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| SUNQUEST'S NEW PREMIER CLASS |
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Sunquest unveils new business class seats to Italy with ALBATours
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| Rob Giguere, President/CEO, Skyservice; Gianni Bragagnolo, VP ALBATours; Lars Lofgren, President, Thomas Cook Canada | | Yesterday afternoon, Sunquest and Skyservice showed off their new Premier Class seating to the media and other travel industry partners. The guests enjoyed a lunch aboard the Skyservice Airbus A330, complete with Premier Class service. The Premier Class seating to Italy costs $299 additional each way. Premier Class passengers will enjoy exclusive check-in, a 40kg baggage allowance, wider, more comfortable seats with a 43” pitch, 2/2/2 seating configuration, a choice of meals, complimentary Prosecco, a complimentary open bar including a selection of Italian wines, complimentary headsets and hot towels. Meal service is served on carts with fine china and metal utensils.
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| ST. PETERSBURG - BEACHES AND BASEBALL |
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Sixth annual event celebrating St. Petersburg/Clearwater held at Rogers Centre
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| The sponsors and the Visit St. Petersburg/Clearwater team with Paul Godfrey, Blue Jays President/CEO | | Yesterday evening at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Visit St. Petersburg/Clearwater hosted their sixth annual ‘Beaches and Baseball’ VIP event to thank industry partners for their support. Guests enjoyed an evening game watching the Toronto Blue Jays and the Tampa Bay Rays. Kimberly Hartley McMurray, Director – Canada for Visit St.Petersburg/Clearwater, welcomed guests and introduced Paul Godfrey, President and CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays. Read on for more.
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| ATRIUM GROUP'S NEW VP |
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Atrium Group Appoints Stuart Morcombe Vice President
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| Stuart Morcombe, new VP Atrium Group | | The Atrium Group (Vasco & Gama Travel) has announced the appointment of Stuart Morcombe, effective immediately, as its Vice President for Ontario. Morcombe joins Vasco and Gama Travel after working 6 years with Advantage Travel as Vice President for Technology, Supplier Relations and Creative Development and 8 years with Travel T-COMM as Director of Membership Services responsible for Administration and program development. An industry veteran, the hire of Stuart Morcombe solidifies Vasco and Gama's commitment to the Ontario retail travel market to drive revenue and expand products and services throughout the country. A leader in the Quebec Market, Vasco and Gama Travel is well known for launching entrepreneurial concepts for its Franchise and Consortium members. Vasco and Gama Travel intend to adapt all projects to the Ontario market and Morcombe's recruitment will allow this. He will be supported by Sylvia Ambeault who has worked with the development and the support of the agencies in Ontario for more than a year. He can be reached at stuart@atriumgroup.ca or at 647-827-2795/1-866-746-1338.
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| NÂRAT OFFERS SOUTH AFRICA |
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| Giraffes in Kruger National Park | | New agreements offer clients the best of African Safari accommodations
NÂRAT has finalized agreements to provide agents access to some of the best African Safari accommodation in South Africa. The properties are well placed in the nation’s top wildlife and game reserves such as the Kruger Park in the Limpopo - Mpumalanga Province, adjacent Park Sabi Sands, Madikwe Game Reserve and the Kgalagadi National Park to name a few. Many of the properties offer access and prime viewing of Safari’s “Big 5” - Lion, Leopard, Rhino, Buffalo and Elephant. The properties offered range from the traditional game lodge to the more popular tented camps, and differ from each other as well according in the rating of accommodation, from moderate to deluxe accommodation. Read on for more details.
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| NORTH CAROLINA’S NEW GOLF WEBSITE |
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| Sea Trail Golf Course | | New website offers comprehensive listing of all courses and more
The North Carolina Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development has unveiled a new website - golf.visitnc.com, devoted entirely to marketing North Carolina golf, as well as online co-operative marketing programs for destinations throughout the state. The new site has a course finder, distinctive golf experiences and enhanced colourful maps to assist avid golf travelers in planning their trip to North Carolina. Read on for more information.
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| GOWAY AFRICA CONTEST WINNERS |
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Jo Ann Wrobel of Kemp Travel in Oshawa and Catherine Kellough of Maritime Travel, Halifax win lucky draw contests
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| Table Mountain in South Africa | | AFRICAExperts, Goway Travel’s exclusive division offering travel to Africa recently concluded a successful major joint promotional campaign with South African Tourism and South African Airways. This included an in-depth series of Webinars on South Africa for travel agents as well as an on-line quiz. Both the Webinars and the Quiz included special prizes. AFRICAExperts has announced the winners of both the South Africa Webinar series and the South Africa Quiz. Jo Ann was the lucky winner of the draw from all participants in our South Africa Quiz contest and Catherine Kellough of Maritime Travel in Halifax, Nova Scotia was the winner of the draw from all participants in the South Africa Webinar series.
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| BIG 3 U.S. CARRIERS RAISE SURCHARGES |
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Top three U.S. air carriers boost fuel charge by $20 round trip
Canadian Press
The three biggest U.S. air carriers said Thursday they have again raised ticket prices, this time by US$20 round trip, to recoup rapidly rising fuel costs. The increases by American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines affect the carriers' fuel surcharges, which now total US$130 round trip on many flights. That means passengers on some cheap flights could be paying more in fees and taxes than for the airfare itself. Delta Air Lines Inc. initiated the increase, which applies to most domestic routes. It is the Atlanta-based carrier's second hike in just over a week. The previous increase was quickly matched by competitors. Read on for more.
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