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| TEXAS TOURISM DELEGATES IN TOWN |
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Texas Tourism delegation on tourism & trade mission to Canada; latest news, statistics on the Lone Star State
Charmaine Pang
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| Phil Wilson, Texas Secretary of State; John Nay, U.S. Consul General; Brad Smyth, Deputy Director, Texas Tourism | | This week, Texas tourism delegates and other business leaders are in Canada for a tourism and trade mission to Toronto and Montreal. Yesterday evening, a welcome reception for the 26 delegates was hosted at U.S. Consul General John Nay’s home in Toronto. Earlier yesterday afternoon, TRAVELHotNews.com met with four of the tourism delegates in Toronto to learn what Texas can offer Canadians and what new developments are underway in the Lone Star State. Brad Smyth, Deputy Director of Texas Tourism, provided an overview of the state and its seven regions.
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| LANDING FEES REDUCED AT YYZ |
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GTAA to reduce landing fees at Toronto's Pearson airport
Canadian Press
Toronto's Pearson airport, long criticized for being one of the world's most expensive to use, is reducing its landing fees and terminal charges in a bid to attract more passenger and airline traffic. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority, which operates the airport, said Tuesday that landing fees charges to airlines will decrease by 3.1 per cent and terminal charges will drop by 4.7 as of Jan. 1. The move was cheered by travel groups and airlines, who have long pushed for a reduction in fees and charges by both airports and the federal government, saying they affect the competitiveness of Canada's air carriers. Landing fees are charged to the airlines to operate at Toronto Pearson, the busiest airport in Canada, with 31 million passengers in 2006.
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| ST. LUCIA DESTINATION SEMINARS |
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St. Lucia Tourist Board visits Toronto, Oakville, North Toronto, London and Ottawa to spread the words – ‘Simply Beautiful!’
David Bell
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| The St. Lucia delegation | | The St. Lucia Tourist Board is hosting Destination Seminars this week in five locations; Toronto, Oakville, North Toronto, London and Ottawa. The first session took place in Toronto on October 15, 2007 with 80 travel agents attending. The venue was the majestic Upper Canada Room on the 18th floor of the Fairmont Royal York Hotel.
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| ONBOARD CREDIT PROMOTIONS WITH INTAIR CRUISES |
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Clients receive up to $100 USD onboard credit with Carnival and MSC Cruises bookings
Until October 27th, Intair Cruises offers, in collaboration with two of its cruise line partners, two onboard credit promotions. The first one features Carnival Cruise Lines. Passengers sailing on a 6-day or longer cruise will receive an onboard credit of up to $100 USD per cabin. The promotion is available on most sailings until December 31st 2008. For passengers who prefer shorter cruises, an onboard credit of $50 USD per cabin is offered. The second promotion is with MSC Cruises, Intair's newest cruise line partner. All passengers booking a Caribbean cruise for 2007, 2008 or 2009 will automatically receive $100 USD per cabin in the form of an onboard credit, regardless of the length of the cruise. These tools are designed to help the travel counsellor close the sale. Intair Cruises' reservation team can be reached by dialing the toll-free number 1-888-223-0259.
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| NEW NOVOTEL IN VAUGHN, ON |
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Novotel breaks ground on newest hotel in Canada, located in Vaughn, Ontario
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| Artist's rendering of the new Novotel Vaughn | | Accor North America and Realstar Hospitality officially unveiled the location of Novotel’s newest hotel in Canada at a ground-breaking ceremony yesterday morning. The ground-breaking marked the beginning of construction for the new Novotel which is part of an urban development project in the City of Vaughan. The 149-room Vaughan property will be developed by Group Aquitaine Limited. Featuring the stylish, contemporary design Novotel is known for, the Vaughan property will offer five meeting rooms, high-speed Internet access, exercise facilities and an indoor swimming pool. Located at 200 Bass Pro Mills Drive, Novotel Vaughan will be easily accessible from Hwy 400, offering travellers a refreshing new place to stay.
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| COSTA offers booking bonus for “WORLD’S LARGEST CRUISE NIGHT” |
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Costa Cruises invites agents to use $50 ‘That’s Amore’ EBB for World’s Largest Cruise Night
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| Costa Romantica | | Costa, Europe’s Number One Cruise Line, is inviting travel agent partners to “fall in love” on the World’s Largest Cruise Night with a “That’s Amore” booking bonus of $50 off early booking fares. The offer is available on select sailings for the 2008/2009 winter Caribbean season and Europe 2008 seasons and will be available from October 17-21.
Fares on seven-night sailings during Costa’s Caribbean 2008/2009 season begin at $449 per person, while fares on seven to ten-night cruises in the Eastern and Western Mediterranean begin at just $549 per person. All fares include the discount. Government taxes are additional and all fares are subject to change and based on availability.
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