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| TRANSAT TOURS REORGANIZES |
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Nelson Gentiletti becomes Executive VP, Tour Operators; Transat teams in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal reorganize positions for “improved efficiency”
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| Nelson Gentiletti | | Transat Tours Canada, comprised of Nolitours and Transat Holidays, has announced several changes to its management team yesterday, which, according to the company, “will result in improved efficiency and in keeping with the continuing evolution of the organization in recent years.“First off, the company has announced that Nelson Gentiletti will become Executive Vice-President, Tour Operators. He will be responsible for the majority of the group’s tour operator activities, which include the operations of Transat Tours Canada (TTC), Jonview Canada, Canadian Affair (in the United Kingdom) and Air Consultants Europe (The Hague), which together account for annual sales of roughly $3 billion. In other reorganization news, Michael DiLollo, who holds the position of Executive Vice-President, Transat Tours Canada, will now be in charge of all TTC operations. Keep reading for all the appointments.
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| JOHN LYNCH LEAVES UNIQUE VACATIONS |
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John Lynch vacates post as Executive VP, Unique Vacations; will continue in role as Chairman, Jamaica Tourist Board
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| John Lynch | | John Lynch will step down effective November 7 as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Unique Vacations, Inc., worldwide representatives for Sandals Resorts, Beaches Resorts, The Royal Plantation Collection, and Grand Pineapple Beach Resorts. Lynch's decision to leave Unique Vacations does not affect his current role as Chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board. The announcement was made by Kevin Froemming, president of Unique Vacations, Inc. According to Froemming, Lynch played an integral role in Sandals’ expansion from one single brand to four distinct resort brands. “We are a stronger company today for the efforts of John Lynch,” said Froemming. Speaking from World Travel Market in London, Sandals Resorts chairman Gordon “Butch” Stewart praised Lynch for his invaluable service throughout the years.
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| IRELAND – THE MORE THE MERRIER |
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| Jayne Shackleford, Manager-Canada, Tourism Ireland | | Tourism Ireland hosts 3rd annual ‘Group Travel Organisers’ event, posts record-breaking visitation numbers for 2008
Charmaine Pang
Tourism Ireland hosted their third annual ‘Group Travel Organisers’ event at the Toronto Botanical Gardens yesterday. The event began in the afternoon with a trade show and continued with a series of seminars held in breakout rooms. The goal of the seminars was to help Canadian agents develop their Ireland group travel business, with both Irish and Canadian-based suppliers conducting the sessions. Suppliers included, from Ireland: the Kingsley Hotel, Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort, Holiday Ireland Hotels, Ireland’s Shannon Region and 32 CC/Irish Coaches/Hills Ireland Tours. Canadian tour operators who participated in the event included Globus, Insight Vacations, Royal Irish Tours, Trafalgar Tours and Transat Holidays. Keep reading for more information about the event.
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| TICO’S TOWN HALL |
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TICO’s Michael Pepper to host town hall meetings in London, Ottawa, Toronto on Nov. 26, 27 and Dec. 1
TICO will be holding open town hall meetings to provide TICO registrants with useful information and with an opportunity to meet and ask TICO President & CEO and Travel Registrar, Michael Pepper, any questions that they may have. Attendance is free and all travel industry members are welcome. The evening meetings will take place in London on Wed Nov. 26 at the Ramada Inn, Ottawa on Thu Nov. 27 at Monterey Inn Resort, and in Toronto on Mon Dec. 1, 2008 at the Toronto Congress Centre. Go to the TRAVELHotNews.com Events Calendar to learn more. Keep reading to learn more about what topics will be covered at these town hall meetings.
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| CELEBRATING CITC IN HALIFAX |
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CITC Atlantic Regional Council celebrates CITC’s 40th anniversary in style
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| Celebrating in Halifax | | On November 4th at the Lower Deck in Halifax, the CITC Atlantic Regional Council held a social event to toast CITC's 40th Anniversary. Sunwing was the event sponsor. Prize recipients included Wendy Dunham of TPI receiving the Sunwing door prize, Loly Crowley CTC of TPI, winning the Best Western Woodstock prize and Jennifer Fraser CTC of HRG winning the Westjet Grand Prize. The evening was organized through the efforts of Lisa Geddes CTC of TPI and Jennifer Lambe CTC of HRG North America, both of whom are on CITC's Atlantic Regional Council and live in the Halifax area. An event in St. John's on November 18th will be hosted by other CITC Atlantic Regional Members. Keep reading for more information.
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| MARTOUR & TACA TOUR PERU |
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FAM trip from Oct. 18-27, 2008 takes Ontario and Quebec agents to Machu Picchu and more
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| Agents at Machu Picchu | | Martour International, in collaboration with Taca Airlines, organized a FAM trip for Ontario and Quebec agents to the Republic of Peru. The trip took place from October 18-27, 2008. Rosa Cabral from Martour and Roberto Yanqui from Taca Airlines accompanied the travel agents. Participants included Liliana Alegre from Easy Travel in Montreal; Catherine Compagnion from Westmount Travel in Montreal; Daniela Stefanova from Afrolympic in Montreal; Jose Catalan from Voyages Confort in Montreal; Barbara Weis from Ruppe Travel in London, Ontario; Stuart Nicholson from Big Blu Sky Adventures in Ottawa; Gabriela Enriquez from Exotic Destinations in Toronto; Frank Chong from Drum Travel in Toronto; Sylvia Meir from CAA Travel in Toronto and Lewis McKinnon from Carlson Wagonlit in Toronto.
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| HURRICANE PALOMA TO CAYMANS |
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Rain is soaking the Cayman Islands as late-season hurricane Paloma bears down on the chain of tiny Caribbean islands. The Category 1 hurricane is expected to pass over or near Grand Cayman late Friday or early Saturday. It then is expected to gain strength and plow into Cuba, a country still recovering from two powerful hurricanes earlier this season. Forecasters say Paloma could become a powerful Category 3 storm with winds of 180 kilometres an hour by the time it reaches Cuba on Sunday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says it expects Paloma to weaken into a tropical storm after crossing Cuba's midsection and steer away from the United States through the Bahamas and into the Atlantic.
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| SAVE MORE WITH SUNWING |
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U.S. economic woes mean better prices for hotels in sun destinations, peak periods – as much as 50%
Sunwing Vacations reports that many of its hotel partners in Mexico, the Caribbean, and even in the U.S. are seriously discounting rates – even over peak periods like Christmas and New Year’s – in an effort to replace the usual business from American travellers. Many of the early booking offers have been extended past the original Sunwing brochure deadline of Oct. 31. “I can’t remember seeing prices so drastically reduced,” said Lawrence Elliott, Sunwing’s group vice-president. “In some instances we’re seeing hotel rates slashed by half – and just as important, early booking bonus discounts have been extended by many hotels to get more business into their resorts.” Keep reading for more details.
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