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| MIAMI: WHERE WORLDS MEET |
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Greater Miami CVB and travel partners host evening to entice Canadians to 'live, work, play' in Miami
Charmaine Pang
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| Rolando Aedo, Jennifer Diaz, Sandy Cavanagh, Linda Stillman, Robert Geitner, Holly Wiedman, Jaap Donath | | Visit Miami once and you just might end up returning to live or do business there, says the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB). Yesterday evening, an event, 'Miami: Where Worlds Meet' was hosted at One Up Restaurant & Lounge in Toronto. The event featured a partnership between the 'live, work, play' sectors of the city - the GMCVB, the Beacon Council (which helps businesses relocate to Miami), the Miami Downtown Development Authority and American Airlines.
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| SPAIN 'CANADA BLOOMS' WINNER ANNOUNCED |
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Canada Blooms attendee Claire Des Roches wins trip to Spain, courtesy of Tourist Office of Spain, Air Canada and Connaissance Travel
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| Jorge Rubio, Keith Dalgado, Alegria Narvaez, Tres Lobo at the prize drawing | | The Tourist Office of Spain, in conjunction with Air Canada and Connaissance Travel, has chosen a winner from their Canada Blooms lucky draw contest. The winner, Claire Des Roches, won a trip for two to Spain. Jorge Rubio, Director of the Tourist Office of Spain - Canada, along with Alegria Narvaez from the Tourist Office of Spain, Keith Dalgado from Air Canada, Tres Lobo from Connaissance Travel drew for the prize yesterday afternoon. Attendees who filled out a ballot at the Tourist Office of Spain's booth at Canada Blooms were eligible to win the prize.
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| SCRATCH & WIN WITH CONTIKI |
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Contiki Holidays offers new 'Scratch n' Win' agent incentive; win up to $500 for your bookings from Apr. 1-Apr. 30, 2009
Contiki Holidays has announced the launch of a brand new 'Scratch n' Win' incentive promotion, giving travel agents the chance to win up to $500 for every Contiki booking they make from Apr. 1 to Apr. 30, 2009. The 'Scratch 'n Win' incentive prizes will range in value from $5 to $500 and will include, in addition to ten $500 grand prizes, GPS devices, $50 and $25 gift cards and Contiki merchandise. Agents will receive a "Scratch 'n Win" card in the mail for every Contiki booking within the incentive period.
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| ACV IS SET FOR SUMMER |
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Air Canada Vacations includes new non-stop flights to Samana, Santa Clara and Varadero; expanded Europe program and more
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| Varadero | | Air Canada Vacations' summer flying schedule offers travellers new non-stop flights to popular southern destinations and increases the frequency of some summer routes by adding Sunday departures, ideal for honeymooners. Brand new non-stop flights this summer include Toronto-Samana on Sundays; Toronto-Santa Clara on Saturdays; and Calgary-Varadero on Sundays. Additional non-stop flights that will be added this summer include Montreal-Santa Clara on Sundays in July and August; Montreal-Varadero on Sundays; Toronto-Antigua on Sundays; and Toronto-Cancun on Mondays.
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| UP A TREE WITH GOWAY |
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Goway offers luxury treehouse accommodations in Kruger National Park for your client's next Africa adventure
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| Chalkley Treehouse | | Goway offers a unique way to let your clients get close to nature - they can spend a night up a tree in the African bush in the open, with a mosquito net between them and the stars. This unique experience is offered at Lions Sands Private Game Reserve in South Africa. The treehouses consist of a wooden platform outfitted with the comforts a guest can expect at a luxurious lodge - a comfortable double bed, crisp linens, mosquito net, comfortable armchairs for game viewing, toilet, vanity table, gowns and slippers. Chalkley Treehouse is built around a 500-year-old Leadwood Tree with views across the game-filled plains; Jackalberry is constructed high in a 100-year-old jackalberry tree and overlooks the Msutu dry river bed. They are 20 minutes drive from Lion Sands Lodge.
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| AC LAUNCHES VANCOUVER-PARIS |
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| Paris | | Air Canada to launch Vancouver-Paris daily service on July 1, 2009; complements existing routes
Air Canada has announced that it will launch the only daily service between Vancouver and Paris to meet seasonal travel demand. Between July 1, 2009, and September 29, 2009, the carrier will operate daily one-stop same plane flights linking Vancouver with the French capital, via Montréal. This service complements Air Canada's daily non-stop services between Toronto-Paris, and Montréal-Paris using brand new 349-seat Boeing 777-30ER aircraft. In addition, effective June 1, 2009, Air Canada is introducing new Montréal-Geneva service also providing easy access to a number of popular destinations in France served by train such as nearby Lyon, Annecy, Dijon and Grenoble. Geneva flights are timed to offer Vancouver customers easy and convenient connections in Montréal.
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| U.S. PLANS TO KEEP BORDER TIGHT |
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| Janet Napolitano | | U.S. homeland security chief says border security must remain tight, no plans to delay Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
Canadian Press
A senior official in the Obama administration doused hopes on Wednesday that the Canadian border will be treated differently than the beefed-up Mexican boundary where drug violence is escalating and countless illegal immigrants flood into the United States every day. ``One of the things that we need to be sensitive to is the very real feelings among southern border states and in Mexico that if things are being done on the Mexican border, they should also be done on the Canadian border,'' Janet Napolitano, the secretary of homeland security, told a Canada-U.S. border conference.
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| PRINCESS ACADEMY'S NEW COURSE |
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Princess Academy offers new course on benefits of selling escorted group tours
Princess Academy has launched a new Escorting Groups course to help agents understand the benefits of a successful escorted group, which can generate increased repeat business. The course outlines the escort's role in the success of a group, and how a good escort can help agents build new levels of profitability. Drawing from the knowledge of Princess' own sales experts, the course offers tips about planning, budgeting, marketing, making the most of the onboard experience and the best ways to follow up after the cruise.
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