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| CARIBBEAN WEEK IS HERE |
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Caribbean Travel Conference features a trade day to 'spread the love' with panels, workshops, discussions
Charmaine Pang
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| Hugh Riley, Acting Secretary-General, CTO | | The second annual Caribbean Week in Canada has officially arrived. Yesterday's Caribbean Travel Conference, hosted at the Sutton Place Hotel in Toronto, provided trade attendees the opportunity to learn about the challenges and opportunities in the Caribbean travel market. Susan Webb, Canadian representative for the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), introduced "my boss", Hugh Riley, Acting Secretary-General for the CTO and Co-Chair of the Caribbean Tourism Development Company (CTDC). Riley said Caribbean Week was only in its infancy and he hoped it would grow year after year, to the point that "there is so much happening you would have to be brain-dead not to know that the Caribbean is in town." The goal here, said Riley, is to "tease, excite, and seduce" Canadians to come to the Caribbean and to come for repeat visits.
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| NORTH CAROLINA HIGHLIGHTS |
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North Carolina hosts luncheon to announce 2008-2009 highlights
Lisa Raffaele
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| Jeanette Faria, Heidi Walters, Tracy Aldridge, Jennifer H. Parsley, Charissa M. Todd, Susan Melnyk, Jennifer Francioni, Courtney Davis, Lisa Conklin, Carolyn E. McCormick | | Yesterday afternoon at Toronto's Brassaii Restaurant North Carolina and partners, Cabarrus NC, Visit Charlotte, The Outer Banks, Visit Raleigh and Replacements Ltd. Hosted a luncheon to discuss the latest news in conjunction to the release of Nights in Rodanthe, a new Richard Gere film shot in Outer Banks, North Carolina. According to Heidi Walters, Director of International Marketing, Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development, State of North Carolina, Canadians love North Carolina and Canadians have exceeded their expectations. Last year 411,000 Canadians visited North Carolina, creating a record for the state. Seventy-eight per cent of those visitors from Canada came via car last year alone, and 75 per cent of North Carolina's Canadian visitors came from Ontario, while only 15 per cent travel form Quebec.
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| ADDISON SHOWS BUILD ON SUCCESS |
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Agents, build your success at the Addison Shows - Eastern Series: Toronto Sep. 29, London Sep. 30, Ottawa Oct. 1, Montreal Oct. 2
Building on the successful Western Canada series of shows, where more than 1,500 agents attended five shows, Addison hits Toronto on September 29, London on September 30, Ottawa on October 1 and Montreal on October 2 with their largest number of exhibitors in years. The Eastern Series of shows is generating a travel industry buzz. Registration is strong in London and Ottawa and in Toronto and Montreal almost 600 agents have already signed up in each city to meet new contacts and get the latest product info from tour operators, tourist boards, hotels and transportation companies representing six continents. Click here to register today!
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| GOWAY GIVES IT AWAY |
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| Royale Takitumu | | Agents can win weekly prizes, Grand Prize trip to Cook Islands for 2
Goway has launched their "Great Giveaway" for 2008. For all new bookings until December 27, 2008, Goway is offering weekly prizes and a Grand Prize trip giveaway for 2 to the Cook Islands. To be entered into the weekly and grand prize draw, agents simply make a booking on any Goway vacation and will be eligible to win weekly prizes. Each week, one lucky agent will be selected at random to win a gift basket worth up to $100. In addition, all bookings made before Dec 27, 2008 will be entered into a draw to win a trip for 2 to the fabulous Cook Islands including round-trip airfare with Air New Zealand from Los Angeles, and 5 nights accommodation at Royale Takitumu. Keep reading for full details.
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| GTAA SPEAKS OUT |
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| Lloyd McCoomb, President/CEO of GTAA | | Dr. Lloyd McCoomb speaks about the economic state of Toronto Pearson Airport and future goals and highlights
Lisa Raffaele
Last week, Dr. Lloyd McCoomb spoke at The Economic Club of Toronto regarding the economic state surrounding Toronto's Pearson Airport and the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA). According to McCoomb, Pearson sees an average of 85,000 passengers a day. Of those 85,000 passengers, 38,000 (45 per cent) are travelling within Canada, 24,000 (28 per cent) are travelling to and from the United States and 11,000 (13 per cent) are travelling to and from Europe and 4,000 (five per cent) to and from Asia and the South Pacific. Last year 31.5 million passengers walked trough Pearson's doors and on January 14 Pearson received its one-millionth passenger.
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| CARNIVAL STOPS SHORT IN MIAMI |
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Carnival Destiny to offer 4, 5-day cruises from Miami year-round, launching Sep. 27
The 2,642-passenger Carnival Destiny begins a new schedule of four- and five-day cruises from Miami on Saturday, Sept. 27. This will be the largest ship to be deployed year-round on short cruise itineraries. The Carnival Destiny offers nearly 500 balcony staterooms and suites. Carnival offers 29 short cruise options from 12 U.S. homeports. On its new Miami-based schedule, Carnival Destiny departs Thursdays on four-day cruises to Key West, Fla., and Cozumel, Mexico; Mondays on five-day cruises to Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands; and Half Moon Cay, a private Bahamian island; and Saturdays on five-day voyages to George Town, Grand Cayman; and Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
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| CLICK ON THE LUCKY SUITCASE |
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Win a trip for 2 to the Grand Paradise Bavaro in Punta Cana, courtesy of THN.com and Sunquest
The Lucky Suitcase Contest is almost over - you have until Oct. 19th to enter and have a chance to win a trip to sunny Punta Cana. TRAVELHotNews and Sunquest want you to win a one-week vacation for two to the Grand Paradise Bavaro in Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic. Simply choose one (1) of the seven (7) lucky suitcases presented to you when you click to play the game. When you click on the suitcase and 'open' the suitcase, you will find a number (from 2 to 300). Click here to play the Lucky Suitcase Game, and click here for contest rules and regulations.good luck!
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