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| NEW VP FOR RADONICRODGERS |
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| Fred Azouz, new VP for RadonicRodgers | | Travel industry veteran Fred Azouz becomes Vice President
Fred Azouz has joined forces with advertising agency, RadonicRodgers design+marketing, as Vice President. Azouz brings 20 plus years of travel industry experience?to RadonicRodgers, in marketing, product development and sales expertise within tour operations, airline and retail travel. His most recent roles have included Director of Marketing for the Sunwing Travel Group and assisted with the launch of the travel service, Take Off, Eh!, as Director of Sales. With a new portfolio of responsibilities at RadonicRodgers, Azouz will leverage his travel industry experience by providing executive account services, strategic media planning and purchasing, travel industry marketing and consulting, and will introduce new travel-oriented products and services to the industry on behalf of RadonicRodgers. Azouz can be reached at fred@radonicrodgers.com or by phone at 416.695.0575 ext. 332.
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| AGENT FAM TO ICELAND - LAST DAY! |
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Learn more about this summer’s newest destination; FAM from June 16-19, 2008; today is last day to sign up
Icelandair has announced a new agent FAM to this summer’s latest destination. Today is the last day to participate, so don’t delay! The FAM takes place from June 16-19, 2008. The flight will be Icelandair FI606, Halifax to Keflavik 2200H. The itinerary will be as follows: June 17 – Arrive, Keflavik Airport 0515H. Take in a great breakfast buffet in the fishing town of Keflavik, followed by a refreshing and relaxing couple of hours at the Blue Lagoon. Check into your hotel for a short nap– Accommodation provided by Saga Radisson SAS Hotel, only a 10 minute walk from the centre of the city. Accommodation includes breakfast each morning. Read on for more details and contact information for the FAM.
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| TRANSAT/NOLITOURS 5-DAY SALE |
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Book between June 7-11 and save up to $500 for your clients
Nolitours and Transat Holidays have launched a Five Day Summer Sale. The sale is valid for bookings made between June 7 – 11 for July and August departures. A seven night all inclusive Nolitours package to Varadero is available at Cameleon Mercure Cuatro Palmas for only $399 per person and for stays at the Cameleon Club Amigo Bungalow Hacienda for $449. Packages start in Puerto Plata at $399 per person staying at the Cameleon Caribbean Village and $599 staying at the Bahia Principe San Juan. Packages in Cayo Coco start at $499 at the Cameleon Oasis Playa Coco and $649 staying at the Catalonia Playa Maroma in the Mayan Riviera. Transat Holidays packages start at $598 to Puerto Plata staying at the Allegro Playa Dorada.
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| FREE CAR RENTAL IN PORTUGAL WITH SIGNATURE |
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Book a trip to Portugal and enjoy a free one-week car rental with each flight booking
Signature Vacations is making travel to Portugal easier and more affordable than ever this summer by giving a free car rental with each flight booking. From June 5th to 16th, 2008 each flight booked to Lisbon or Porto for travel July 14th to September 4th, 2008 will qualify for a free 1 week car rental, saving your clients $226 per week. Car rental is based on 1 week duration, standard category with manual transmission and does not include taxes or insurance. A minimum of 2 adults, per booking is needed to qualify for the car rental. One-way fares and child bookings are excluded. For more information on product and available dates, visit SignatureVacations.com
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| HANOVER HOLIDAYS INTRODUCES FUEL SURCHARGE |
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Tour operator will add fuel surcharges from June 23, 2008
For all new bookings and bookings not under deposit as of June 23, 2008, Hanover Holidays will be implementing Fuel Surcharges. A statement from the company’s president Jim Diebel states, “although our company and our suppliers have held off as long as we have been able, it has become impossible to bear the burden of the rising costs of fuel for our tours.” The tour surcharges will be as follows, effective until the end of 2008. Land only Tours: the surcharge will be calculated as $2.00 per person per travelling day. Air & Land Tours: the surcharge will be calculated as $2.00 per person per traveling day plus $50.00. Read on for full details.
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| NCL ADJUSTS FUEL SUPPLEMENT |
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New fuel supplement is $11 per person per day starting June 20, 2008
As oil prices rise, Norwegian Cruise Lines has adjusted their fuel supplement. The new fuel supplement will be $11 per person per day for the first and second guests in a stateroom and $5 per person per day for any additional guests in the same stateroom, based on the guidelines below. For individual reservations, the increased fuel supplement applies only to new individual reservations made on or after June 20, 2008. For group reservations, the increased fuel supplement applies to any group reservation booked on or after June 20, 2008. The increased fuel supplement will also apply to group space held prior to June 20, 2008 without specific names and full confirming deposit by June 19, 2008.
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| FREE SUMMER GIVEWAYS WITH HOLA SUN |
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| Havana, Cuba | | Hola Sun to give away 1 free trip every week for next 8 weeks
Hola Sun’s Summer Free trip promotion for 2008 is back for all agents who book as many ITC packages within a 1 week period. Valid for all Hola Sun bookings made through the booking system of your choice (either through holacaribeagent.ca or internal agency system or our reservations department). Each booking entitles you to one entry in the draw for the free trip. (Example: four bookings will qualify you into the draw with four chances to win.) Once your booking is completed for the specified period it is mandatory that all agents fax or email their name, agency name and booking number to Hola Sun. At the end of each week Hola Sun will announce the one agent winner of the free vacation package. The first giveaway is for bookings made on Thursday, June 5 to Wednesday, June 11. The draw will take place on Friday, June 13. The second giveaway is for bookings made on Thursday, June 12-18 and that draw will take place on Friday, June 20. This will continue for the next several weeks with the final draw taking place on August 1.
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| UNITED CUTS THE FAT |
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United will cut another 1,100 more jobs and remove 70 planes
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| United will remove older planes from its fleet | | United Airlines said Wednesday that it's cutting up to 1,100 more jobs, removing an additional 70 fuel-guzzling airplanes from its fleet and slashing domestic capacity as it tries to cope with spiralling fuel prices. The No. 2 U.S. air carrier said it plans to cut an additional 900 to 1,100 salaried, contract and management employees by the end of the year, in addition to 500 previously announced job reductions. The combined reductions mean the airline is cutting nearly three per cent of its 55,000 workers worldwide. Other U.S. airlines are struggling amid the record-high fuel prices and slashing capacity and jobs while charging customers extra fees. Canada's Air Canada and WestJet, have also made adjustments such as fuel surcharges but have benefitted from the relative strength of the Canadian dollar and more fuel-efficient fleets.
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