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| GOISRAEL.CA, GO! |
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Israel Government Tourist Office launches Canadian website, GoIsrael.ca
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| Amir Gissin, Consul General of Israel, Israel Government Tourist Office; Oded Grofman, Director for Canada, Israel Government Tourist Office; Jerry Adler, Manager, Marketing & PR, Israel Government Tourist Office; Ellen Melman, Executive Administrator, Israel Government Tourist Office | | Yesterday morning at Toronto’s Park Hyatt Hotel, the Israel Government Tourist Office invited local media and tour operators to the launch of their new English-language Canadian website, GoIsrael.ca. The new site is fully interactive and available in several languages.
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| ONE NIGHT IN TEXAS |
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Texas Tourism evening event celebrates last night in Toronto; delegation en route to Montreal today
Charmaine Pang
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| The Texas delegation | | Texas tourism and economic development delegates celebrated their last night in Toronto for their Canadian tourism and trade mission. The delegates are on their way to Montreal this Thursday, but they didn’t leave Toronto without celebrating in true Texan style. Yesterday evening, a celebration was held at the Suites at 1 King West, showcasing Texan food, music and warm hospitality.
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| NOLITOURS DISNEY OFFER |
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| Walt Disney World Resort's famous Cinderella Castle | | Free Park Hopper and Water Park Fun & More Ticket Upgrades
Nolitours is featuring a new Disney offer. Travellers can enjoy a Disney vacation with FREE Park Hopper and Water Park Fun & More Options included when they purchase a Magic Your Way package between October 18 and December 15, 2007 for travel January 1 – March 15, 2008. Disney’s Magic Your Way packages include 7 nights accommodation at a Walt Disney World Resort and a 7-day Magic your Way Base Ticket with Park Hopper and Water Park Fun & More Options. Nolitours packages also include roundtrip airfare and transfers allowing travellers to experience the magic of a Walt Disney World Resort vacation at an affordable rate. Prices start from only $599 per adult and $439 per child (ages 3-9) at a Disney Value Resort and only $849 per adult and $439 per child in a Disney Moderate Resort.
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| DISNEYLAND SET TO EXPAND |
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Multi-year plan will add new attractions including Walt Disney’s story, ‘Cars Land’, ‘Little Mermaid’
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| An artist's rendering of the new-look Disneyland. Picture courtesy of Disneyland | | The Walt Disney Company has unveiled a significant multi-year expansion plan for the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim that continues its growth as a multi-day, world-class tourist destination. Announced by Disney President and Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger and Parks and Resorts Chairman Jay Rasulo at a press conference at Walt Disney Imagineering’s Glendale headquarters, the expansion will bring new entertainment and major family-oriented attractions to Disney’s California Adventure, including an entirely new Cars Land inspired by the hit Disney•Pixar animated film Cars.
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| AC EXPANDS SERVICE TO VENEZUELA, TRINIDAD |
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New flights offer non-stop service, better connections to Caracas and Port of Spain, beginning April 2008
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| Caracas, Venezuela | | Air Canada is expanding service to Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago this spring with designated, non-stop flights to each country that will provide greater convenience and better connections for travellers. Previously, Air Canada offered only a single flight serving both cities, but in the spring, the airline will commence separate, non-stop flights for each destination, thanks to growing demand for both business and leisure travel between Toronto, Venezuela, and Trinidad. Flights to Caracas begin on April 6, 2008 and flights to Port of Spain will commence on April 8, 2008.
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| CHANGES AT ACTA QUEBEC OFFICE |
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Henri Castillo resigns as Regional Director; incoming Regional Director to work from home and travel on the road
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| Christiane Théberge | | ACTA has reorganized the Quebec regional office. President and CEO of ACTA, Christiane Théberge, told TRAVELHotNews that they “decided to look at a way to have a larger organization” and maintain more presence in each province. This means that regional managers will be required to spend time on the road visiting constituents. Henri Castillo, Regional Manager for Quebec, announced his resignation this week. “In certain regions, such as the Atlantic region, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta, we have already had regional managers working from home,” said Théberge.
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