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| ST. MAARTEN GETS ‘SMART 2008’ |
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Seventh annual tourism exhibit showcases northeastern Caribbean tourism product
Anne-Marie Santos
SMART, the annual regional trade show of St. Maarten, took place from May 20-22, 2008 for the seventh consecutive year. The exhibition was designed to present the islands of the northeastern Caribbean, including Anguilla, Antigua, Barbuda, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Saba, St. Barthelémy, St. Eustatius, St Kitts & Nevis, Barbados and finally, host St. Maarten and its French side, St. Martin. Tour operators, regional and international suppliers, as well as journalists from around the world took part in the event. On-site, potential buyers roamed the kiosks to discover the latest information about the islands. SMART allows these buyers to establish contacts that may lead to future business opportunities.
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| NEW HOLA SUN BROCHURE |
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New brochure now available; new Agent Appreciation rates
Hola Sun has just released its 2008 brochure and product line-up, available by ordering at contac.com. May is Agent Appreciation Month at Hola Sun, valid for travels on or between Sep-Nov 2008. Holguin’s all-inclusive Allegro Playa Turquesa resort (superior room) rate for agents will give an agent and their companion a $400 (plus $225 taxes)/per person rate. This rate is based on double occupancy for one week, with flight aboard Cubana Airlines. Limited rooms and seats available for each flight. Rates are contracted for adults only, no children. Travel agent industry identification must be submitted prior to booking. Valid for registered travel agents in the Hola Sun database. Package is as is, with no alterations or upgrades permitted. Offer is first come, first serve. Contact inside sales to book at 905-882-0136 ext. 230, fax 905-882-5184 or email sales@holasunholidays.ca.
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| FRASER & HOYT WIN ATLAS AWARD |
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Fraser & Hoyt win Travel Agency of the Year 2008 in Atlantic Canada
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| Catherine De Sua Branson,VP Travel for Fraser & Hoyt; Ellen Tucker, ACTA Board of Directors Representative for Atlantic Canada | | Fraser & Hoyt Travel has received the ATLAS Award for the 2008 Travel Agency of the Year in Atlantic Canada. Upon presentation of the award, the Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (ACTA) stated that “Fraser & Hoyt Travel is recognized for your spectacular and innovative business development, whose influence has advanced the status of the travel agency industry." Serving its first customers in 1958, Fraser & Hoyt Travel Management Limited has grown to be one of the largest independent travel firms in the region serving both business and leisure travellers. Fraser & Hoyt Travel’s main focus is corporate travel. Read on for more details about the agency.
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| NARAT’S ‘INDIANA JONES’ PERU TOUR |
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Special 15-day Peru Archeological Adventure program now available to book
To celebrate the launch of the new movie Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, set in Peru NÂRAT will be issuing a special 15 day Peru Archeological Adventure Tour Program. This exclusive tour will be offered only on specific departure dates and will only be offered from June 1 to September 30, 2008. The tour is not affiliated with the movie, but aims to provide participants a chance to get to know and experience the ‘story behind the story’. The trip will take participants to see the Nazca Lines in a twin propeller plane, to Cuzco, Machu Picchu, Lima and more. Read on for a detailed itinerary.
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| TRANSAT HOLIDAYS’ EUROPE |
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France, Belgium and Netherlands packages now available
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| Amsterdam | | Transat Holidays offers a wide range of packages to France, Belgium and The Netherlands. Visit France and enjoy the rich tapestry of seaside towns, metropolitan centres and scenic rural landscapes. Indulge in their exquisite cuisine and explore the rural vineyards and champagne caves. City Packages in Paris are available departing on June 5, and 12 starting at $1039 per person staying at the Hôtel All Seasons Paris Bercy. City Package + Excursions is also available in Amsterdam & The Netherlands; package starts at $1159 per person departing July 16, and 30 and include flights, 7 night accommodations at the Hôtel Ibis Amsterdam Westcorner, and daily breakfast. Read on for more hotels and details on city packages and more.
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| SKAL AT THE RACES |
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The Toronto SKAL Club hosts June meeting at Woodbine Race Track
The Toronto SKAL Club will be hosting their June meeting at Woodbine RaceTrack on Wednesday, June 25th starting at 6pm. This event is open to SKAL members, their spouses or friends. SKAL members are encouraged to invite guests to this event, which will include cocktails, dinner and the chance to "bet on your favourite horse" in the schedule SKAL race. For more details visit torontoskal.org.
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| PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY LAUNCHES ARTS TRAIL |
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‘Arts Trail’ joins ‘Taste Trail’ in eastern Ontario
Canadian Press
It already has a Taste Trail geared to food lovers. Now, bucolic Prince Edward County, at the eastern end of Lake Ontario (90 minutes east of Toronto), has a new self-guided Arts Trail linking 22 of the region's galleries and artists. Road signs in the county - which is, in fact, a 1,000-square-kilometre island - point the way to the studios of painters, sculptors, potters, blacksmiths, glassblowers, jewelry makers, stained glass artists and a photographer who prints by hand. ``Prince Edward County is one of those places where the journey is half the fun,'' said Carlyn Moulton, curator of the Oeno Art Gallery at Carrying Place on the Bay of Quinte. Visit artstrail.ca to learn more.
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