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| ENSEMBLE MAKES WAVES |
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Ensemble Travel Group’s 2nd Annual “Supplier Splash” launches new marketing strategies, agent rewards, training & events schedule
Hilary Genders
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| The Ensemble Team | | Toronto’s Great Cooks on Eight was buzzing last night as Ensemble Travel Group held its second annual Supplier Splash. The Ensemble team, led by executive vice president and GM Canada Lindsay Pearlman, introduced a host of new marketing strategies, agent rewards programs, training opportunities and events scheduled for 2008.
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| Hurtigruten 2008/09 Brochure Now Available |
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Brochure offers selection of Norway, Greenland and Antarctic itineraries
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| Antarctica | | Hurtigruten, represented in Canada by GLP Worldwide Expedition, has released its new 2008/09 brochure which features a variety of itineraries. The 103-page brochure highlights expeditions to such far-flung places as Antarctica, Spitsbergen and Greenland. Some popular itineraries include a 13-day Argentina & Antarctica tour and a 18-day expedition from Iceland to Greenland. Cruises will take place aboard the MS Fram, the world’s most modern explorer ship. Read on for more details.
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| HOLIDAY HOUSE LOWERS USA PRICES |
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Prices on all USA product lowered; great Florida and Hawaii deals & incentives
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| Loews Royal Pacific Resort in Orlando | | Holiday House recently lowered the pricing on its entire U.S. land product in response to the soaring Canadian dollar. The tour operator is offering deals to make your client’s vacation dollar stretch even further. Your clients can save $50 per person when booking air and any land portion from Holiday House by Nov. 30, 2007 for travel between Jan. 1 and Apr. 30, 2008. In Florida, when your clients stay for 4 nights or longer at one of the three Universal Orlando onsite hotels, they will receive two free 2-Park Unlimited Admission tickets. The Florida offer is valid for travel from Jan. 2-Mar. 13, 2008. Agents booking Hawaii will be entered into a Hawaii Sweepstakes Contest, with the chance to win a dream Hawaiian vacation. Agents will also earn double Holiday Points for booking Hawaii this month. Read on for more details.
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| SUNWING ‘CLIP AND SAVE’ DEAL |
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Clients can save $300 this week on a sunny getaway
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| Riviera Maya, Mexico | | Sunwing Vacations will take $300 per couple off the price of their package holiday - as long as they book it by midnight on Friday November 23. The deal applies to any package holiday departing from Sunwing's 23 departure cities across Canada. The promotion is valid for all new bookings taken between November 17 and 23, and applies to holidays completed between January 1 and May 4, 2008 depending on gateway. Only major school breaks are excluded. Your clients can choose from over 20 warm destinations offered by Sunwing, including popular cities in Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America. Most Sunwing holidays feature flights on Sunwing Airlines. To obtain the discount coupon, clients can visit sunwing.ca and click on the promotion icon to print your coupon, redeemable at any travel agency.
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| HOLA SUN LAUNCHES ONLINE BOOKING ENGINE |
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Now agents are able to book Cuba online directly; engine features ITC and ABC products
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| Cayo Santa Maria, Cuba | | Hola Sun Holidays has launched an online booking engine powered by Softvoyage, making agents’ jobs faster, easier and more efficient. ITC and ABC products are featured. Agents can join for free. The user-friendly booking engine offers access to last-minute pricing and live inventory, has useful search criteria, allows agents to review booking details and more. It is accessible 24 hours a day and is linked to the holasunholidays.ca information website. To register your agency, visit holacaribeagent.ca. Access will be granted within 48 hours. For the Agent Direct Help Desk at Hola Sun, call 905-882-0136, ext. 230. For reservations, call 905-882-9445 or 1-800-668-8178. Direct access can also be obtained via Amadeus and Sirev.
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| SUNWING APPOINTS 2 BDMs |
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| Christina Allen (BDM Ottawa/Hull), Lorraine Brisbois (corporate manager, preferred partners), Amanda Smith (BDM southwestern Ontario), Deana Murphy (national director of sales) and Kelly Gadon (BDM central Ontario) | | Christina Allen appointed to Ottawa/Hull; Amanda Smith to southwestern Ontario
Earlier in the month, Sunwing appointed two new business development managers. Joining Sunwing from Air Canada Vacations is Christina Allen, who will be responsible for the Ottawa/Hull areas. She can be reached at 1-877-877-1755 ext. 4212 or at callen@sunwing.ca. Also new to Sunwing is Amanda Smith, who will be responsible for southwestern Ontario. Smith was also most recently with Air Canada Vacations. She can be reached at 1-877-877-1755 ext. 382 or at asmith@sunwing.ca.
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