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| CTA RULES AGAINST NW/KL ON TAX REFUNDS |
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Air carriers Northwest and KLM must treat taxes and surcharges fairly, rules Canadian Transportation Agency
The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has ruled against a Northwest/KLM scheme to charge consumers a USD 100.00 fee to refund taxes on unused, non-refundable tickets. The NW/KL "refund fee" tariff proposal was filed by the carriers with the CTA through the Airline Tariff Publishing Company (ATPCo). In their applications to the CTA, NW/KL stated that their refund departments have recently been inundated with requests for refunds of the tax portion of non-refundable fares. The carriers stated that these requests were coming primarily from travel agencies and the tickets were sent in bulk, and that, whether sent in bulk or individually, the process was time-consuming.
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| LAST CHANCE TO VOTE FOR TRAVEL IDOL! |
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Round One finishes on October 7th - ten finalists will be chosen for each category
Keep your votes coming for Travel Idol 2! You can only vote once in each category (male or female), so make sure you round up all your colleagues to vote for your Idol! Next Tuesday, October 10th, we will reveal the ten finalists in each category. Next week, readers are invited to vote for the top three finalists. Anyone casting a vote is eligible to win a prize of a one-week stay at the Grand Sirenis Mayan Beach in Riviera Maya, Mexico, courtesy of Transat Holidays. Vote today!
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| CANADIAN AGENTS CHOOSE MEXICO AS TOP WINTER SPOT |
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Mexico Tourism Board receives Agents' Choice Award for 8th year in a row
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| Tulum | | Travel professionals across Canada have chosen Mexico as their Top Winter Destination for the eighth year in a row, awarding the country with the 2007 Agents' Choice Award. The Agents' Choice Award, established by Baxter Travel Media, is a vehicle for travel professionals to distinguish top industry players in 19 categories ranging from airlines to tour operators. Mexico has had the honour of holding the number one position as the favourite winter destination since the awards were created eight years ago. In 2006, 785,457 Canadians traveled to Mexico by air according to Mexico's Tourism Statistical Agency SIIMT. SIIMT also estimates that Canadian visits accounted for a 28% increase in the first half of 2007 to 633,000, up from 495,000 during the same period in 2006.
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| TOURCAN RELEASES INDIA BROCHURE |
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“The Many Faces of India” brochure for 2007/2008 now available
Tourcan has just released its “The Many Faces of India” brochure for 2007/2008. The new brochure gives a special, limited-time offer of a 15 per cent agent commission for any new bookings to India, with deposits by October 31, 2007. Other features include a list of the 9 most popular itineraries exploring North & South India, with extensions to neighboring Nepal and Bhutan. Pricing is available for individual travellers and small group travel for private groups of 10 persons and above. Tourcan Vacations fully owns and operates an inbound operation in India, which offers agents more savings. All the pricing is land-only and begins from $1112 per person for a 7-day visit.
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| JAMAICA ADDS MORE FLIGHTS FROM CANADA |
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Jamaica foresees a steady year developing for Canadian visitors as more flights are added than ever before
The Jamaica Tourist Board has announced that it welcomed 99, 101 visitors from Canada in the first five months of the year, a 29.2% increase from 2006. Jamaica looks to have its strongest year ever from Canadian visitors with more flights available departing from numerous gateways this fall. This fall and winter season, enhancements in air service to Jamaica from major gateways in Canada make the destination easier than ever to reach. Most regular departures begin in November or December and flights are subject to change. “Canadians are falling in love with the excitement and diversity of the destination,” says Sandra Scott, Regional Director Canada, Jamaica Tourist Board. “This winter we hope to firmly establish Jamaica as the preferred Caribbean destination for Canadians seeking sunshine, adventure, and amazing entertainment on their vacations.”
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| ST. LUCIA SEMINARS IN OCTOBER |
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Find out more about St. Lucia and meet hotel and tour operator partners from October 15-18
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| St. Lucia | | The St. Lucia tourist board will be holding a series of five seminars in Ontario in the coming weeks. Meet the St. Lucia tourism partners, including local hoteliers and new tour operators to St. Lucia, Sunwing Vacations and WestJet Vacations. Learn more about new flights on Air Canada Vacations and increased lift on Sunquest and Transat Holidays. Agents will have a chance to win hotel and airfare packages to St. Lucia as well. The cities include: Toronto (October 15), Oakville (morning of October 16), Woodbridge (evening October 16), London (October 17) and Ottawa (October 18). For more information and to register, visit the TRAVELHotNews Events Calendar here.
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| VACATION.COM PRESENTS CANADIAN FALL TRAINING SESSIONS |
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Fall Regional Conferences to be held in Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver this month
Vacation.com is holding three Fall Regional Conferences this month throughout Canada, each designed to train and educate members on new technology, advanced booking engines, and preferred supplier products. Seminars will cover the 2008 Vacation Vignettes, SIREV™ search and booking engine, and Amadeus Cruise. Preferred suppliers will be onsite to provide product updates. All Fall Regionals will feature three hours of classroom sessions followed by a two-hour trade show with refreshments. The three Fall Regionals are as follows: Toronto – Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007; Edmonton – Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007; Vancouver – Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007.
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