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| NEW SENIOR VP FOR CARNIVAL |
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| Jim Berra has joined Carnival today | | Jim Berra appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Carnival Cruise Lines
Jim Berra, a highly accomplished marketing professional with proven expertise in the areas of customer marketing, brand development and digital, has been named senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Miami-based Carnival Cruise Lines, the world’s largest cruise operator. In this newly created position, Berra will oversee all of the company’s advertising programs, marketing communications and public relations He will also oversee all digital efforts, including the audience and site development for Carnival.com. Berra, 37, will join Carnival on Nov. 10 and will report to Ruben Rodriguez, the company’s executive vice president of marketing and guest experience.
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| YOU ‘CANNES’ WITH INTAIR |
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Intair and French tourism partners release brand-new Cannes brochure
Intair introduces the brand new Cannes Brochures. In collaboration with the Air France, Palais des Festival and Maison de la France, this 8-page document highlights hotels, apartments, cars and the most comprehensive list of activities in Cannes. Hotel prices start at $56 per person per night and apartments from $23 (based on long stays). Agents can give their clients this added value feature – if you book your clients for four nights or more, they can receive a complimentary stay on Ste. Marguerite Island.
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| NOLITOURS’ NEW DISNEY INCENTIVE |
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Agents in ON, QC, Atlantic provinces can win a prize to Walt Disney World when booking 10 trips or more to Disney Parks
Nolitours’ popular Travel Agent Incentive is back with trips for a family of four to Walt Disney World to be won. For every 10 Disney’s Magic Your Way Packages booked you will automatically receive one entry for your chance to win. Travel Agents in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada are eligible to qualify. The incentive is valid for bookings made from Nov. 7 through Dec. 20, 2008 for departures taken from Jan. 4 to June 27, 2009. Nolitours’ Sales department will track and report all bookings during the campaign. Travel agents must be employed at the travel agency where bookings were earned in order to qualify. The ten packages must be accumulated on a per agent basis and bookings can not be pooled or transferred within an agency, chain or consortium. Cancelled files do not qualify.
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| CAYMAN ISLANDS – ALL CLEAR |
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Hurricane Paloma passes; Grand Cayman open for business; Little Cayman, Cayman Brac ‘all clear’
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| Seven Mile Beach as of yesterday afternoon | | As Hurricane Paloma passed the Cayman Islands over the weekend, the ‘All Clear’ for the Sister Islands of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman was issued. In the wake of Paloma, Grand Cayman returns to business as usual. Owen Roberts International Airport re-opened for business on November 8, for all inbound and outbound flights. All travellers are urged to confirm their reservations with their airlines and accommodations prior to arrival. Hotels on the island are currently accepting reservations and new guests. Initial assessment efforts currently underway in Cayman Brac indicate that the Gerrard Smith Airport is still undergoing cleanup; it is not yet operational. Keep reading TRAVELHotNews.com for updates.
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| SUNSPOTS REWARDS AGENTS |
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Book any packages or net fares with Sunspots and have a chance to win 2 tickets with AA, 2 tickets with Continental; gift cards
To reward its travel agent partners, Sunspots Holidays launches a new incentive program: starting immediately, for any booking, any packages or net fares with Sunspots, and you will be entered into a draw to win 2 tickets with American Airlines and 2 tickets with Continental Airlines to any of their transborder or Caribbean Destinations. Destinations for bookings include Canada to US and vice versa, Canada/US to the Caribbean and to Latin America. The incentive ends December 15th. In addition, agents can still take advantage of Sunspots’ gift card promotions where agents can get up to $50 gift cards when making air, hotel and package bookings. Sunspots, offer over 20 Airlines and over 10,000 hotel properties around the world. For more information, please call 416-484-8144 or 1-800-657-8721.
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| SINGAPORE AIRLINES REDUCES FUEL SURCHARGE |
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Fuel surcharges lowered for Business, Economy Class across all routes as of Fri. Nov. 7, 2008
Singapore Airlines lowered its fuel surcharges for travellers in Business and Economy Class, across all routes, for tickets issued on or after Friday 7 November 2008. The reduction is the second time since September 2008 that Singapore Airlines has reduced fuel surcharges, in line with the recent sustained fall in the price of jet fuel. Besides the length of the journey, the surcharge levels will hereafter also take into account the class of travel. Here is the list of revised fuel surcharges: Routes from Singapore-Southeast Asia previously (pre-Nov.7) cost $36USD for all classes; this has been revised to $36 for First Class, $32 for Business Class and $28 for Economy Class. Keep reading for more details.
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| FREE ACTA ID CARD |
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Purchase or renew your ACTA 2009 Membership and receive a free ACTA ID card
ACTA, the Association of Canadian Travel Agencies, is adding value for agents by offering the ACTA ID card free to all personnel in existing and new ACTA member agencies. All agencies with a valid IATA or TIDS number are eligible to benefit from this cost-saving initiative as long as agency owners and/or managers renew their membership or join by February 28, 2009. ACTA encourages all members to take advantage of this special offer so they and their agents can start saving money now! The ACTA ID card offers discounts to ACTA ID cardholders and the list of suppliers keeps growing with over 100 Canadian and international suppliers to date, including airlines, cruise lines, tour operators, hotels, car rental companies and attractions. Visit the ACTA website at acta.ca on an ongoing basis for an up-to-date list as new suppliers are continually being added.
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