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| ARTA SETS NEW CATEGORIES & FEES |
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ARTA Canada board introduces general and premium member categories; membership benefits and fees set for 2008-2009
At its board of directors meeting last week, the ARTA Canada board agreed to implement two categories of agency members, General and Premium. The board also agreed to a fee structure for 2008-2009. General Members are those travel agencies which require a variety of basic services and programs. General Member fees are dependent on the number of employees at the travel agency location and range from $200 to a maximum of $500 annually. Premium Members are those travel agencies which require more enhanced services and programs. Premium member fees are dependent on the number of employees at the travel agency location and range from $350 to a maximum of $650 annually. Continue reading for complete details for General and Premium categories.
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| SUNQUEST’S SAILS THE MEDITERRANEAN |
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Sunquest launches 2009 Mediterranean cruise brochure; features new ships, itineraries and savings
Sunquest has just released its 2009 Mediterranean Cruise brochure, featuring a number of new additions and some early booking bonuses. Among the new additions this year are two new ships from MSC Cruises, MSC Fantasia and MSC Splendida, which join the MSC Musica and MSC Poesia that headed up Sunquest’s 2008 Mediterranean cruising season. Along with these new ships, Sunquest has announced two new itineraries exploring the Western Mediterranean and the Eastern Mediterranean, both. Sunquest has also enhanced its ‘Cruise of a Lifetime’ program out of Rome, and if your clients book by Jan. 6, 2009, they will get their choice of cabin and receive three bonuses. Continue reading for more details on Sunquest's new itineraries and early booking bonus.
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| INREPID ACQUIRES SUNTREK |
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Intrepid Travel announces the acquisition of Suntrek
Darrell Wade, CEO and co-founder of Intrepid Travel, has announced the acquisition of Suntrek, a American adventure tour operator specializing in small group travel throughout the Americas. With the purchase, Intrepid will offer almost 500 Itineraries to some 100 destinations in six continents. “This is an ideal marriage, as Suntrek shares many of the same philosophies we have,” said Wade. “For years they’ve had a policy of small groups – no more than 13 – so that their customers can travel at a grassroots level. They offer a single match-up policy so customers don’t have to pay a single supplement, and, like Intrepid, deliver terrific value for money.” The acquisition of Suntrek adds to Australia-headquartered Intrepid’s current foothold in North America which comprises sales and marketing offices based in Boulder, Colorado and Toronto, Ontario. Effective immediately, all bookings for Suntrek product will be handled through Intrepid.
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| TRAVELSAVERS LAUNCH HOTEL BOOKING ENGINE |
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TRAVELSAVERS Canada announces newly released web-based Hotel Booking Engine with 76,000 hotels online
TRAVELSAVERS Canada has expanded its proprietary global hotel program with a newly released Hotel Booking Engine for its travel agencies. The web-based system places a hotel inventory of 76,000 properties at the agents’ fingertips, all of which are now bookable online without a GDS. Key features of the hotel booking engine include: Easy-to-use booking engine with comprehensive property details; Geo Search allows agents to select from a pre-configured listing of the most frequently requested destinations; itinerary-builder shopping cart function allows multiple bookings in a single session, with guest information only being entered once; pop-up calendar allows agents to automatically complete date fields when the end-user selects a date from the calendar; and more. Continue reading for complete details on the new web-based engine.
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| FREE DAILY SEATS WITH SUNWING |
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Sunwing Vacations announces November free airfare promotion from 6 Canadian gateways when booking a holiday with Sunwing
Throughout the month of November lucky sunseekers will receive free airfare to select destinations when they book a holiday with Sunwing. Each weekday, the operator will select five departure cities in Canada which will feature the offer. The free seats will apply to a selection of destinations and hotels and are on a strictly first-come basis. The departure cities comprise of Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City and Halifax, and will feature destinations in the Caribbean, Mexico, Las Vegas and Florida that will change daily. The offer applies to departures throughout Sunwing’s winter season; regular taxes will apply. “Just as we’re all busy winterizing our cars and hauling out our snowboots, there can’t be anything more tempting than the thought of a tropical holiday,” says Sunwing’s Daryl McWilliams.
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| EARLY XMAS WITH FUN SUN & NORTHWEST |
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Fun Sun Vacations and Northwest Airlines announce book in November and get chance to win 2 Northwest Airline passes early XMAS promo
By booking Northwest Airlines through Fun Sun Vacations in the month of November you could win two Northwest Airlines passes. Every time that you book Northwest Airlines through Fun Sun Vacations from November 1 to 30, 2008, you will automatically qualify for the draw for two Northwest Airline passes that are good for travel from Canada to the lower 48 US states. The draw will be made December 10, 2008. Files on option will not qualify for the draw. Northwest Airlines pass winners will be subject to the rules and regulations as outlined on the passes. Restrictions apply.
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| CANADIANS FLOCK TO DISCOVERAMERICA.COM |
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Thirty-eight per cent of users are Canadian; English, French versions available at official US travel website
The Travel Industry Association announced today a milestone for DiscoverAmerica.com: Within three months of completing its international launch, online users have viewed 1.1 million pages and spent one million minutes researching travel to the United States on the nation’s new official travel and tourism website. The Canada-specific version is the most visited site in the collection of DiscoverAmerica.com websites, accounting for 38 per cent of overall traffic. DiscoverAmerica.com - actually six sites tailored for English- and French-speaking Canada, Mexico, the U.K., Japan and Germany - includes rich content on dozens of popular U.S. cities, all 50 states and five U.S. territories, hundreds of attractions, activities and restaurants, and booking options in addition to official entry information and an online travel community.
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| RBC/CITC TOURNAMENT A SUCCESS |
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25th annual RBC/CITC golf tournament raises $7,9210.46 for travel industry educational projects
Stan Seggie, President and CEO of RBC Insurance Compay of Canada (left) and Mark Linton, Vice President of National Accounts at RBC Insurance (right), present a cheque in the amount of $7,921.46 to CITC's president and COO, Steve Gillick, representing the revenue generated from the 25th annual RBC/CITC golf tournament. Despite the rain-out on the first scheduled date in July, nearly all the golfers returned on September 15th, the re-scheduled date, for a great day of golf, dinner and prizes. The proceeds of the annual tournament go toward CITC travel industry educational projects throughout the country.
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