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TOURCAN SOUTH AFRICA
Tourcan Vacations is offering a 15-day South African adventure visiting all the major sites and featuring 14 breakfasts and four dinners, tour guides and travel in air-conditioned mini- or micro-buses and 3-star accommodation. Prices from $3895+taxes Cdn ($272 air add-on from Vancouver). To learn more, call 416-391-0334, ex 2 or 800-263-2995, email roshan@tourcan
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SEAPOINTS GUIDES AVAILABLE
Agent Reference Guides and consumer marketing materials for SeaPoints are now available from your Encore Distirct Sales Manager or contact sales@encore
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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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| ZOOM ANNOUNCES BELFAST-CARDIFF FLIGHT ROUTE |
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Zoom Airlines has announced the introduction of scheduled transatlantic service from Vancouver to Belfast, Northern Ireland to Cardiff, Wales. Zoom Airlines is the only Canadian air carrier to provide non-stop service from Vancouver to Belfast and the only carrier servicing the Vancouver - Cardiff route. The new service begins June 12, 2006 and will be available every Monday up to October 30, 2006. Prices for Zoom Airlines' full service flights to Belfast and Cardiff, which include meals, drinks and in-flight entertainment, will start from $299 one way.
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| ALOFT: CANJET LAUNCHES INFLIGHT MAG - CELEBRATES WITH TRIP PRIZE |
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| Sheila Blair-Reid, Metro Guide Publishing and Doug Newson, CanJet's director of marketing and sales |
CanJet has announced the inaugural issue of aLOFT, its new in-flight magazine-and the chance to win an all-expenses-paid culinary adventure. Produced by Metro Guide Publishing, aLoft offers its readers travel features, tips, news and recommendations on shopping, dining, events and attractions for each of the airline's 15 destinations in Canada and the United States. "This is a proud day for both CanJet and Metro Guide Publishing," says Julie Gossen, CanJet's executive vice-president and COO. "aLoft is more than interesting and entertaining in-flight reading for our guests-it is another important step in the progression of CanJet Airlines and a barometer of the success our customers and employees have helped us achieve since our launch on June 20, 2002."
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| TRANSHOTEL OFFERS MORE THAN 600 INTERNATIONAL HOTELS |
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| Transhotel Call Centre | Transhotel now offers more than 600 hotels (mostly 4-star) from more than 39 countries in its product line. Many 5-stars are included as well. Particularly notable in Europe are such properties as the Corinthia Palace Hotel (San Antón, Malta), the Avenida Palace (Lisbon), the Prague Marriort (Prague) and the Louisa´s Place (Berlin). Other emblematic establishments include the Park Athens (Athens), the Relais Villa San Martino (Martina Franca, Italy), five star Grand Luxury and five star Luxury respectively.
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| PRINCESS DEBUTS SEARCHLIGHT |
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Today Princess Cruises debuts a new cruise planning tool on the princess.com website. Searchlight is a quick and intuitive way to search for and compare up to three cruises at a time with just a few mouse clicks. The custom-designed proprietary program quickly and easily finds a cruise that meets the client's travel parameters using four different criteria - destination, date, ship and duration - and displays the results in seconds.
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| SHANGRI-LA MEETS VEGAS IN MACAU |
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| Shangri-La Meets Vegas in Macau | Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has completed an agreement to manage two Las Vegas Sands Corp. hotels in the Chinese gaming enclave of Macau. The 500-room Shangri-La hotel and 1,000-room Traders hotel will both open in 2008 and occupy a 39-floor building located on the Cotai Strip, a few minutes drive from the airport and a 20-minute drive from downtown. Dubbed Asia's Las Vegas, Cotai is a master-planned development of hotel properties, casinos, entertainment attractions, retail, meeting and convention facilities, projected to become the world's largest gaming and entertainment centre.
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| HOLA SUN OFFERS TRANSCARD - DISCOUNTS CUBA IN NOVEMBER |
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Hola Sun has announced adjusted rates for November arrivals to Cuba and reminds agents that it offers Transcard to clients. Transcard's pre-paid Amigo Travel Card can be used by travellers to Cuba to pay for goods and services and also to obtain cash at 100 ATMs. The card is accepted at more then 6,000 locations including hotels, restaurants, car rentals, shows, authorized banks and also currency exchange outlets all over the island. Transcard is the only card with a balance in CUC and offers discounts of up to 10 per cent at selected restaurants and tours. For more information on Transcard and Hola Sun's November Cuba specials, contact Leisure Link T14 - Direct Tours HS1 - SIREV Reservations 905-882-9445 or 800-668-8178.
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| SENIOR-SNOWBIRDS NICHE - LAUGHLIN HOSTS WINTER BREAK |
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Festival for Active Seniors January 6-12, 2006
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| Seniors Chorus-line in Laughlin | Laughlin, Nevada is hosting Winter Break, a festival for the fifty-plus age group. Nearly 4,000 seniors and retirees attended last year's Winter Break festivities, with a dedicated contingent of Canadians making the trek to Laughlin. Events planned for the week include a chilli cook-off, a chilly Polar Bear Dip into the Colorado River, Red Hat Society meet-ups, singles events, a classic car show, a Sock Hop, Seniors' Prom and casino gaming events.
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TEAM CARIBE REMINDER
Southern Ontario travel industry people can still catch the Team Caribe presentations - Niagara Region, Nov. 15; Hamilton, Nov. 16 and Oakville, Nov. 17. See our Events Calendar for details. R S V P by fax to 416-368-3934 or email canada.office@
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MIAMI OPEN FOR BUSINESS
Greater Miami CVB reports that Miami has generally returned to normal after Hurricane Wilma. As of yesterday all major hotels were fully operational. In addition, major shopping centres, restaurants, attractions and nightclubs were resuming normal operation. Email: tourism@gmcvb.com or call 305-539-3000 for more information. |
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ARBITER RESOLVES AIR CANADA DISPUTE
A dispute between Air Canada and its pilots, that had threatened the airline's multi-million-dollar purchase of new Boeing 777 and 787 jets, has been resolved by an arbitrator's decision. The mid-sized, fuel-efficient planes are seen as a key component of Air Canada's plans to rejuvenate its fleet, keep costs down and remain competitive. |
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