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| ALBERTA SHOWS OFF NEW CAMPAIGN |
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Travel Alberta unveils new creative campaign at Union Station
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Kelly Fornataro, Marney St John, and Susan Fekete | | Travel Alberta held an event at M Lounge in downtown Toronto last evening. Various travel partners were invited to learn more about the new winter creative campaign aimed directly at consumers. In attendance were representatives from Ski Banff Lake Louise Sunshine, and Venture Communications who are managing the campaign. Starting today, commuters passing through Union Station will be able to get a real life experience of “Canada’s Rocky Mountain Playground”. A series of ‘living billboards’ will allow consumers to explore ‘inside’ the three-dimensional ads which will appear as if they were walking right onto the slopes.
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| CITC GIVES IT AWAY FOR FREE |
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CITC and YourWorkshops.com announce free seminars
Steve Gillick CTM, President of CITC and Craig Marsh, President of YourWorkshops.com have announced that in light of CITC’s 40th anniversary, and in light of the current economic climate, they would, for the time being, remove all costs associated with the nine CITC seminars currently available on YourWorkshops.com. Industry professionals can now enhance their skills in e-marketing, customer service, selling skills, prospecting for clients, getting ready for the Winter selling season, selling luxury cruises and inspiring clients to buy. They can even learn about tour escorting or, for the agency manager, check out the seminar on salaries and incentives.
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| LITTLE CAYMAN OPENS POST PALOMA |
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Little Cayman resorts reopen post-Paloma; Cayman Brac sustains significant damage, and Grand Cayman continues with business as usual
The tiny idyllic island of Little Cayman is ready to receive visitors again post-Paloma. Beginning yesterday, with the reopening of Southern Cross Club and Little Cayman Beach Resort and the resumption of regular flight schedules with Cayman Airways Express, the island is open for business. Grand Cayman, the largest of the three islands, continues to welcome guests. Having felt few effects from Hurricane Paloma, as the system passed 30 miles to the east of Grand Cayman on November 8, the island is busy receiving guests at air and sea ports.
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| TRANSAT EURO WEBINARS |
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Transat Holidays launches 2009 Europe webinars
Transat Holidays will be holding webinars for travel agents to learn more about their Europe program for summer 2009. Two Webinar sessions will be held comprising of At-A-Glance 15-minute sessions and In-Depth 45-minute sessions. Schedule as follows: At-A-Glance seminars will be held from November 25 to 27, 2008. In-Depth webinars to be held from December 9 to 11. All webinars take place at 10 a.m. and you must register at the start of each webinar to participate. Please note that your computer will require flash to view the webinars. Continue reading for complete webinar information and registration.
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| TAKE A HAPPY HOLIDAY ON SUNQUEST |
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Sunquest announces Book! Earn! & Go! free vacation for two promotion
By booking your clients on a Sunquest vacation, you can earn yourself, and a companion a free vacation. All new bookings made between Nov. 24 and Dec. 31, 2008 for departures between Nov. 24, 2008 to Apr. 30, 2009, and applicable on all Sunquest sun product (including Caribbean cruise and air-only) count towards your target. When you hit the following sales targets, you will be eligible to take a free Sunquest vacation for two: Book 30 passengers and earn a seven-night vacation at a three-star hotel; book 40 passengers and earn a seven-night vacation at a four-star hotel; and book 50 passengers and earn a seven-night vacation at a five or five-plus-star hotel.
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| 25% COMMISSION WITH CRUISE WEST |
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Cruise West announces opportunity to earn up to 25 per cent commission when booking with B.E.A.R. program
Cruise West has offered travel agents the opportunity to earn up to 25 per cent commission. The program is designed to reward agents for their marketing on specific itineraries and products. The B.E.A.R. (Bookings Earn Additional Revenue) marketing program provides commissions of 10 to 15 per cent over the standard commission. To garner maximum dollars using the B.E.A.R. Program, the travel agent selects a Cruise West destination and season to promote. Once the agent completes the online request form, found at cruisewest.com/agents/ groupinfo/bear_request.aspx, or requests to be set up for the program through Cruise West’s Inside Sales Department, the agent can begin marketing specific itineraries and earning extra commissions right away.
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| CARNIVAL TO INCREASE NY CAPACITY |
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Carnival Cruise Lines announces increase in seasonal 2010 New York sailings
Carnival Cruise Lines will increase capacity on its seasonal cruise program from New York in 2010 with the 2,978-passenger Carnival Glory scheduled to operate a variety of four and five-day Atlantic Canada voyages from June to September, followed by a series of five week-long fall foliage cruises. Four-day cruises departing Thursdays feature a call at Saint John, New Brunswick and scenic cruising in the Bay of Fundy, while five-day cruises departing on Mondays and Saturdays include stops at Saint John and Halifax, Nova Scotia. The program commences with a four-day voyage departing June 6, 2010 (a one-time Sunday departure).
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| ARUBA’S $500M RENOS |
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Aruba Tourism Authority announces $500 million in renovations and touirsm developments
The Aruba Tourism Authority (ATA) has announced nearly a $500 million investment in recent tourism upgrades, which will continue through 2011. In addition to upgrades on existing hotels and resorts, Aruba continues to develop of new tourism products in response to high demand. Some investments include: Air service, a new Cunucu Arubiano Eco-Lodge open for business, the Hyatt Regency Aruba completes a $20 million renovation project, the Westin Resort, Aruba, completes a $22 million resort-wide refurbishment, the Renaissance Aruba Resort and Casino opens new Okeanos Spa and the Holiday Inn Resort Aruba expands their kids program.
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