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| HURRICANE BERTHA ON THE WAY |
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Bertha now 1st hurricane of Atlantic season; will likely threaten Bermuda
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| Hurricane Bertha. Photo, accuweather.com. | | Canadian Press
Tropical storm Bertha has strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season and forecasters say it could threaten Bermuda. As of 11 a.m. EDT Monday, Bertha was centred about 1,250 kilometres east of the northern Leeward Islands. Forecasts at the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami say the storm is expected to turn in the general direction of Bermuda. It's still too early to tell whether Bertha will hit the island, but forecasters are urging residents to monitor the storm's progress. Keep reading for more information.
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| INIRIDA ZERPA LEAVES MEXICANA |
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Regional Sales Manager for Toronto leaves the airline after 11 years
Longtime Toronto regional sales manager for Mexicana, Inirida Zerpa, has left the company after 11 years. She will be taking the summer off, with no immediate plans or announcements about her new whereabouts. Zerpa has also worked with BWIA, VIASA, Signature Vacations and Canada 3000. There have been no announcements from Mexicana detailing Zerpa's replacement as of yet.
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| TOTAL VACATIONS’ 20.08% COMMISSION |
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'Canada Day' commission offer now extended to bookings until July 18th
Oh, Canada! Total Vacations is extending their special Canada Day commission sale for agents where they can earn 20.08 per cent commission. Book your clients by July 18, 2008 for travel any time from June 27, 2008 to April 30, 2009. The special commission sale is only applicable on gross amounts. For more information, call Total Vacations’ reservations department at 1-800-769-4147, fax 905-879-0765 or go to Total Vacations' website, located at totalvacations.ca.
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| SUNWING’S HURRICANE GUARANTEE |
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Tour operator offers no charge hurricane threat guarantee for your clients
Agents across Canada can book their sun destination clients all season long thanks to Sunwing Vacations’ Hurricane Threat Guarantee. This free of charge program is offered for new bookings effective Friday July 5 on all departures July 1 through November 30 to all Sunwing destinations in Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America. It automatically applies to all bookings (except groups) once the deposit has been received. Keep reading for all the details on Sunwing's Hurricane Threat Guarantee.
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| SIGNATURE & ZOOM AIRLINES WINNER |
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Elidio Brito from Mundial Travel Rome agent incentive
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| Rome's Colosseum | | Signature Vacations and Zoom Airlines have announced that Elidio Brito from Mundial Travel is the winner of the Rome agent incentive. Celebrating the launch of its Toronto to Rome air-only program, Signature Vacations invited agents to book for a chance to win 2 free air seats. An exciting addition to Signatures’ summer line-up, the Rome flights will be offered onboard Zoom Airlines with Tuesday and Saturday departures until October 28th and 25th, 2008 respectively. Zoom Airlines flight includes 32” seat pitch, hot meals & snacks, complimentary soft drinks, 20kg baggage allowance, 5kg carry-on allowance and many additional on-board services.
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| TRAVELHOTNEWS POLL RESULTS |
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Fifty-four percent of readers think service will be worsened thanks to airline job cuts
Last week, TRAVELHotNews.com asked readers what they thought about the airline industry’s recent announcement of massive job cuts, including 2,000 job cuts at Air Canada. The majority – 54 per cent of readers – believed that the practice was “Terrible, now service will be even worse at airports!” Another 46 per cent believed that the job cuts were “just another sign of the times”. Check out this week’s poll and don’t forget to vote!
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| NYC OFFERS SAVINGS IN THE CITY |
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NYC & Company launch ‘Summer in the City’ savings program
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| Central Park, New York | | NYC & Company have launched their summer tourism savings program, “Summer in the City,” designed to attract visitors to the five boroughs in July and August. There is a wide range of free and value-oriented activity taking place this summer, including The New York City Waterfalls public art project. The “Summer in the City” program runs from July 1 to Sept. 1 and includes close to 200 offers throughout the five boroughs. Clients can save on hotels, restaurants and cultural attractions. New this year, a select number of luxury properties have joined in the Pay 2, Stay 3 program this year. In addition, these luxury properties, known collectively as 'The Signature Collection' are participating in a reduced-rate Sunday stay program, saving clients up to 20-30 per cent off Sunday night room rates.
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