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| CONTIKI'S EUROPE |
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Contiki Holidays celebrates new Europe 2009 program with launch party/Christmas party at This Is London nightclub
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| Cris David, President of Contiki, with the Contiki team | | Contiki Holidays hosted a special party on the weekend to celebrate their upcoming Europe 2009 program and to celebrate the holiday season. The company invited past clients, travel agents, industry partners,the media and employees from their sister brands (Insight Vacations, Trafalgar Tours) to This Is London nightclub in downtown Toronto. Cris David, President of Contiki Holidays, said that 2009 will be the "year of moving forward" for Contiki. Although other companies might be scaling back in light of the economic difficulties this year, Contiki is not doing that. He said the company was committed to "continual improvement" as a top youth brand, and said millions of dollars have been invested to provide a better product for Europe in summer 2009.
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| SUNQUEST GIVES YOU A BREAK |
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Agents can book, earn and go on a free vacation with Sunquest; offer ends Dec. 31, 2008
Book your clients on a Sunquest vacation by Dec. 31, 2008, send Sunquest your booking numbers (see details below), and earn yourself and a companion a free holiday. Valid on all new bookings made between Nov. 24 and Dec. 31, 2008 for departures between Nov. 24, 2008 to Apr. 30, 2009, this applies to all Sunquest sun product (including Caribbean cruise and air-only). If you book 30, 40, or 50 passengers, you could earn yourself a 7-night vacation for 2 at a hotel ranging from 3 stars to 5 stars plus. There are a number of different resorts in each category that an agent can select. Keep reading for more details.
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| SILVERSEA'S FREE AIR EXPANDED |
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Free Air offer expanded: fly from 24 additional cities in eastern Canada and U.S.; 16 new itineraries to Europe and Mediterranean
Silversea Cruises is offering your clients complimentary roundtrip economy air transportation from 24 additional eastern cities in in Canada and the U.S. on 16 new voyages to Europe and the Mediterranean next summer. In total, 28 voyages in 2009 offer the special free airfare incentive. Discounted economy roundtrip airfare is also available from select central and western gateway cities. The special air incentives are being offered for a limited time on new bookings made on or before March 31, 2009. "We've expanded our free air program in response to the challenging economic environment," said Marilyn Conroy, Silversea's senior vice president of sales and marketing for the Americas.
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| WESTJET TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
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WestJet launches seasonal non-stop service to La Romana from Toronto
WestJet today launched seasonal non-stop service to La Romana, Dominican Republic. This new sun destination is part of WestJet's enhanced winter schedule. Flights to La Romana will leave weekly (Monday) from Toronto at 11:15 a.m. arriving in La Romana at 4:30 p.m. The return flight will leave at 5:20 p.m. arriving back in Toronto at 8.59 p.m.
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| CRYSTAL CRUISES ENDS FUEL SURCHARGE |
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Crystal Cruises eliminates fuel surcharge for 2009 cruises
As a result of the continuing drop in oil prices, effective immediately, Crystal Cruises is eliminating its fuel surcharge for 2009 cruises. New bookings will not be charged a fuel surcharge. For bookings under deposit, Crystal will adjust each booking within the next two weeks, eliminating the fuel surcharge. Guests who have paid in full will receive a shipboard credit in the amount of the assessed fuel surcharge. This revised policy applies to all cruises departing after January 1, 2009. Crystal Cruises had recently announced it would review oil prices quarterly and would credit fuel surcharges during 2009 if light sweet crude oil prices dipped below $65 per barrel.
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| GOGO VACATIONS EXPANDS TO CANADA |
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GOGO Worldwide Vacations to expand to Canada in early 2009
GOGO Worldwide Vacations is on its way to Canada. This is the first time the U.S. company will expand internationally; plans are set for the company launch in early 2009. According to a company press release, the Canadian expansion will "consolidate GOGO's position as one of North America's largest travel wholesalers". The company currently services nearly 20,000 travel agents from its U.S. locations. To establish GOGO's Canadian presence, parent company Flight Centre Limited's Infinity Holidays wholesale businesses in Toronto and Vancouver will be rebranded GOGO. Together, the two businesses will employ about 400 people. Stavros Kotsireas, currently Infinity Holidays' leader in Canada, will continue to run the Canadian wholesale business following the rebranding.
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| NEW AGENCIES JOIN TRANSAT |
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Four new travel agencies join Transat network from Ontario and B.C.
Transat Distribution Canada has announced the arrival of four new travel agencies within its network in the last two months. The agencies are:
Voyages Rideau Travel, 418b Rideau St., Ottawa, Ontario, Owner: Carole Doré; Universe Tours, 7-555 Wilson Heights Blvd., Toronto, Ontario, Owner: Helena Zaslavsky; Working Enterprises Travel Services, 910-850 West Hastings St., Vancouver, B.C., Owners: Ian Sinclair and Gerald Roper; and Working Enterprises Travel Services, 25A York St., Ottawa, Ontario, Owners: Ian Sinclair and Gerald Roper.
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| TRAVELSAVERS CANADA CHANGES DATE |
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'Get the EDGE' conference date changed to Sep. 10-13, 2009
TRAVELSAVERS Canada has announced a date change for its 10th Anniversary 'Get the EDGE' conference, to avoid coinciding with the Jewish Rosh Hashanah holiday of Sep. 17-20, 2009. The conference has been rescheduled for September 10-13, 2009. Representatives from TRAVELSAVERS Canada, its agencies and preferred suppliers will gather at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas.
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