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| G.A.P APPOINTS WESSON |
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| Sandra Wesson | | G.A.P Adventures appoints Sandra Wesson as Director of Sales - Americas
G.A.P Adventures has announced that it has named Sandra Wesson to the position of Director of Sales - Americas. Based in Toronto, Sandra will be responsible for increasing the profile and brand awareness of G.A.P Adventures in North America by developing sales strategies and business building initiatives. Sandra has more than 19 years of experience in the travel industry most recently holding the position of director of travel industry sales at Kensington Tours and previously, overseeing the travel rewards and insurance relationships for the Air Miles Reward Program. She also has more than 10 years of experience in partner relationship management and marketing for numerous travel companies.
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| OUTAOUAIS WELCOMES YOU |
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Tourism Quebec, along with Outaouais Tourism and their partners host “Outaouais, Live It!” luncheon
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| Kathryn Keyes and Annie Desrosiers | | Yesterday afternoon at Toronto’s M Lounge, Tourism Quebec, along with Outaouais Tourism and their partners, hosted the second edition of their media luncheon designed to showcase and “live” the real Outaouais region. This past summer the Outaouais region launched the “It’s in Our Nature” campaign slogan. Yesterday they showcased the “Welcoming You” “Pampering You”, “Entertaining You”, “Creating a Capital for You” and “inspiring You” focus. Among the partners were: Casino Lac-Leamy, the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Canadian War Museum, Fairmont Le Chateau Montebello and the National Capital Commission.
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| SUNQUEST SEEKS NEW FACES |
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Sunquest launches ‘YourQuest’ – post your vacation picture, be the face of the brand and have a chance to win a trip to a RIU resort!
Effective immediately, and running through until midnight on Jan. 30, 2009, Sunquest, together with sponsors RIU Hotels & Resorts, The Bay and Maui Jim Sunglasses, is launching ‘YourQuest’, a first-of-its-kind promotion that wants to make real customers the ‘face’ of the brand. For travel agents and customers alike, with YourQuest you are asked to upload photos of yourself into one or all of the five categories available – Family (parents & up to 3 kids), Couples, Generational (grandparents, parents & up to 3 kids), Wedding/Vow Renewal and Friends (group of 3). Keep reading for details on how to win.
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| DISCOVER THE NEW NAYARIT: PART 1 |
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Riviera Nayarit, Mexico’s newest destination spot, offers luxury nestled amongst nature and top-notch culinary specialties
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Mexico’s newest vacation destination is in the Riviera…but not the Riviera you may be thinking of. This particular hot spot is located on the Pacific Coast of the country overlooking Banderas Bay, north of Puerto Vallarta, in Nayarit state. The region offers 19 different towns to explore, each with their own attractions and charms, and although there are many high-end accommodations, travel agents should note that there truly is a wide range of accommodations and activities available to suit independent travellers and budget travellers as well – keep reading to learn more.
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| RBC INSURANCE – SELL MORE, WIN MORE! |
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New ‘Sell More, Win More’ contest launches Dec. 1, 2008 and runs until May 29, 2009 – have a chance to win over 500 prizes
RBC Insurance has just announced the launch of its Sell More, Win More contest beginning December 1, 2008 until May 29, 2009. The contest offers RBC Insurance appointed travel agents the opportunity to win over 500 prizes, totalling over $125,000 in value, for selling RBC Insurance travel insurance policies. Travel agents who want to participate in the contest are required to register online at rbcinsurance.com/winmore. Participants will receive entries for RBC Insurance coverages sold. There is no limit to the number of entries travel agents can earn or prizes they can win. Draws will be held on a weekly and monthly basis including a grand prize draw at the end of the contest. Keep reading to learn what prizes you could win.
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| AIR TRANSAT SERVES MORE MEALS |
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Air Transat increases onboard meal selection on all Europe routes
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| Not representative of onboard meal | | Air Transat has announced that it will increase the selection of meals served on its aircraft. Air Transat will now be serving meal trays that include appetizer, main dish and dessert on all its European flights. According to the route being serviced, the airline will offer one of the following choices: Penne primavera, rosé sauce, chicken coq au vin, beef BBQ and beef pot roast. As of today, the airline will begin offering these more complete meals onboard all its flights to Europe.
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| INTREPID, VASCO & GAMA DEAL |
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Intrepid Travel, Vasco and Gama announce deal; VASCO and GAMA announces new educational web platform
Steven Larkin, President - North America for Intrepid Travel, has recently announced that Intrepid has signed on as a preferred supplier with the Vasco and Gama group of travel agencies. Larkin says that the entire Intrepid team in Canada is looking forward to working with the 190 locations of Vasco (the franchise brand) and Gama (the consortium brand) that form the group. Online education and training is the focus of the new website that launched Wednesday for VASCO and GAMA Travel offices. The site allows the company to post training content for their agencies, plus takes advantage of preloaded content by their preferred supplier partners.
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