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| SUN DEAL RETURNS |
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Sun Deal Game now available through Sunquest, ALBATours, Holiday House, Intair and Fun Sun Vacations
Effective immediately, start saving the booking numbers from any Sunquest, ALBATours, Holiday House, Intair and Fun Sun Vacations booking because you can use them to play Sun Deal, the popular agent incentive game. Every time agents make an applicable Sunquest, ALBATours, Holiday House, Intair or Fun Sun booking between Dec. 29, 2008 and Dec. 30, 2009, they can go online to sunquestagent.ca, holidayhouseagent.ca, intair.com or funsunagent.com, and enter valid booking numbers to win up to $100 every time! What’s more, if the booking has RainCheck on it, you will be eligible for a $5 bonus to be added on top of your winnings.
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| INTREPID'S DARWIN |
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Intrepid celebrates Charles Darwin’s bicentennial with 10-day itinerary to Galapagos Islands
2009 is going to be a banner year to visit the Galapagos Islands, as residents celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his book The Origin of Species. After all, it was a visit to the Galapagos Islands that prompted Darwin to formulate his theories on natural selection. Adventure tour specialist Intrepid Travel can take your clients to experience the beauty and wildlife of the Islands for themselves. Your adventurous clients looking for incredible diving and snorkeling head to Enderby Islet, Champions Bay or Devils Crown. Santa Cruz features long lava tunnels and breathtaking panoramic views of the islands. Your clients will also head to Tortuga Bay. Keep reading for more details and pricing.
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| MEXICO TOURISM WINNERS |
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Mexico Tourism Board announces 3 winners for Testimonial Story Contest 2008
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| Mazatlan | | Recently, the Mexico Tourism Board invited travel industry professionals who have taken part in a trip organized solely or in part by the organization invited to submit a testimonial story about their experience. Among a number of entries, the article written by Valerie Ward of Total Vacations won for her discussion about the lesser-known inner areas of Mexico and those places' cultural delights. Second place went to Erika Linares of Martour International, who wrote about her discovery of Tampico. There was a separate category for journalists, and Pierre Gingras won for his piece on the Oaxaca area.
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| ST.MAARTEN ISLAND HOP |
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St. Maarten is an ideal place for your clients to island-hop the Caribbean
St. Maarten has become a popular hub for air and sea hops to nearby Caribbean islands. The people of St. Maarten are proud of their smaller island-neighbours, visible from St. Maarten and easily accessible by boat or plane. From taxi drivers to grocery clerks, they’ll tell you about these lovely islands not as “someplace else” but as part of the complete St. Maarten experience. These mini-destinations do have a handful of inns and simple restaurants, making them possible overnight excursions. Most visitors come for the day, their arms filled with towels, snorkels and picnic gear, ready for a few hours of peace and quiet. Only a ferry boat ride away are: Anguilla (British), Saba (Dutch) and St. Barth’s (French). Valid passports are required and reservations are recommended for travel to outlying islands.
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| NYC’S 3RD NIGHT FREE |
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Hotel promotion offers third night free at 9 luxury hotels from Jan. 9 to Feb. 27, 2009
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| Jumeirah Essex House is one of the hotels participating | | NYC & Company has announced that nine luxury hotels, part of the Signature Collection, will launch a Third Night promotion this winter. The program gives your clients a complimentary third night free at nine participating hotels after booking and paying for two consecutive nights. The promotion runs from January 9 to February 27, 2009. The luxury hotels participating in the program this winter are: Jumeirah Essex House, Loews Regency, the London NYC, the New York Palace, the Sherry-Netherland Hotel, Trump International Hotel & Tower, the Plaza, the Waldorf Towers and the Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel. NYC & Company also today announced that luxury retailer Saks Fifth Avenue has confirmed its participation for the Third Night program this winter by offering a VIP shopping package at its New York flagship store in Manhattan to Third Night guests.
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| SFO OFFERS CARBON OFFSETS |
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San Francisco airport offers carbon offset program to travellers
Canadian Press
San Francisco International Airport is planning to give guilt-ridden travellers a chance to offset the air pollution emitted from their plane rides. The airport says it will set up a series of kiosks so travellers can purchase certified carbon offsets. A pilot program is to be launched this spring. Travellers will enter their destination into the kiosk, which will calculate the amount of carbon dioxide for which they are responsible and the cost of offsetting it. After swiping their credit cards, they would get a receipt listing the exact carbon-reducing projects their money will go to.
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| QATAR AIRWAYS’ GREAT ‘08 |
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Qatar Airways welcomes 5th Boeing 777 to fleet; orders for over 200 aircraft to cost US$40B
As 2008 draws to a close, Qatar’s national carrier has welcomed the arrival of the fifth Boeing 777-300ER to join its rapidly growing fleet in a move to increase the airline’s capacity to Southeast Asia. The new aircraft touched down at Doha International Airport at 13.50 on Dec. 23 following its long flight from Seattle and is the perfect way to round-up what has been an enormously successful year for the carrier. The airline is undergoing an aggressive expansion strategy over the next two years with outstanding orders for more than 200 aircraft worth around USD 40$ billion.
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