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| SUNWING’S SWEET ON GROUPS |
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‘Sweetheart’ group deal will waive fuel surcharge for your new group bookings until Feb. 14, 2009
Sunwing is offering travel agents a sweet incentive to help close group sales this February. The company is waiving the fuel surcharge for all new group bookings taken between Jan. 27 and Valentines Day, Feb. 14, 2009. This represents a savings as much as $200 per couple. The savings apply to all gateways, on 7- and 14-night vacation packages to Mexico, the Caribbean, Costa Rica, Las Vegas and Florida. The offer applies to all groups departing between May 20 and October 31. Under Sunwing’s generous group policies, as few as 10 people travelling together are eligible for group rates and a host of other benefits.
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| DELTA & AC OFFER FAMILY SAVINGS |
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Delta Hotels and Air Canada partner to offer Delta customers 15% off Air Canada flights
Delta Hotels has announced an exclusive partnership with Air Canada. The partnership provides guests who book and stay at any Delta hotel or resort with 15 per cent off their airfare with Air Canada to any destination where a Delta hotel is located. This 15 per cent discount offer is available on Air Canada's Tango Plus, Latitude and Executive Class fares for guests who have booked to stay at Delta from February 4, 2009 until June 30, 2009. "Delta is delighted to be the first Canadian hotel brand to offer this type of savings to our guests," said Hank Stackhouse, President and CEO, Delta Hotels.
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| AIR PASSENGERS TO PAY AFTER FUNDING CUT? |
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Airline passengers could face higher costs after a funding cut to a federal subsidy for post 9/11 airport security. The Toronto Star reports the plan to phase out $33 million to be delivered over the next three years was contained in last week's federal budget. Chris Day, a spokesman for Transport Minister John Baird, says funding for the Airport Police Assistance Program will dry up on Jan. 1, 2010. The cut means Toronto's Pearson airport will lose about $3.2 million in annual revenue, for example.
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| CITC OFFERS BURRIS WEBINARS |
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CITC announces enhanced travel industry training with 2 Nolan Burris webinars
CITC has enhanced its educational training program for the spring with two topics that can impact on productivity, efficiency and staying in touch with your clientele. On March 18, CITC will feature Nolan Burris in a live cross-Canada webinar entitled ‘Making Social Media Work for You’. Nolan explains how Facebook, Myspace, Flicker and Blogs work, and how so many travel professionals are tapping into the ‘social marketing’ aspect of these free internet sites. A second webinar on April 15, called ‘Get your Google On’, will provide some insight into Google.
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| ACTA, ASTA TEAM UP FOR EXPO |
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South Africa’s International Destination Expo will take place Mar. 8-11, 2009 in Sun City, South Africa
ACTA will partner with the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) for the International Destination Expo, being held March 8-11 in Sun City, South Africa. This destination-focused conference will allow agents to expand their knowledge and help sell the destination of South Africa and its surrounding attractions. The conference offers four days of concentrated education to master the sales-generating destination; networking with local suppliers; low-priced provincial packages, starting at $150, through South Africa and surrounding regions; new certifications to add to your professional profile to enhance your desirability to prospective new clients; and complimentary annual membership in the Specialty Travel Agents Association to promote your new specialist certification to consumers. ACTA members will receive the ASTA member registration rate for this expo, a $50 savings. Go to this link to register.
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| SOUTHWEST SPOTLIGHT |
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11th Annual Spotlight on the Southwestern USA takes place in Mesquite, Nevada from Apr. 19-21, 2009
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| Mesquite, Nevada | | The 11th Annual Spotlight on the Southwestern USA will provide even more tour and networking opportunities for North American wholesalers, group travel planners, motorcoach operators and travel agents in 2009. This year’s Spotlight will take place April 19-21, 2009 at the Casa Blanca Resort in Mesquite, Nevada and will be preceded by a Spotlight on Navajo pre-fam event and tour, April 16-19, 2009. Spotlight on the Southwestern USA is a tourism conference and marketplace which combines educational seminars, networking functions and a trade show.
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| THOMAS COOK WINNER |
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| Hotel Miramar at Waikiki | | Sonia Kotzen of The Travel Network in Toronto wins one-week stay to Miramar Hotel in Waikiki
Yesterday, Thomas Cook Canada and Craig Marsh, President of Yourworkshops.ca, presented Sonia Kotzen from The Travel Network in Toronto with a complimentary one-week stay in Hawaii at the Miramar Hotel in Waikiki. Kotzen won the prize for her participation with a Yourworkshops.ca webinar last fall featuring the Thomas Cook brands, Fun Sun Vacations and Boomerang Tours.
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| CTC BUDGET NEWS |
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Canadian Tourism Commission welcomes federal budget news; increased funding targets domestic travel and priority international markets
Canadians will be encouraged to travel within Canada with an increase in funding to the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) outlined in the federal government's budget. In addition to maintaining the CTC's $76 million funding, the budget document has earmarked $20 million for each of the next two years to expand investment into priority international markets and to encourage Canadians to spend their travel dollars at home. Other tourism-related initiatives in the budget include the creation of a National Trails System, an upgrade to National Parks visitors' facilities such as campgrounds and visitor centres, an upgrade to National Historic Site, and cultural festivals.
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