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VANCOUVER EAGLE SAFARI
The Fairmont Waterfront and Canadian Outback Adventures are offering an Eagle Safari package. Clients bundle up in survival suits for a river raft trip to view the eagles in their natural surroundings. Available Saturdays and Sundays from Nov. 26 to Feb. 19, with weekday trips available for groups of four or more participants.
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CARNIVAL DESTINY COMPLETES MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR RENOVATION
Carnival Destiny recently completed a 21-day dry dock that included an expansive new teen club, a renovated Lido restaurant and children's pool, a redesigned casino, and updated suite accommodations. Carnival Destiny resumed its year-round 7-day southern Caribbean cruises from San Juan departing every Sunday to St. Thomas/St. John, Dominica, Barbados and Aruba. |
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| Will tourism in Cancun, Cozumel and the Mayan Riviera suffer long-term damage as a result of Hurricane Wilma? |
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| WESTJET VACATIONS SET FOR SPRING TAKE-OFF |
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CTHotNews has learned from a reliable source that, over the next few months, WestJet will launch the wholesaler WestJet Vacations. A start-up team, headed by Brenda Trocksdad, is currently developing the future wholesaler's operational, product and marketing strategies. CTHotNews was unable to get an official confirmation from WestJet's communications department. However, a staff memo has been sent to all WestJet employees naming WestJet Vacations launch team members.
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| PEARSON INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL 1 OPENS 10 NEW GATES |
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The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) announced today the opening of 10 new gates at Toronto Pearson International Airport's Terminal 1.
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| Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 - Toronto | The gates mark the latest milestone in the ongoing redevelopment of Canada's busiest airport, and will be used primarily for international flights. As the second major component of the new terminal building to be unveiled, the new gates will bring an immediate reduction in the amount of passengers currently being bussed from Terminal 1 to their gates at the Infield Terminal. Prior to November 1st, all international passengers who checked in at Terminal 1 were bussed to the Infield Terminal as part of a planned temporary measure.
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| SILVERSEAS REDESIGNED WEBSITE INCLUDES AGENT ENHANCEMENTS |
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| Silverseas Sails the Amazon | Silversea has launched its redesigned website www.silversea.com. Dynamic graphics allow easier navigation to browse user-friendly new features such as in-depth itinerary descriptions, Virtual Voyage movie downloads, interactive regional maps and deck plans with streaming video views of all suites and public areas, comprehensive descriptions of optional programs and up-to-the-minute enticing offers. Silversea has further enhanced its level of support to travel agents with a new online toolkit that offers an assortment of turnkey, cost-effective online resources to help agents better connect with their clients.
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| CIT OFFERS ALTERNATE SOUTHERN GETAWAY - THE SUNNY SOUTH OF ITALY |
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Following the sun annually lures Canadian vacationers to the south. This winter clients may be interested in a different southern getaway - the sunny south of Italy. One of the jewels in CIT Tours' 2005/06 Winter Getaways brochure, the Southern Splendour Tour, combines a mix of activity and relaxation that gives winter vacationers time to enjoy the mild climate, take in the scenery and explore some of the historic sites along Italy's legendary Amalfi Coast. Included in the 7-day Southern Splendour Tour is two nights in Naples and four nights in Sorrento...
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| CLIENTS WITH DISABLITIES: A GOOD REVENUE SOURCE - CITC SEMINAR |
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Travellers with disabilities make up nearly one fifth of today's potential customer base with seniors representing the largest proportion of this niche market. In this CITC Tele-seminar, Chris Stark, Manager, Monitoring, Liaison and Mediation for the Accessible Transportation Directorate of the Canadian Transportation Agency, will focus on the role of the travel agent in meeting the needs, rights and expectations of clients with disabilities, in particular those of seniors. The seminar is scheduled for November 22 at 2:00 p.m. eastern.
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| CTHOTNEWS BRINGS ASTA TO YOU |
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For the many Canadian travel trade professionals who can't attend ASTA's 75th World Travel Congress in Montreal next week - November 6-11 - CTHotNews will provide on-site coverage. Our reporters will bring you the highlights from ACTA Day, seminars, new products, destinations and people. And we'll be digging out the stories behind the scenes. Read our daily ASTA Updates and watch for up-to-the-minute news flashes throughout the week.
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| SIGNATURE PRESENTS MAZATLAN TO B.C. AND ALBERTA |
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| Signature Vacations invites travel partners to meet its Mazatlan Hoteliers and learn more about one of its most popular and affordable destinations. The event, which rolls into Vancouver and Langley on November 22, Edmonton on November 23 and Calgary on November 24, includes a tradeshow, food, presentations and prizes. RSVP by Nov 14th to: rsvp@signature.ca indicating which seminar you will be attending. Visit www.cthotnews.com/Events_Calendar/ for times and locations.
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| PORTUGAL TURNS UP THE HEAT |
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Portugal is a favoured destination for Canadian Snowbirds and the Algarve Promotional Bureau is producing a new guide to help agents sell the region. Updated monthly, the detailed visitor guide is free and available for download online at www.visitalgarve.pt. This month's guide focuses on the Festival of the Discoveries, which will take place in the town of Lagos until November 13. Elsewhere in Portugal, construction has begun on the new Vila Da Praia development in the Lisboa Region.
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