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| WESTJET MODIFIES COMMISSIONS |
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No more commission for Sales Super Centre bookings (except for groups); changes effective Jan. 1, 2008
WestJet today announced that it is modifying its travel agent commission program. Below are the details concerning the change, transmitted via press release.
1. What is WestJet's current travel agent commission program?
Under the current system, travel agent bookings made online through Agent WEBLink or through a GDS earn a nine per cent commission, while bookings made through the Sales Super Centre earn commission at five per cent.
2. Why is WestJet modifying its current travel agent commission program?
In order to streamline the current process, better utilize resources and encourage the use other effective booking channels such as Agent WEBLink and GDS.
Read on for more details about the changes being made.
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| LUCKY SUITCASE CONTEST! |
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Keep on opening the suitcase for a chance to win a trip to Jamaica with Sunquest; contest ends Dec. 14, 2007
All month long, agents have had a chance to win a one-week stay for two at the all-inclusive Holiday Inn Sunspree in Jamaica with Sunquest. Play the Lucky Suitcase game and have a chance to enter your name in the draw up to 300 times. Simply choose a suitcase and click to 'open' it. The number shown inside the suitcase (ranging from 2 to 300) will represent the number of times your name could be entered in the draw. If you answer the skill-testing question correctly, your name will be entered in the draw anywhere from 2 to 300 times. If you answer the question incorrectly, your name will be entered in the draw one (1) time only. You can only enter the contest once; multiple attempts to enter the contest will be removed. For more details, read the rules online. Click to play the Lucky Suitcase Contest today.
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| TRAVELHOTNEWS PROFILE: Doug Patterson |
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The boy wonder: President of Insight Vacations took a year off before college, entered the travel industry and never looked back
Charmaine Pang
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| Doug Patterson, president of Insight Vacations | | Doug Patterson, president of Insight Vacations, says he's been in the travel business "for the better part of twenty years". He has been working with motorcoach operators for 18 years, and his entry into the industry was purely coincidental. Patterson's story begins in his birth city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The snowy landscapes of 'Winterpeg' gave way to Vancouver, where the Patterson family relocated for four years. Patterson, an only child, followed his father to Scarborough, Ontario, where most of his schooling took place. He had good grades that would allow him to get into the university of his choice, but, as he says, "I realized at that stage that I was probably going to spend more time immersed in the local pub than I was in the learning curve, so I decided to take a year off." Read on for the full story.
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| SIGNATURE SALE ON HOT RESORTS |
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Top-selling resorts are now on sale for a limited time on gateways across Canada
For a limited time, Signature Vacations has slashed its prices to several of its top selling resorts. Choose from options in Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Mexico. Highlights include $698 plus taxes for January 5th departure from Toronto to the Holiday Village Golden Beach in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic; $948 including taxes for January 12th departure from Montreal to the Gran Caribe Barlovento in Varadero, Cuba; $1098 plus taxes for January 9th departure from Saskatoon to the Barcelo Huatulco in Huatulco, Mexico; and $1259 plus taxes for February 26th departure from Edmonton to the IFA Bavaro Ocean Village in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. For more details and information about additional deals, visit signaturevacations.com.
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| SUNQUEST OFFERS ONTARIO SAVINGS |
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Save up to $1,200 per couple for departures from Toronto, Ottawa, Thunder Bay, Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo and London
Available now, your Ontario clients can take advantage of savings up to $1,200 per couple available exclusively from Sunquest. Valid for a limited time only, the operator is offering huge price discounts for many departures from Ontario, including Toronto, Ottawa, Thunder Bay, Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo, and London gateways, to select sun destinations. These discounts also include some selected Christmas dates; book them now before the hotels are no longer available. Read on for more information.
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| CANADIAN TRAVEL DEFICIT CLIMBS |
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Travel deficit is at highest level ever; Canadians spent $6.7B outside the country in Q3 of 2007
Canadian Press
Canada's international travel deficit climbed to its highest level ever in the third quarter of 2007, as spending by Canadians in the United States reached record levels. Statistics Canada says the travel deficit - the difference between spending by Canadian residents abroad and spending by foreigners in the country - jumped to about $2.5 billion in the third quarter, up $281 million from the second quarter. The increase in the deficit was fuelled by record spending by Canadian residents abroad, specifically in the United States as the loonie made significant gains against the U.S. greenback.
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| BOMBARDIER STRIKES US$773M DEAL |
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Bombardier lands US$773M order to supply 22 jets to SkyWest
Canadian Press
Bombardier Aerospace has won a US$773-million order from SkyWest Inc. of St. George, Utah, to supply 22 more regional jets. The deal for 18 CRJ700 NextGen jets and four CRJ900 NextGen jets includes 22 options that SkyWest can apply to either aircraft, Montreal-based Bombardier Inc. said Friday. It's the first order for CRJ NextGen aircraft by SkyWest, which through its SkyWest Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines subsidiaries, already operates the world's largest CRJ fleet, with 363 aircraft.
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| AIR LINKS BETWEEN B.C. AND ASIA STRENGTHENED |
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Cathay Pacific to add 4 new flights between Vancouver and Hong Kong
Transportation links between B.C. and the Asia Pacific were further enhanced during B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell's mission to China as Cathay Pacific Airways announced it will add four new flights per week between Vancouver and Hong Kong, beginning March 30, 2008. Campbell said the increased service will help to achieve a 75 per cent growth in passengers and a doubling of air cargo through YVR by 2020. The announcement boosts the number of Cathay Pacific flights between Hong Kong and Vancouver, the airline's Canadian headquarters, to 21 from 17. The four new flights per week will see nearly 1,000 new passenger seats available per week, consistent with the Canada-Hong Kong bi-lateral air agreement.
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