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| Department of Homeland Security proposes passport waiver |
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Canadian and US youth and kids could be exempt
Canada's tourism industry is encouraged that the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing a new plan to exempt children from the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative's passport rule. The current rule requires all travellers, including children, to have a valid passport when entering the US. However, the DHS said last week that it would propose exempting children from the passport rule, as it relates to the crossing land and sea borders.
Under the new proposal, US and Canadian children 15 years and younger, with parental consent, would be permitted to enter the US with a certified copy of their birth certificate.
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| Addison: Large gathering of travel professionals in Ottawa |
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ACTA Forum - Addison Trade Show
Chantal Beauregard
In conjunction with the Addison Trade Show held on February 20 at the Ottawa Congress Centre, ACTA introduced a number of guest speakers with topics of interest to travel professionals as part of its Open Forum. Heather Craig-Peddie, regional manager, welcomed participants and then turned the meeting over to Coralie Belman, national certification manager, CITC. The theme of her presentation was "Trained 'Certified' In Demand".
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| Bonus & Boomerang have big bounce |
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Choose the Boomerang Tours brochure cover
So have you ever imagined yourself as a editor? Sitting at a big glass-topped desk choosing the colour scheme and cover photograph for your publication. Do you have the soul of an Anna Wintour? (By all accounts you might have hers!) The panache of a Greydon Carter? Do you fancy Conde Nast in your future? Now the Bonus Club and Boomerang Tours have teamed up to give you your start in the biz and what's more you can win a trip for two to Sydney, Australia. All you have do is click here check out the rules and select one of the five covers as the next Boomerang Tours brochure.
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| Sunwing celebrates summer |
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Announces Coast to Coast domestic schedule
Sunwing has launched a full range of summer domestic flying linking 12 Canadian cities. Following last year's successful debut of a domestic summer programme, the schedule has been expanded with more routes and frequency. Operating on Sunwing Airlines' B737s, the summer 2007 coast to coast schedule offers flights from as far west as Vancouver to as far east as St. John's. One way flights and open jaws are available. Added this year are flights between Toronto and Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary.
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| TRAVEL NETWORK INDUCTED INTO CRUISE CONNOISSEUR CLUB |
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Oceania Cruises Recognizes Agency's Commitment to Excellence
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| Ruby Silvertown | | Oceania Cruises, in association with Food & Wine magazine, is pleased to announce that Toronto based, The Travel Network Corp., has been inducted into the Cruise Connoisseur Club, the line's recognition and rewards program for its top producing travel agency partners. Oceania Cruises' Cruise Connoisseur Club recognizes agency partners who have demonstrated their past and future support with a wide variety of tangible benefits and perks. This unique alliance also serves to reinforce the line's culinary heritage and commitment to fine food and wine. The Travel Network Corp. is among the first group of agencies inducted into the Cruise Connoisseur Club, and has been presented with a personalized recognition award by Oceania Cruises.
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| RUI set to open 5 star Palace in Aruba this summer |
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Chain approaching 13,380 Caribbean rooms
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| Riu Aruba scheduled to open this summer | | The RIU chain will inaugurate its 5-star Palace hotel on the Caribbean island of Aruba this summer after completely reforming and modernising the resort it acquired two years ago. The new 450-room resort will be called Riu Palace Aruba and will bring RIU's Caribbean room total to almost 13,380 rooms in 29 Caribbean establishments. Riu Palace Aruba is located right on the seafront in Palm Beach, considered one of the Caribbean's most spectacular beaches, which according to the hotel is ideal for mid-depth scuba diving and snorkelling.
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