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| ICELANDAIR’S INAUGURAL |
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Icelandair kicks off first flight to Toronto, celebrates Open Skies agreement
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| Glenn Lyon, Regional Sales Exec, Atlantic Canada/QC; Stephanie Tomlinson, Regional Sales Exec, ON & Western Canada; Robert Keddy, Sales Manager - Canada; Thorsteinn Egilsson, GM,The Americas | | On Friday afternoon, Icelandair celebrated their first flight into Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. Tour operators, the media, Icelandic and Canadian government officials, Greater Toronto Airport Authority (GTAA) and Icelandair representatives from both sides of the Atlantic were present to mark the occasion. The inaugural flight to Toronto arrived from Reykjavik at 6:33 p.m. on Friday and a traditional fire truck water salute greeted the aircraft. Icelandair representatives from North America as well as Canadian government and GTAA officials welcomed those who debarked the plane.
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| NEW PRICE MATCH POLICY AT CONQUEST |
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Agents can automatically match any other tour operators’ prices, effective immediately
Conquest Vacations have introduced a new price match policy that will allow agents to automatically match any other tour operators ITC package prices. Since the change of ownership last fall, Conquest management have been assessing all aspects of the company with the intention of providing Travel Agents and their customers with the best possible service and product available. The new price match policy is one of many initiatives taken in this process and came as a direct result of extensive focus groups which included travel agents and the travelling public. Read on for more details.
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| WHAT’S NEW IN ARIZONA? |
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The Arizona team speaks with TRAVELHotNews.com about new developments and events
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| Amy Richert, Communications and Marketing Coordinator, Tempe Convention and Visitors Bureau; Stephanie Heckathorne, Media Relations Manger, Phoenix Convention and Visitors Bureau; Richard Eve, Canadian Marketing Representative, Arizona Office of Tourism; Erica Rich, Media Relations Manager, Arizona Office of Tourism; Tatum Luoma, Public Relations Manager, Scottsdale Convention and Visitors Bureau | | Yesterday afternoon, the Arizona team met with TRAVELHotNews.com to discuss what’s new with Arizona for 2008-2009. On hand to discuss Arizona’s new event and hotel listings were: Erica Rich, Media Relations Manager, Arizona Office of Tourism; Richard Eve, Canadian Marketing Representative, Arizona Office of Tourism; Amy Richert, Communications and Marketing Coordinator, Tempe Convention and Visitors Bureau; Stephanie Heckathorne, Media Relations Manger, Phoenix Convention and Visitors Bureau and Tatum Luoma, Public Relations Manager, Scottsdale Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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| RIU, SUNQUEST OFFER FREE WEDDINGS |
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Book a minimum of 5 rooms, receive wedding packages free
Just announced, couples will be able to enjoy Free Weddings (when a minimum of five rooms are booked) at the brand new Riu Montego Bay when it opens later this summer. Featured in the recently released Sunquest RIU brochure, the Riu Montego Bay (another Sunquest exclusive) is the chain’s first resort in Montego Bay and fourth in Jamaica and is located on a picturesque stretch of beach, just 10 minutes from the airport and downtown Montego Bay. In addition to the Riu Montego Bay, your clients can also enjoy Free Weddings at the Riu Paradise Island in Nassau, Riu Ocho Rios, Riu Palace Tropical Bay in Negril, Riu Bachata in Puerto Plata, and Riu Palace Macao in Punta Cana. Read on for details.
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| ‘FOOL AROUND’ WITH FUN SUN |
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Fun Sun Vacations extends their April promo until end of May
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| Honolulu, Hawaii | | Fun Sun Vacations’ “We’re Not Foolin’” April Promotion has been extended and expanded for the month of May. For all bookings made and paid in full from May 1 – 31/08 agents can earn great gift cards. For any car bookings in any destination agents will earn a $10 Petro Canada gift card for any booking of 5 days or more. Bookings made over the phone or online qualify. Also for agents making a booking of four nights or more anywhere in the continental USA, Hawaii or Europe, they will receive a $10 Sears gift card. Booking made over the phone or online qualify. Fun Sun Vacations can be reached at 1-800-938-6786 or online at funsunagent.com.
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| MAORI WORKSHOPS FOR TRAVEL AGENTS |
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Learn more about New Zealand’s Maori culture with May workshop in Vancouver
North America travel agents will get a taste of some of New Zealand’s distinctive Maori culture and stories as part of an exciting new trade training initiative that launches in May. In participating in this cultural educational tour for travel professionals, a group of operators from New Zealand’s Maori tourism sector will visit the U.S. and Canada. The group will share some of New Zealand’s most emotionally moving stories with the travel trade in Seattle, Vancouver and Los Angeles. Under the title “Walking in the Realm of Gods,” the stories will take agents through a journey linking Auckland and Northland landmarks, Maori people and icons. Read on for more details.
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| TRANSAT MOTHER'S DAY CONTEST! |
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| Paris | | Have the chance to win Mom a trip to Paris with 5 family members!
Montreal, May 5, 2008 – Transat Holidays is launching a contest on a national level for Mother’s Day. The Mother’s Day Event will be held from May 6 to May 23, 2008. Participants have the chance to win a City Package in Paris for mom and 5 family members. The prize includes the flights, the transfers, 7 nights accommodation at the Apart’hotel Citadines Place d’Italie and a cruise on the Seine River. Participants will be able to enter the web-based contest via the mominpariscontest.com microsite. The contest will be promoted through different marketing initiatives in collaboration with Sympatico.ca.
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