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| TRANSAT EXPANDS GATEWAYS IN ONTARIO |
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London and Kitchener departures now available
Transat Holidays has announced the introduction of its newest gateways to the south for the upcoming winter season. Direct flights from London and Kitchener are now available for booking. London departures to Punta Cana start on December 21st though to March 21st and flights to Cancun will operate on Saturdays from December 22 to March 22. Kitchener departures to Cancun start on December 24, 2007 through to April 21, 2008, departures to Punta Cana start December 25, 2007 through to March 18, 2008 and to Puerto Plata from December 24 to March 24, 2008. Also now available are flights direct from Hamilton to Cancun and Punta Cana. New to the Hamilton gateway for the 2007/2008 season is St. Maarten. Sunday departures will begin December 23 through to March 30.
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| CZECH TOURISM MOVES TO NEW OFFICE |
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Office officially opens today; consumers, trade, media welcome
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| Mirjana Sebek-Heroldova, Director, Canada, Czech Tourist Authority | | CzechTourism Canada has moved to a new location in Toronto – the 2 Bloor Street West building at Yonge and Bloor. The office will be in full operation beginning today, Monday July 9th. Mirjana Sebek-Heroldova, Director, Canada, Czech Tourist Authority – CzechTourism told TRAVELHotNews.com this morning that “after almost eight years sharing an office with Czech Airlines, we have now aligned our new offices with those of the Consul General of the Czech Republic.” Sebek-Heroldova added, “We welcome all consumers, the media and the trade to visit us in our new location." The new office is located at: CzechTourism Canada, 2 Bloor Street West, Suite 1500, Toronto, Ontario M4W 3E2 Tel: 416-363-9928 Fax: 416-972-6991 Email: info-ca@czechtourism.com Website: www.czechtourism.com
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| NEWEST ACV DREAMBOOK NOW OUT! |
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Thirty hot destinations featured; save up to $200 per couple for EBBs
Charmaine Pang
The newest edition of the Air Canada Vacations Sun Dreambook brochure 2007/08 is now available. At 280 high-gloss, full colour pages, it is Air Canada Vacations’ biggest sun brochure to date. Thirty hot destinations are featured and serviced by over 350 Air Canada flights per week. Special features in the new Dreambook include a sleek, magazine-style design with articles, a larger format with more photos, a Dream Planner fold-out, at-a-glance listings of flights and hotels, visual rating grids for hotels, value-added highlights and sample day trips. The Dreambook is available in five editions: two National versions (both featuring Toronto and Ottawa departures, one includes a Halifax price insert); two Montreal/Ottawa versions (one English, one French); and a Western version (featuring departures from Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg).
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| SIGNATURE IS FOR THE FAMILIES |
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Holiday Village Golden Beach in D.R. caters to families
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| Holiday Village Golden Beach | | Signature Vacations has many options for vacationing families, one among them the Holiday Village Golden Beach in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. The Holiday Village is an all-inclusive for families, offering many affordable options. A multitude of gateways across Canada are available, making it easy to get there. The Holiday Village Golden Beach offers many activities and amenities. In the summer the Holiday Village is available from Toronto and Montreal only. In the winter season (November to April, approximately), it is offered from gateways across Canada. The lead-in price for the winter season is $1099 per adult from Toronto plus taxes. In August, rates from Toronto can be as low as $638 plus taxes.
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| Sunwing extends groups promotion |
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Groups promotion runs until July 20th
Sunwing has extended their groups promotion until July 20th. Travel agents will receive $25 cash per passenger, and clients will get a ‘free’ passenger (the 16th, 21st or 26th passenger) at selected hotels. Agents will receive Sunwing route-wide seats for their own holidays as well: two seats for every group of 16 to 20 passengers; four seats for groups of 21 to 39; and eight seats when booking groups of 40 or more. Sunwing has also extended the hours of its Groups department, effective July 3. The hours of operation are now 9 a.m.-8 p.m., E.S.T. For more information, email groups@sunwing.ca or call 1-800-668-4224 toll-free; in Toronto, dial 416-620-5999.
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| NEW 7 WONDERS UNVEILED |
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Three Latin American wonders, plus Great Wall of China, Petra, Colosseum and Taj Mahal
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| Some of the finalists (and almost-winners) | | The final result of the New 7 Wonders of the world contest was announced on Saturday in Portugal, after a global campaign. About 100 million votes were cast via Internet and text message. The new seven wonders of the world are: Brazil's Statue of Christ Redeemer, Peru's Machu Picchu, Mexico's Chichen Itza pyramid, as well as the Great Wall of China, Jordan's Petra, the Colosseum in Rome and India's Taj Mahal. The seven beat out 14 other nominated landmarks, including the Eiffel Tower, Easter Island in the Pacific, the Statue of Liberty, the Acropolis, Russia's Kremlin and Australia's Sydney Opera House.
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| BOEING’s DREAMLINER REVEALED |
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Boeing unveils the new 787 Dreamliner in Seattle, WA plant
Boeing raised the curtain on its first fully assembled 787 on Sunday to an audience of thousands who packed into its widebody assembly plant for the plane's premiere. Boeing has won more than 600 orders from customers eager to hold the planemaker to its promise that the midsize, long-haul jet will burn less fuel, be cheaper to maintain and offer more passenger comforts than comparable planes flying today. The 787, Boeing's first all-new jet since airlines started flying the 777 in 1995, will be the world's first large commercial airplane made mostly of carbon-fibre composites, which are lighter, more durable and less prone to corrosion than aluminum.
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