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| SNAP AND WIN! |
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THN Holiday Snapshots 3 Contest: July 13 deadline to submit your travel photos for a chance to win a one-week trip to Mexico
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| Submit your travel photo and you could win a trip to Mexico | | The THN Holiday Snapshots contest is heating up – and time is running out. Agents have until Sunday July 13, 2008 to submit up to three (3) original photos for the annual contest. Now there are 150 photos – we’re still looking for more! Don’t miss your chance to win a Mexican holiday in the sun. Participants have a ‘shot’ at winning a one-week trip to the Grand Sunset Princes in the Riviera Maya, courtesy of Sunwing Vacations. This trip is valued at $2,300. After July 13, several rounds of voting will take place, so put your pictures in while you can! Click here to read the contest rules. Click here to submit your photo.
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| ACT COMMUNICATIONS MOVES VANCOUVER OFFICE |
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ACT Communications' Vancouver office location changes as of July 2, 2008
Please note that ACT Communications’ head office in Vancouver has moved, effective July 2, 2008. The new Vancouver office is located at: 88 East Pender St., Suite 555, Vancouver, BC, V6A 3X3. The phone and fax numbers remain the same. To contact representatives from the Addison Travel Trade Show, Canadian Traveller Magazine or TRAVELHotNews.com Western Edition, call 604-699-9990 or fax 604-699-9993.
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| DESTINATION HALIFAX’S NEW COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER |
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Emily Kimber takes over from Holly Hedd, now on maternity leave
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| Emily Kimber, Communications Manager, Destination Halifax | | Halifax Regional Municipality’s dedicated tourism marketing organization, Destination Halifax, has just added Emily Kimber to its team. Kimber will be taking over the role of Communications Manager from Holly Hedd during her maternity leave, from July 2008 to July 2009. As Communications Manager, Emily will promote Halifax as a year-round tourism destination through media opportunities and will act as the point of contact for travel media. Prior to joining Destination Halifax, she gained valuable experience in communications, marketing and public affairs in the non-profit sector. A Halifax native, Kimber graduated from the University of King’s College with a Journalism Degree, and also holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Sociology from Mount Allison University.
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| SIGNATURE’S NEW “PARTNER PERKS” |
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Tour operator launches new agency loyalty program – earn credits based on net sales volume
Signature Vacations has now launched an agent loyalty program, called Partner Perks. Agents now have the opportunity to earn Signature travel credits based on their net sales volume, $1 for every $100 in net sales. This July, there is a double point bonus for agents who book any Iberostar resort by July 31, 2008 for departures from November 1, 2008 until April 30, 2009. Continue reading for all details - how to login and how to sign up.
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| ACTA’S NEW EXEC COMMITTEE |
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| Jacqueline Jamieson, Chair of Board of Directors, ACTA | | Jacqueline Jamieson becomes Chair of the Board of Directors
At an ACTA Board Meeting which was held following its Annual General Meeting in Montreal on June 12, Jacqueline Jamieson, President, Absolute Travel Inc, BC, was named Chair of the Board of Directors; Moscou Côté, Director General, Voyages Constellation, QC, was named Vice Chair and Philip Houde, CTM, General Manager/Owner, River East Travel & Cruise Centre, MB, was named Secretary-Treasurer. Houde joined the Board of Directors in March 2008 as Chair of the Manitoba and Nunavut’s Regional Council. For more information about the new Executive Committee, go to www.acta.ca/exec-bios.htm.
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| CLUB MED’S 7-NIGHT SPECIAL |
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Seven nights at Club Med now available for $888 per person, $444 for children; book by August 29, 2008
Club Med is offering a very special summer deal for your clients who book their Club Med vacations by August 29, 2008. The price is $888 per person, $444 for children aged 4 to 15 and $333 for children aged 2 and 3 years old. Participating Club Med properties include Columbus Isle, Bahamas; Turkoise, Turks & Caicos; Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; La Caravelle, Guadeloupe; Buccaneer's Creek, Martinique; Cancun Yucatan, Mexico; Ixtapa Pacific, Mexico; Sandpiper, Florida; as well as Bora Bora in French Polynesia. Travellers can also book a superior room for an additional fee, starting from an additional 15 per cent. Terms and conditions are available at clubmed.ca.
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| AC CAN TAKE THE HEAT, SAYS MILTON |
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| Robert Milton, President/CEO of ACE Aviation | | Air Canada better positioned than peers to withstand high fuel prices: Milton
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Air Canada is better placed than its competitors to withstand the current spike in fuel prices, says Robert Milton, president and CEO of ACE Aviation, the carrier's parent company. Unlike most airlines in the world, Air Canada has weathered not only the crisis sparked by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks but another linked to severe acute respiratory syndrome that hit Canadian air travel in 2003, Milton said today after the annual meeting of ACE shareholders. He said Air Canada can also count on a fleet of newer, more energy efficient planes than most of its U.S. competitors. The former Air Canada president says he believes the current crisis will eliminate many airlines, particularly low-cost carriers, and the survivors will be stronger. Earlier this month, Air Canada announced a reduction of seven per cent of its capacity, a measure that will cut 2,000 jobs.
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