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| ST. PETERSBURG/CLEARWATER SEES CUTS |
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| D.T. Minich | | Visit St. Petersburg/Clearwater announces budget cuts in Canada
Due to budget concerns and the ongoing economic crisis in the United States, St. Petersburg/Clearwater has decided to cut Canadian trade and consumer representation, D.T. Minich, Executive Director, Visit St. Petersburg/Clearwater, told TRAVELHotNews.com. TRAVELHotNews.com contacted Minich this morning who reported that Visit St. Petersburg/Clearwater does not yet have a definitive direction as to the extent of the budget cuts. On March 17, 2009, the Board of County Commissioners looks at all the recommendations, one being to no longer have a contract in Canada. “Because of the budget cuts we will have leisure staff that will have plenty of time to devote to the Canadian market,” confirmed Minich.
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| BALI'S BACK WITH GOWAY |
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Goway announces Great Bali Stimulus Package
Goway has announced that Bali is back in their line-up and on sale. Doug Vogl, Product and Marketing Manager, Asia announced that "Bali is back high on the wish list of travellers and is a beautiful, safe and friendly destination which Goway now has on sale.” Goway's Bali Beach Escapes packages start at $319 for an eight-day holiday or $539 for a 13-day vacation at the three-star property (Oasis Boutique Beach Resort) with other choices of hotel accommodation ranging up to five-star resorts.
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| SCENIC SAYS “G’DAY & THANKS” |
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Scenic Tour announces agent incentive; $50 gift card received for every booking
Australian-headquartered Scenic Tours has just announced its latest agent incentive. To coincide with the release of its 2009/2010 New Zealand and Australia escorted tours brochure, as well as to promote the company’s summer 2009 European River Cruises, Scenic has decided to offer agents with a $50 gift card for every booking made. Agents can choose their gift card from the following selection: The Bay, HomeSense, Cineplex Odeon or Starbucks.
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| TRANSAT'S EURO INCENTIVES |
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Transat Holidays announces free car rental or one-night free to Europe offer on bookings made by March 31
Book two seats by March 31, 2009 to Europe and your clients get a free three-day Hertz car rental or one-night hotel free. The three-day free car rental offer is valid for travel between April 1 and October 31, 2009 to the following European cities: Vienna, Birmingham, Exeter, Gatwick, Manchester, Newcastle, Paris, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Dublin, Shannon, Rome, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Barcelona, Madrid and Malaga. One-night free hotel offer is valid for travel between April 1 and June 30, 2009 on select hotels in the following cities: Vienna, Paris, Lyon, Frankfurt, Munich, Rome, Montecatini, Venice, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Barcelona, London and Athens.
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| FLY FREE WITH MSC |
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MSC Cruises announces free roundtrip airfare to Europe this summer; offer available from select gateways when booking a 2009 7-night Europe itinerary
For a limited time, MSC Cruises is offering free roundtrip airfare from select gateways in conjunction with its 2009 seven-night Europe itineraries this summer. The 2009 Europe Free Air promotion is available on flights from Atlanta, Boston, Chicago O’Hare, Miami, JFK, Newark, Tampa and Orlando. Rates (including cruise, roundtrip air, air taxes and airport transfers) on select sailings begin at $1,199 per person, double occupancy. Bookings must be made by April 30, 2009. A $250 per person non-refundable deposit is due at time of booking.
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| ETIHAD’S ‘FLY HIGHER’ EXTENSION |
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Etihad Airways extends ‘Fly Higher’ and ‘Go Shopping’ promotions
Etihad has announced that both their Fly Higher promotion, where agents are encouraged to sell Diamond First Class for the price of Pearl Business Class, and their Go Shopping promotion, where every new adult booking ticketed between January 9 and March 31, 2009 and flown by April 30, 2009 can receive a $10 gift card from HBC or an Etihad aircraft model have been extended. Once the tickets have been issued, agents should download their prize claim form and email it to dalkhas@etihad.ae. Agents should note that the Fly Higher promotion is now available until March 15, 2009 and the Go Shopping offer will be available on new bookings made until March 31, 2009.
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| VISITBRITAIN'S ESSENTIAL LONDON PACK |
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VisitBritain releases ‘Essential London Pack’ to Canadian Travellers
A new package of savings is now available from VisitBritain, offering Canadian travellers the opportunity to purchase several London tourism products for one discounted price. Until March 31, 2009, travellers can purchase the Essential London Pack for the introductory price of $130. This represents a 15 per cent savings over buying the products individually.
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| FAIRMONT SAYS TWEET, TWEET |
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Fairmont announces that agents can now check-in with Fairmont on Twitter
Fairmont Hotels has recently announced that they have a Twitter page where travel agents can sign up for the brand’s Suite Tweets, short newsbytes on the brand and its hotels, as well as check-in. Agents can visit the Fairmont Twitter feed at twitter.com/fairmonthotels. Posts range from Fairmont travel secrets and new services to hotel deals and exclusive promotions. It also features the Fairmont Twitter “followers,” an interactive Friday contest.
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| AIR FRANCE & KLM EXPAND ELECTRONIC BOARDING PASS |
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Air France and KLM announce expansion of electronic boarding pass on mobile device on European routes
Starting today, Air France and KLM are extending their electronic boarding pass service. The airlines have now introduced the service on most of the European and French domestic destinations. The electronic boarding pass can now be received on a passenger’s PDA or mobile phone. Following a six-month test on the Paris-Amsterdam-Paris route and after a first launch on some French destinations last month (‘La Navette’ flights), the service is now ready for gradual roll-out throughout Europe. It can be used on flights from Paris and Amsterdam to most European destinations other than the United Kingdom.
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