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Book clients with Collette Vacations and earn up to $1,000 before the end of March; clients can save up to $1,000
Agents can earn as much as $1,000 before the end of March by booking passengers on any Collette Vacations tour for travel between May and December of 2009. "We'll pay agents $500 if they book 5 passengers on any Collette tour before the end of March," says Christine McLeod, Canadian Marketing Manager for Collette Vacations. "And if they book 5 more, they make an additional $500." With thousands of guaranteed departures, agents and clients have plenty of ways to earn or save. In addition, there are complimentary door-to-door sedan transfers within a 100 km radius of Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver and Victoria airports. Beginning May 1, 2009 Halifax, Winnipeg and Edmonton are added to the complimentary transfers list.
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| ACV DOUBLES EURO LINE-UP |
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Air Canada Vacations doubles European line-up with addition of over 100 hotels; New Canadian service includes YYZ, YUL and YVR departures
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| Geneva, Switzerland | | Air Canada Vacations has doubled its European line-up with the addition of over 100 hotels, sightseeing tours, excursions, theatre tickets, car rentals and private or shuttle transfers. Your clients can now choose from 200 hotels, 71 tours and 14 shows in nine European cities. Agents should note that all Air Canada Vacation packages to London, Paris, Rome, Madrid, Dublin, Frankfurt, Munich, Geneva and Zurich feature daily flights from major cities in Canada and offer the flexibility to purchase openjaw tickets. Air Canada's new non-stop flights to Europe this year include the only daily, year-round service to Geneva departing from Toronto and Montreal beginning June 1, the launch of Montreal-Rome on June 20 and a daily non-stop flight from Vancouver to Paris.
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| CONTIKI SAVINGS - 2 WEEKS LEFT |
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Save your clients up to $200 on Superior-class Europe trips with Contiki; book and pay in full before Mar. 31, 2009
Agents, don't forget that you have two weeks left to save your clients some money on their next Contiki tour to Europe. When booking your client's Superior-class tour, you can save them $100 on trips with a duration of 14 to 20 days. Save your clients $200 when booking them on trips with a duration of 21 days or longer. Your clients must book and pay in full before Mar. 31, 2009. This offer is valid on Contiki Europe trips (Superior class) booked between Feb. 1 and Mar. 31, 2009 for travel after July 1, 2009. New bookings only. Taxes, fuel surchages are extra; space may be limited. Some conditions apply. Don't forget, Contiki will also offer your clients half off Europe flights with British Airways. For full details, contact Contiki at 1-800-268-1835.
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| UN PREDICTS '09 DECLINE |
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United Nations predicts tourism decline in 2009 amid global economic crisis
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| Taleb Rifai | | The United Nations' tourism organization said that international vacation travel could drop up to two per cent in 2009 as the economic crisis worsens. Europe's broad tourism industry would likely see the largest drop in visitors, but that small countries dependent on foreign spending might suffer most, said Talib Rifai, secretary general of the UN World Tourism Organization. Approximately 924 million tourists travelled across international borders in 2008, Rifai said - or two per cent more than the previous year, though the numbers fell sharply in the last six months as economic worry prompted people to curb spending. Rifai called the increase modest compared with the "bullish years'' of 2004-2007, when growth averaged seven per cent. "This is not a tourism crisis. It's an economic crisis that spills over into tourism," Rifai said in Berlin, where he was attending a tourism trade fair.
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| ENCORE OFFERS 'BEST VALUE' |
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Encore CruiseEscapes launches Best Value program on select Holland America ships
Encore CruiseEscapes has introduced the Best Value program on select Holland America ships and departure dates. Now when you clients book applicable Holland America cruises, they will receive a 'Bon Voyage' bottle of champagne (per cabin), complimentary cover charge for two in Holland America's Pinnacle Grill, as well as one complimentary souvenir photo of their cruise. The Holland America 'Best Value' offer can only be booked through Encore CruiseEscapes call centres, and is not applicable to group bookings. Continue reading for applicable ships and sailings.
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| EMIRATES' NEW YYZ AIRBUS |
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Emirates Airline announces new Airbus A380 to land in Toronto
On June 1, 2009 Emirates Airline will be debuting the world's largest plane, the Airbus A380 double-decker jumbo jet, to its Toronto-Dubai route. Recently, three Canadian airports, Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal, have made modifications to handle the double-decker configuration, and Emirates has noted that they have been lobbying Ottawa for permission to increase its Toronto-Dubai service to daily flights.
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| ENHANCED LICENCES DON'T OFFSET PRIVACY RISKS |
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Saskatchewan decides to put the brakes on enhanced driver's licences; highlight that benefits don't outweigh people's privacy
Canadian Press
Saskatchewan's decision to put the brakes on high-tech driver's licences shows their benefits don't outweigh the invasion of people's privacy, according to one of Canada's top privacy watchdogs. Alberta has already ruled out bringing in an enhanced driver's licence. British Columbia brought in enhanced licences last year, while Ontario passed legislation allowing the province to issue the high-tech licences and photo identification cards. Manitoba residents can now apply for an enhanced card, which comes with a protective sleeve to deter hackers. Quebec and Nova Scotia are also looking at similar cards.
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| AC PARALYMPICS FUNDRAISER |
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Book travel online at aircanada.com and help support Canada's Paralympic athletes
Air Canada invites Canadians to support Canada's Paralympic athletes during its annual online fundraising initiative by booking travel at aircanada.com. The airline will donate $1 for every online booking made through its website starting March 16 until March 22, 2009. This is part of Air Canada's pledge to donate $750,000 to the Canadian Paralympic Committee over a seven-year period. "On behalf of Canada's Paralympic athletes, we invite you to cheer our athletes on by booking travel during the week of March 16th at aircanada.com. This kind of support from Canadians will help our athletes reach their highest goals," said Brian MacPherson, Chief Operating Officer, Canadian Paralympic Committee.
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