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| EW TOURS RINGS IN THE SEASON |
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| Kiran Rajdev, Moe Jeppesen, Herbert Wolf | | EW Tours celebrates the year with a Christmas reception
Charmaine Pang
Yesterday evening at their office, EW Tours hosted their annual Christmas reception. Friends from the industry dropped by EW Tours' Mississauga office to spread the cheer enjoy hors d'oeuvres, drinks and mingling with their colleagues. EW Tours' President Kiran Rajdev, Vice President Herbert Wolf and Danetour Travel's Vice President, Moe Jeppesen, were on hand to greet guests. Keep reading to see more photos from the event.
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| DHTOUR'S NEW BROCHURE |
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U.K. specialists release new Britain and Europe brochure for 2009, introduce all-in pricing
DHTour, the Burlington, Ontario-based U.K. specialists, have just released their 56-page "Holidays 2009 - Britain & Europe" brochure. The new brochure offers an eclectic selection of vacations for your clients, including back-roads touring in England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland & the battlefields of Europe along with stays in English resort towns, in London and across Europe. DHTour's biggest news for the 2009 season is their new 'all in' pricing. All published prices for air-inclusive holidays include all air-related taxes and surcharges, so what your client sees is what they will pay.
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| ENCORE CRUISE ESCAPES GOES MAD |
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Encore Cruise Escapes launches January madness promotion promoting new Groups Philosophy effective Dec. 15, 2008
Effective Dec. 15, 2008, Encore CruiseEscapes is launching a new promotion to celebrate the unveiling of its new Groups Philosophy. With the new January Madness promotion, when you book a new 2009 group on any one of Encore CruiseEscapes' cruise line partners by Jan. 31, 2009, you will receive a $250 gift card when you sell 8 to 15 cabins (with names and deposit by Mar. 15, 2009) and a $500 gift card when you sell 16 or more cabins (with names and deposit by Mar. 15, 2009). You can choose a gift card from HBC, Petro Canada, Loblaws or Sears. For more details on the January Madness promotion and the new Faster, Easier, Stronger groups philosophy, visit encorecruiseescapesagent.ca.
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| HUNTINGTON HOLIDAY HOURS |
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Huntington's office will be closed on Dec. 25, 2008 and Jan. 1, 2009
Huntington wants to let travel agents know their holiday hours this year. Please note that the office will be closed on Thursday Dec. 25, 2008 and on Thursday Jan. 1, 2009.
The holiday hours are as follows:
Wednesday Dec. 24, 2008: 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. EST
Thursday Dec. 25, 2008: Office Closed
Friday Dec. 26, 2008: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. EST
Wednesday Dec. 31, 2008: 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. EST
Thursday Jan. 1, 2009: Office Closed
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| SUNQUEST WAIVES WINTER FUEL SURCHARGE |
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Sunquest announces elimination of fuel surcharge on new winter bookings; effective Dec. 12 to Dec. 16, 2008
Effective Dec. 12 and running until Tuesday Dec. 16, 2008 at midnight, Sunquest has eliminated the fuel surcharge on all new winter bookings, saving clients $90 per person. Valid on travel from Jan. 1 to Apr. 30, 2009, for all of Sunquest's Ontario and Atlantic Canada gateways, and from Feb. 1 to Apr. 30, 2009, for Sunquest's West and Quebec gateways, it applies to all Southern Sun package vacations, as well as Caribbean cruises. Applicable to Groups and combinable with Sunquest's Countdown Calendar deals, clients can also add RainCheck (for free if they book by midnight on Friday Dec. 12, 2008; $39.95 per adult, at 20 per cent commission afterwards).
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| SILK HOLIDAYS GIVES THE GIFT OF GAS |
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Silk Holiday announces $25 gas coupon agent booking incentive
Silk Holidays has announced that their travel agent booking incentive promotion will be expiring soon. For bookings and deposits received by Dec. 15, 2008, Silk Holidays will be giving away a $25 gas coupon, per client booked for all-inclusive packages. This offering is valid on new bookings only, and some restrictions may apply. A minimum two clients per booking is required. Visit silkholidays.com.
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| RESORTQUEST'S $13.5M MAKEOVER |
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| As of February 2009 ResortQuest Waikiki Sunset will undergo room renovations including: A new color palette of neutral earth tones, new lighting fixtures, redesigned kitchen that include refrigerators with icemakers and radiant glass-top stoves, combination microwave oven/range hood, new furniture including a desk and a taller bedroom dresser to open up the room space and more. A total of 312 units are scheduled to be completed by April 2010. The total renovation cost is nearly $13.5 million with an estimated renovation cost per unit of $40,000.
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| SEATS REMAIN ON WESTJET'S WEB |
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WestJet announces seats remaining feature to web site
WestJet hasadded a new feature to the booking portion of its web site to show guests how many seats remain at a certain price or on specific flight. The seats remaining feature will show guests when there are nine or fewer seats left at a fare level or on the aircraft itself. The online countdown will not be displayed unless there are fewer than 10 seats remaining. The seats remaining feature is one of several recent enhancements made to westjet.com. Advance seat selection allows guests to choose where they will be seated at the time of booking, or up to 24 hours before their flight departs.
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