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| ENCORE CRUISE ESCAPES & NCL ‘BEST VALUE’ |
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‘Best Value’ offer is back again for Fall 2009 and Winter 2010 sailings
Encore CruiseEscapes is bringing back its popular and exclusive ‘Best Value’ offer with NCL for Fall 2009 and Winter 2010 sailings with some enhanced features. Now when your clients book applicable NCL cruises, they not only receive prepaid gratuities but ‘Dinner on Us’ (1 complimentary Freestyle restaurant cover charge) as well. This represents a total added value of US$100 per person (based on a seven-day sailing). These enhanced ‘Best Value’ added offers are exclusive to bookings made through Encore CruiseEscapes’ call centre and are in addition to any further offers that may also be available through NCL. In many cases, your client could receive double the added value. Keep reading to learn which sailings apply to this offer.
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| FLY HIGHER WITH ETIHAD |
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| Diamond First class | | Canadian customers can fly in Diamond First class for the price of a Pearl Business class fare; available until Feb. 28, 2009
Etihad Airways is offering Canadian customers the chance to fly in Diamond First class for the price of a Pearl Business class fare, as part of a massive promotion to highlight the airline’s award-winning premium services on the ground and in the sky. Etihad Airways operates three non-stop flights-per-week to Abu Dhabi. Flights depart Toronto on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, offering over 850 seats each way per week. The ‘fly higher’ offer is available to travellers who book and pay for tickets before Feb. 28, 2009. All outbound travel must be completed by Mar. 28, 2009 and return journey completed by May 31, 2009, guests returning after Mar. 28, 2009 will travel in Pearl Business class.
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| BARCELO’S B PARTNER PLAN |
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Barcelo Hotels & Resorts unveils new "B Partner" loyalty program for American travel agents; earn “B Partner Perk” for free stays
Barcelo Hotels & Resorts has announced a new loyalty program to earn complimentary vacation stays at more than 26 all-inclusive hotels in Mexico, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic. The "B Partner" loyalty program offers agents incentives for every confirmed booking at an all-inclusive Barcelo property in Mexico, Costa Rica or the Dominican Republic. Effective for all bookings made and fulfilled after Nov. 1, 2008, the program awards registered agents with 15 "perks" for each night booked at a Barcelo Premium hotel or 10 “perks” for each night booked at a Barcelo hotel. Agents can then earn free night stays with a minimum of 300 perks or 20 booked room nights at a Premium Barcelo property.
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| FREE DISNEY NIGHTS WITH NOLITOURS |
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Pay 4 nights, get 3 free at Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort
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| Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort | | Let your clients spend 7 nights at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin resort with Nolitours by paying for only 4 nights! Offer is valid for bookings made by March 31, 2009 for travel Feb. 10 – Sep. 30, 2009. This Disney Deluxe Resort is located in the Epcot Resort Area. Kids and teens aged 2 to 17 stay free and kids 2 to 9 eat free from the children’s menu at select restaurants when dining with a paying adult (max. 2 kids per room). Depart Mar. 7, 2009 for $899 plus tax per adult and $299 plus tax per child. Keep reading for full details.
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| AIR FRANCE’S NEW LOGO |
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Air France reveals brand new logo for 2009
Air France has unveiled its revamped logo. The company’s aircraft will be painted with the new livery during fleet maintenance operations, and new aircrafts will be rolled out with the new logo. The changes will be made gradually.
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| VISIT SPAIN WITH TRANSAT |
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Transat Holidays announces two new tours in Spain and Europe; EBBs available until March 31, 2009
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| Madrid | | Transat Holidays’ is offering two new tours in Spain: 'Morocco and the Costa del Sol' and 'The Best of Spain and Portugal'. The Morocco itinerary blends a stay in Torremolinos with a coach tour of Morocco that includes Tangiers, Fez, Marrakesh and Casablanca. 'The Best of Spain and Portugal' features stops in the Iberian Peninsula and includes, flights, 14-night accommodation, 28 meals and 19 sightseeing tours and attractions. Transat Holidays has also announced an Europe Early Bookings Bonus that is available until March 31, 2009.
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| A ZOOMER OPPORTUNITY |
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‘Zoomer’ segment of 45-plus consumers offers a worthwhile market for travel agents to tap into
Charmaine Pang
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| Suzanne Boyd and Charmaine Singh | | Suzanne Boyd, Editor-in-Chief of Zoomer Magazine, presented top travel trends for the 45-plus ‘Zoomer’ demographic at Tuesday afternoon’s Discover America Canada Annual General Meeting. At the meeting, Boyd outlined several reasons why Zoomers are worth attracting. This is especially important for travel agents, tour operators and destination marketing organizations looking for additional business in tough times. Having money and time to spare, Zoomers account for 54 per cent of all vacations taken from Canada and a whopping 70 per cent of cruises from Canada. Of vacationers spending $5,000+, 54 per cent of them are Zoomers.
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| ENSEMBLE AND UNIGLOBE ALIGN |
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Ensemble Travel Group, UNIGLOBE Travel form Eastern Canada business alliance
Ensemble Travel Group and UNIGLOBE Travel (Eastern Canada) have formed a business alliance. This alliance allows UNIGLOBE members in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada to offer Ensemble’s products and services to their leisure clients, while still focusing on their core corporate business. “Especially in this economic environment, we need to continually find innovative ways of evolving our business,” said Lindsay Pearlman, executive vice president and GM for Ensemble Canada. “Our alliance with UNIGLOBE is a win-win situation that achieves our respective corporate goals for growth and development,” he added.
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