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| TRAVELHOTNEWS.COM COMES OUT ON TOP |
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TRAVELHotNews.com most popular travel trade e-publication, according to new survey
TRAVELHotNews.com conducted a survey of 15,000 travel professionals across English-speaking Canada in August and September of 2007. The survey was conducted to determine which travel trade e-magazines were the most popular amongst Canadian travel agents, and to gain feedback about TRAVELHotNews.com, so as to improve the experience for readers of the publication. The questions surveyed respondents about the most widely read sections of TRAVELHotNews.com, as well as readers’ preferences for other travel trade e-magazines. The answers received indicate a very high degree of reader satisfaction with TRAVELHotNews.com, with the majority of readers being “extremely satisfied” with the overall quality of TRAVELHotNews.com, and 90% reading TRAVELHotNews.com over other e-magazines such as OpenJaw (65%), Canadian Travel Press (58%) and Travelweek (55%). Read on for more.
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| TRAVEL IDOL 2: THE WINNING COUPLE! |
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Elena Farbehi of Globespan and Aubrey Schmidt of Australia Pacific Touring are the 2 finalists; vote for your favourite!
This morning, TRAVELHotNews.com is pleased to announce the winning couple of the Travel Idol 2 Contest. Elena Farbehi of Globespan in British Columbia and Aubrey Schmidt of Australia Pacific Touring in Ontario are the two finalists. Aubrey was last year’s Travel Idol winner. It’s time to cast your votes for the winner of Travel Idol 2! All voters are eligible to win a trip for 2 to the Grand Sirenis Mayan Beach in the Maya Riviera, courtesy of Transat Holidays. Thank you to all entrants who participated in the contest, and good luck to Elena and Aubrey. Only one vote per person will be counted. Click here to vote now!
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| SCENIC TOURS LAUNCHES EUROPE RIVER CRUISES |
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Europe’s newest river cruise ships now on sale for Summer 2008
Charmaine Pang
Scenic Tours has just launched a European River Cruise division for summer 2008, with two fully owned and operated ships, ms Scenic Sapphire and Scenic Emerald. They will be the newest river cruise ships in Europe. The ships will take their maiden voyage in June 2008, sailing a 15-day itinerary from Amsterdam to Budapest. Nicole DeWilde, Scenic’s vice-president of sales and marketing for North America, met with TRAVELHotNews.com last week to highlight some of the features that will set Scenic Tours’ river cruises apart from the rest. “What’s unique about our ships is that the vast majority of the staterooms have private balconies,” said DeWilde.
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| THOMAS COOK CANADA & ADVANTAGE GROUP TEAM UP |
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Thomas Cook Canada forms strategic alliance with Advantage group
Thomas Cook Canada has entered into a long-term strategic alliance with the Advantage group that is intended to further consolidate distribution for the Thomas Cook tour operator and wholesale brands. The agreement will see the 40 MyTravel Affiliate retail offices become managed by the Advantage team. Thomas Cook Canada and Advantage will jointly negotiate with suppliers going forward for the newly combined organization. It has also been agreed as part of this new alliance that Advantage will be co-branded with Thomas Cook in the future. Thomas Cook Canada will also hold a position on the Advantage board of directors.
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| TRICK OR TREAT WITH WESTJET |
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WestJet offers free flights on Halloween to guests with the last name Trick or Treat
WestJet today announced a spooky deal for anyone with the last name "Trick" or "Treat". WestJet will offer free* flights within Canada on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 for all guests with the last name Trick or Treat. Guests can fly up to a maximum of two one-way trips on Halloween. To take advantage of this offer, all flights must be booked on Monday, October 29, 2007 to fly Wednesday, October 31, 2007. This offer may be combined with other fares like a return flight later in the week. Guests who qualify for this offer can call WestJet's Promotion Line at 1-866-871-9998 between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. MT October 29, 2007 to make their booking. "In the spirit of Halloween we want to offer our guests a fun and wacky opportunity to fly with us," said Ben Druce, WestJet Director Revenue. Read on for more conditions and details.
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| BERLIN AT NIGHT WITH ATOURZ |
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ATOURZ adds new ‘Berlin Nightlife’ tour; explore the city by dusk
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| Nighttime clubbing in Berlin | | Dance until dawn to a thumping techno beat. Sway in a sea of black at a gothic nightclub. Or sip champagne to the soothing sounds of jazz and classical music. Berlin beckons with eclectic nightlife that will stir the soul of every traveller’s party desires. ATOURZ’s new Berlin Nightlife tour lets travellers choose a theme for an outing of fun and excitement in one of Europe’s most happening night spots. Escorted by a local ‘nightlife guide,’ visitors can experience Berlin their way – from the most chic and stylish nightclubs where it’s a thrill to see and be seen to dance clubs featuring the latest sounds of alternative, techno and goth music.
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| CANADIAN PASSPORT DELAYS |
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Canadians facing delays in renewal of passports by mail
Canadian Press
Passport Canada is reporting continued long delays in processing mailed-in passport applications, despite a streamlined renewal process and hundreds of new employees. There is concern those delays will only get longer as the busy winter travel season approaches. Officials blame a glut of new applicants for the delays, as demand for the documents continues to grow dramatically. It now takes a minimum of six weeks to get a passport through the mail; two weeks longer than the agency's benchmark of four weeks. And that doesn't include the time it takes to get applications and documents through Canada Post. Passport Canada spokesman Fabien Lengelle says many more people have applied for passports in the past six months than applied within the same period last year.
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