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| WESTJET GETS SUNNIER |
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Two new sun destinations added: Bridgetown, Barbados and La Romana, Dominican Republic
WestJet today announced the introduction of seasonal non-stop service to two new international sun destinations in the Caribbean: Bridgetown, Barbados and La Romana, Dominican Republic. The new sun destinations are part of WestJet's enhanced winter schedule, which will also include new service to Cancun and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, from various cities across Canada. WestJet will announce schedule details for the new Mexican destinations shortly. WestJet also announced increased frequencies from Toronto to Jamaica, St Lucia and the Dominican Republic. WestJet is also introducing service to Kamloops, B.C., from Calgary and adding a new non-stop route between Calgary and Grande Prairie. These announcements will bring WestJet's existing scheduled destinations to 49.
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| THN SNAPSHOTS CONTEST 3 |
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You could win a one-week trip to the Grand Sunset Princess in the Riviera Maya; deadline to submit photo is July 13, 2008
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| Last year's winning photo by Alla Emelianova of Paris | | The TRAVELHotNews.com Holiday Snapshots Contest is continuing to accept travel professionals’ photographs for our annual contest. This is the third year the contest has been ongoing, and so far you’ve submitted 120 photos. Keep them coming! Submit up to three (3) original photos with a travel-related theme. You could win a trip to the Grand Sunset Princess in the Riviera Maya, Mexico, courtesy of Sunwing Vacations. TRAVELHotNews.com will be accepting photos for submission until July 13, 2008. After that, various rounds of voting will take place to crown the winners. Click here to read the contest rules. Click here to submit your photo.
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| NEW HAMPSHIRE RELEASES 08/09 GUIDE |
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| Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire | | Official New Hampshire 2008/2009 Visitors Guide now available in e-book format
The Official New Hampshire 2008/2009 Visitors Guide is now available to help travellers plan their holidays to the Granite State – just in time for a summer getaway or planning a fall foliage or winter ski trip. New this year is the downloadable e-book version of the visitor’s guide, available at the state website, visitnh.gov. The free 178-page Visitors Guide is the most comprehensive guidebook ever published by The New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development. New Hampshire is expected to attract more than 400,000 Canadian visitors this year. Continue reading for more information about New Hampshire and its seven regions.
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| SUNQUEST GROUP DEALS |
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Offers last until end of June; 15th passenger free at select resorts; Price Guarantee and more
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| Book your groups with Sunquest and get some extras | | Sunquest has extended some of its group offers, added another offer, and wants to remind agents of a couple of great offers that will expire at the end of the month. Now every 15th passenger travels free. Applicable to the resorts listed below, Sunquest has added another level to its complimentary stay offer at a selection of resorts, as well as extended the book-by dates to these same resorts. Offer applies to travel between Nov.1, 2008, and Apr.30, 2009, may not be combinable with other offers. Continue reading for all the details.
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| STRIKE MAY AFFECT ICELANDAIR FLIGHTS |
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Air Traffic Controllers plan strike from June 27-July 30; may affect early morning Icelandair flights from KEF
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| Keflavik International Airport | | The union of Icelandic air traffic controllers is planning 20 short strikes from June 27 to July 20. The job action is meant to happen between 0700 and 1100 and will not impact Icelandair's North American flights, however there may well be delays on early morning flights out of KEF. There is still a chance that this will all be averted as the two parties are meeting on June 26. Air traffic controllers do not have the right to go on a total strike, so they are proposing 20 four-hour strikes in a 24-day period. The strikes will take place in the morning, and all domestic flights will be held up during that time. Two international flights will be allowed to take off per hour. There will be an active air traffic controller in every flight tower, but only for the sake of dealing with emergencies.
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| TRAVELHOTNEWS CORRECTION |
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Globus' Religious Travel story: Price corrections in Canadian dollars; new contact for ordering religious travel brochures from Globus
Yesterday, TRAVELHotNews.com reported on Globus’ new religious travel itineraries. The prices were quoted in US dollars and have been corrected to reflect Canadian dollars as follows: Journey Through the Holy Land is priced from $2,199, land-only. The Vatican, Assisi & Southern Italy (plus Medjugorje Extension) is priced from $2,069, land-only (from $3,639 with Medjugorje extension). To order brochures, travel agents can request Globus Religious Travel 2009 brochures through e-contac.com this coming July 2008. More information and details on Globus vacations are at agentlingo.ca.
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| CITYPASS 2008 NEWS |
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New destination is Houston; updates for programs across the U.S.
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| Houston, TX - the newest CityPass destination | | CityPass, the half-price pocket-size ticket booklet for North American urban destinations has announced 2008-2009 season pricing, new attractions, quirky urban options, fresh coupons and a new city. Agents can earn commission when signing up for CityPass' Affiliate program, available at their website, citypass.com. Beginning its 11th year, CityPass continues to enhance value and variety among its carefully made selections. Each booklet is designed to introduce first-time visitors and repeat travelers to marquee attractions in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Seattle, Atlanta, Toronto, Boston, Hollywood, and Southern California and new this year, Houston, Texas. Continue reading for program updates this year.
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| NYC ‘THIRD NIGHT FREE’ PROMO |
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NYC & Co. announces that 10 luxury hotels will participate in the Third Night promotion this summer
NYC & Company, the official marketing, tourism and partnership organization for the City of New York, today announced that 10 luxury hotels in The Signature Collection will participate in the Third Night promotion this summer. The program gives visitors a complimentary third night at 10 participating hotels after booking and paying for two consecutive nights, from July 1 to Sept. 1, 2008. The hotels participating in the program this summer include: The New York Palace Hotel, Hotel Plaza Athénée New York; Jumeirah Essex House; Loews Regency Hotel; The London NYC; The Plaza; The Sherry-Netherland Hotel; The St. Regis Hotel, New York; Trump International Hotel & Tower; and the Waldorf Towers.
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