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| ICELANDAIR AGENT SPECIAL |
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Agents can build their own visit to Iceland from $539 per person
Icelandair has announced a new Agent’s Special to Iceland, starting at $539 per person. The package includes round-trip air on Icelandair from Halifax or Toronto; two nights hotel with breakfast except arrival day (extra nights available at extra charge); round-trip Fly Bus airport/hotel transfers; fuel surcharge and other fees. Not included are airport taxes and surcharges (approximately $60-70) or personal travel insurance. The offer is valid for travel from Halifax during Apr. 21-May 19, 2008 and valid for travel from Toronto during May 2-May 18, 2008. Read on for full details.
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| WATERWAYS OF EUROPE BROCHURE OUT NOW |
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2009 brochure now available; new Portugal/Spain cruise; EBBs save up to $700
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| Portugal's Douro River | | Amadeus Waterways, represented in Canada by GLP Worldwide Expedition Travel and Tours, has released their new 2009 Waterways of Europe brochure which features 16 cruises in Europe and Russia. As an added incentive to book sooner, GLP Worldwide Expedition is offering an early booking saving of $350 CAD per couple for a 7-night cruise and $700 CAD per couple for a 14-night cruise. The early booking discount applies on all new bookings from April 10-30, 2008. The 2009 Waterways of Europe 92-page brochure provides detailed itineraries where passengers can discover Europe and Russia’s most beautiful cities from a more intimate vantage point – a luxurious river cruise. Read on for more details and how to order the new brochure.
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| NOLITOURS’ DISNEY AGENT INCENTIVE |
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Agents in ON, QC can win one of 2 Disney World trips to Orlando
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| Disney's Pop Century resort | | Nolitours is giving away two trips for a family of four to a Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida to two lucky Travel Agents. For every 10 Disney’s Magic Your Way Packages booked, agents will automatically receive one entry for their chance to win. The more you book, the greater your chance of winning a Magical Walt Disney World Resort vacation. The campaign will run all summer long, giving agents more changes to win. Travel Agents in Ontario and Quebec are eligible to qualify, when they book a minimum of 10 Disney’s Magic Your Way Packages with Nolitours between April 1 and June 22, 2008 for travel April 20 - September 20, 2008. Read on for full details.
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| ETIHAD AGENT INCENTIVE |
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Book Etihad Diamond First Class seats and have a chance to win a $2,500 LCD flatscreen TV!
Etihad Airways is giving Canadian travel agents the chance to win a 46” LCD Flat Screen TV, worth about $2,500 CAD. Between April 1 and May 30, 2008, the race is on to sell the most Diamond First Class seats on Etihad Airways flights, earning the highest flown revenue amount. The individual agent who sells the maximum number of Diamond First Class seats during the contest period will take home the giant HD-compatible Flat Screen TV.
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| SEADREAM SWITCHES TO EUROS |
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SeaDream will use Euro pricing for bookings on the European continent/Scandinavia
SeaDream Yacht Club, which previously dealt in U.S. dollars in all bookings and transactions, will switch to Euro pricing for bookings on the European continent and in Scandinavia. This policy will be in effect from Monday Apr. 14, 2008. The new Euro pricing additions will be found at the company’s website at seadream.com. Pricing in North America, South America, Australia and Asia will continue to be charged and payable in U.S. dollars. SeaDream, which does a robust full-yacht charter business already quotes pricing in Euros for European and Scandinavian charters. Elsewhere its charter business is done in U.S. dollars. Commissions to travel sellers for individual bookings for scheduled voyages will be specific to the location of the seller---Euros on the European continent, U.S. dollars elsewhere. Read on for more details.
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| TRANSAT EXTENDS CRUISE PROMO |
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B2B cruise promotion extended until Apr. 30, 2008
Travel agents booking cruises via Agent Direct will continue to receive a $10 Petro-Canada gift card per cabin booked until April 30, 2008. Transat Holidays launched its online cruise booking service last January, where agents can book cruises, check availableility and verify prices directly online at the B2B Agent Direct website at transatholidaysagent.com.
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| TOUR EAST & SINGAPORE TOURISM AT LIFEFEST |
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Tour East puts the spotlight on Singapore at Toronto-based consumer show
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| Camille Tsang, Chef Cedric Tovar, Thomas Wong and Claudia Tsang of Tour East Holidays | | Tour East Holidays and co-sponsor Singapore Tourism completed a most successful weekend as first-ever participants of the LifeFest exhibition at Toronto's Metro Convention Centre. The annual event, which again this year drew over 30,000 people the three days it was on (April 4-6), also attracted over 200 exhibitors. "We are very pleased with the results of our participation," said Annie Tsu, Executive Vice-President of Tour East Holidays. "There was a lot of interest shown by show goers in our Singapore packages and our other line-up of Asian products. We can't wait until next year's LifeFest, which is becoming increasingly important to our community."
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| LAST CHANCE FOR ALITALIA? |
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Air France KLM board offers Alitalia unions another chance to accept its bid
Canadian Press
Air France-KLM gave Alitalia's unions a chance Monday to reconsider its withdrawn takeover bid, an offer that may be the ailing Italian carrier's best opportunity to escape bankruptcy. ``It is now up to Alitalia, its employees and unions representing staff to say how they view the future of their airline,'' Air France-KLM said in a statement after a board meeting at which it approved chairman Jean-Cyril Spinetta's reasons for breaking off talks last week. The bid is ``the only one that would enable Alitalia to return to profitable growth within a rapid time frame,'' the board said. Alitalia's future was thrown into doubt last week after Spinetta ended the takeover talks, saying demands from the airline's unions would prevent him from quickly making the company profitable again.
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| EU CELLPHONE RULES |
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Questions and answers about the EU's new rules on in flight cell phones
Canadian Press
The European Union has cleared the way for airlines to allow cell phone calls during flights in European skies.
Some questions and answers: Q. How does the technology work?
A. Users of cell phones and other wireless devices using the European GSM technology with roaming capability will be able to make and receive calls, routed through a base station on the plane. The onboard network uses small masts that force all mobile phones to connect to its network, avoiding interference with the plane's navigation system. The onboard network covers the entire plane and sends calls through a satellite to networks on the ground. The same satellite link is already used by the captain and flight crew for communications. Read on for more questions answered.
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