Farmer, Susan Webb, Paola Alvarado, Heather Tiet, Ryan Jones, Shirley Restrepo, Gerlinde Perera, Rosalyn Hunter, Nancy Abbott | | VoX International and Occidental Hotels & Resorts hosted their 6th annual holiday season celebration last night in Toronto. The party's venue was at VoX's office on the 26th floor of 2 Bloor Street West. TRAVELHotNews.com was there - continue on for more photos.
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| FRANCE-CANADA TRAVEL MARKET STRENGTHENED |
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Air Canada and Corsairfly announce commercial partnership; AC to be preferred carrier in France's largest travel agency network
Air Canada and Corsairfly today announced a commercial partnership that will strategically strengthen their respective positions in the travel market between France and Canada. The commercial partnership provides for reciprocal codesharing on each carrier's France-Canada flights, streamlined access to Air Canada's network for Corsairfly customers, and enhanced presence in the French market for Air Canada as a preferred carrier through the Nouvelles Frontières Group that owns France's largest travel agency network. It is estimated that approximately one million passengers travel each year between the two countries.
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| DISCOVERAMERICA SEEKS TOUR OPERATOR OF THE YEAR |
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Nominate your company for Tour Operator of the Year; submissions due Jan. 10, 2008
The DiscoverAmerica Committee-Canada annually recognizes the efforts of Canadian tour operators in providing the best programs to the USA from Canada. The Committee is encouraging all Canadian Tour Operators who promote US destinations to review the award categories and criteria (below) and see if their company qualifies to enter. Information on eligibility, submissions and deadlines are as follows. Submissions are due Jan. 10, 2008. The winner will be announced on Feb. 12, 2008 at the next DiscoverAmerica Committee-Canada meeting. Read on to learn more.
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| SIGNATURE SUPPORTS ST. KITTS SCHOOL |
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Tour operator launches book drive for Tucker Clarke Primary School in St. Kitts; collects over 125 books
As part of an ongoing initiative to give back to the destinations in which they operate into, Signature Vacations has wrapped up a Book Drive for the Tucker Clarke Primary School in St. Kitts. Gathering gently used books from its employees, the tour operator finished with a collection of over 125 books for children in kindergarten through to grade eight. The books were given to the St. Kitts Tourist Authority, who delivered to them to the eager children of Tucker Clarke.
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| DAYS INN OFFERS HOLIDAY PROMO |
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Beginning Dec. 28, families will receive a free children's gift bag featuring new movie "Spiderwick Chronicles"
Days Inns - Canada has announced its collaboration with Simon & Schuster Canada for a holiday sweepstakes to coincide with the launch of the fantasy adventure film, "The Spiderwick Chronicles", opening in theaters on February 15, 2008. Starting December 28, 2007, families who check in to a Days Inn across Canada (excluding Quebec) during the holiday season will receive a free Spiderwick Chronicles gift bag featuring colouring sheets, crayons, door hanger, bookmark and mini poster. Guests can enter for a chance to win a grand prize valued at over $500 consisting of the complete Spiderwick Chronicles book collection and board game or one of 85 special Spiderwick Chronicles box set collections.
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| HOLIDAY CRUNCH AT NY-AREA AIRPORTS |
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Flights at New York area airports restricted to ease travel delays
Canadian Press
Fewer flights will be allowed in and out of New York City's airports at the busiest times as part of a U.S. administration plan announced Wednesday to help reduce delays at airports across the United States. To speed holiday travel, the government plans to open military airspace to commercial traffic on the east and west coasts. U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters announced the changes at an air traffic command centre in Virginia after months of closed-door wrangling with the airlines over how to curb air traffic around New York's three major airports: John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport and Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey. Read on for more details.
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