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Awards of merit 2007
Who will be the personality of the year 2007?
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| TRAVELHOTNEWS.COM RETROSPECTIVE |
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TRAVELHotNews.com Retrospective 2007, Part 1
Charmaine Pang
With the ringing in of the New Year comes a look back at 2007. Here's a look back at some of the most important news in the Canadian and global travel industry last year. In 2007, many businesses were concerned with the environment. Tour operators, hotels and airlines were conscious of the sustainable tourism trend, pledging to reducing carbon footprints, whether it was increasing operational efficiencies or introducing fuel or energy surcharges due to the high (and rising) cost of fuel. Read on for a recap of the first six months of 2007. Part 2 will be published tomorrow.
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| ROYAL SCENIC BROCHURE, APPOINTMENT |
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Royal Scenic launches 2008/2009 China & Asia brochure, adds Quebec general manager
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| Lynn Hague, Royal Scenic's new Quebec GM | |
Royal Scenic welcomes 2008 with the launch of its new 2008/9 China & Asia brochure and a key management appointment. The hot-off-the-press brochure features innovative tours to fifteen countries in the Far East. Harold Ho, Director of Marketing, says the tour operator's new program "reflects itinerary content enhancement and adjusted pricing to better suit the individual taste and budget of every traveller based on new program categories." In other Royal Scenic news, Lynn Hague has been named as General Manager, Quebec to spearhead the business development efforts of Royal Scenic in the Province of Quebec in both the English and French speaking markets. Read on for more details about both.
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| ACTIVE JOURNEYS' 2008 BROCHURE |
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New 2008 brochure features over 150 tours, with 4 travel styles
Active Journeys has added several new destinations, along with a collection of specialized tours for their new 2008 brochure. Over 150 types of adventure tours are available. Your clients can choose from four travel styles, including Featured Departures, Floating Adventures, Girlfriend Getaways and Premium Tours. Floating Adventures offer the comfort of onboard accommodations at night and the freedom to cycle during the day. These trips are available to Holland, Germany, Austria, Croatia, Turkey and Canada. Girlfriend Getaways are exclusive women-only departures with an emphasis on fun and relaxation. Some itineraries include Thailand, Copper Canyon, Switzerland, Jordan and Tuscany. Read on for more details.
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| NOLITOURS' LAST MINUTE DEALS |
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Select resort packages for YYZ departures available from Jan. 10-18, 2008, starting from $449
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| Royal Decameron Salinitas, El Salvador | | Last minute deals are available with Nolitours on select resort packages for Toronto departures from January 10 to 18. Whether clients are looking for a quiet getaway or a family vacation, Nolitours offers a diverse range of last minute packages for everyone. In San Andres, the Decameron San Luis is available for 7 nights for $449 per person, the Bahia Principe San Juan for just $499 per person and the Cameleon Brisas Santa Lucia for $539. The popular Royal Decameron Salinitas in El Salvador is also available for $599 per person. Additional Last Minute Deals are available to the Sol Rio de Luna y Mares in Holguin and the Cameleon Gran Caribe Club Puntarena in Varadero. Departures taxes are additional.
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| CSTAR LAUNCHES TRIPDOCS |
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Free web-based itinerary and invoice tool helps agencies improve customer service, adhere to provincial requirements
CSTAR has launched TRIPDocs, a free web-based program that helps travel agencies in improving traveller communications and in helping agencies disclose legal and regulatory requirements in their day-to-day itinerary/invoice production. TRIPDocs offers small to medium-sized agencies an efficient way to provide customers with itinerary supplements, legal waiver information, and regulatory disclosures without having to invest in expensive, 3rd-party travel software. Complete details, including a full overview of TRIPDocs and online sign-up, are available at tripdocs.ca.
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| TRANSAT GREECE GROUPS PROMO |
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Book a Greece Group by Jan. 31, receive up to $500 in marketing support & save with EBBs of up to $250; YYZ departures only
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| Santorini | | Transat Holidays has introduced a Groups Greece Promotion for summer 2008. Agents who book their Greece Group by January 31, 2008 will receive up to $500 in Marketing Support for bookings with 15 or more passengers or $325 for 10-14 passengers. In addition, the 16th passenger is free. An Early Booking Bonus will apply of savings up to $250 per person on Wednesday departures or $200 on Sunday departures. The promotional offer applies to departures from Toronto only and is applicable to itineraries from the 2008 Toronto Greece brochure. Additional group bonus offers are available on various itineraries. For more information on Transat Holidays group promotion and products available to Europe for summer 2008 please contact Transat Holidays' groups department at 416-847-8600 (press 0, then press 5) or email yyzgroup@transat.com.
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| SIGNATURE STILL OFFERS KITCHENER/WATERLOO |
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No plans to change winter departures; weekly flights to Mexico and Dominican continue into March 2008
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| Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | | Signature Vacations have made an announcement to let customers in the southern Ontario area know that there are no plans to change winter departures from the Kitchener/Waterloo International Airport. The tour operator is offering weekly flights to Cancun, Mexico and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. According to a press release sent out this morning, the company states that "both programs are selling strong and in many cases dates are close to being sold out, especially on Cancun departures." Punta Cana departs on Mondays with the last departure of the season operating on March 10, 2008. The Cancun program runs on Fridays with its last departure on March 7, 2008. For availability and pricing details, visit signaturevacations.com.
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| CANADIAN AIRLINES PACK PAX ON |
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Canadian airlines planes fly fuller in December, compared with year ago
Canadian Press
Canada's largest airlines flew with fewer empty seats in December, compared with a year ago, even as WestJet Airlines, Air Canada and Jazz all increased their overall capacity. Air Canada, Canada's biggest airline, said Monday its December load factor, or proportion of seats filled was 79.3 per cent, up from 78.8 per cent a year ago. Regional carrier Jazz hit a load factor of 73.3 per cent, up from 72.4 per cent last December. Meanwhile, WestJet said its December load factor was 79.3 per cent, up from 78 per cent a year ago.
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