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Signature Vacations Adds new Destinations in Mexico, Portugal, Morocco and Hawaii |
| Raymon Kaduck |
Signature Vacations will offer new destinations from 6 Canadian cities this winter. New routes include Mazatlan from Toronto and Montreal. This city is known for its nightlife and good value. Huatulco, also on the Pacific coast of Mexico, will be offered from Vancouver and Calgary. Maui has been added from Calgary, Varadero from St. Johns and Cozumel from Ottawa.
Two new trans-Atlantic sun destinations will be offered this winter from Toronto. The first is Portugal, which is aimed at the long stay snowbird travelers who want stays of 1-8 weeks. A variety of packages are available in the Algarve region, which is the sunniest region of Europe. Properties range from elegant, all-inclusive hotels to “aparthotels” that have separate apartments but also offer restaurants and bars in the same facility.
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| Air France KLM posts profit for second quarter despite oil price hike |
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Air France-KLM reported a profit of 95 million euros ($116 million US) in the April-June quarter despite higher oil prices as  Europe's biggest airline presented combined quarterly results for the first time since the Franco-Dutch merger that created it. The company said Thursday its profit in its fiscal first quarter was more than double the 46 million euros posted by Air France and KLM a year earlier before the merger. The group's results for its April-to-June first quarter included only two months of KLM's earnings as the merger was completed in May. Revenue rose 12.3 per cent to 4.46 billion euros ($5.44 billion) from 3.97 billion euros a year earlier on the same basis.
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| Galileo Takes Action to Ensure Northwest Airline's New Ticket Fees are Fully |
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To ensure Northwest Airlines' new ticket fees are fully disclosed to Galileo-connected agencies and consumers, Galileo International, Inc., a leading global distribution system (GDS) and subsidiary of Cendant Corp. (NYSE: CD), today announced it is including Northwest's ticket fees in its faring and shopping displays so that travel agents can view the "total cost" of the Northwest fare.
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| FLash | Hurricane Howard grows off Mexico's Pacific coast; still little threat to land
As Hurricane Frances marched through the Atlantic on Thursday, Hurricane Howard in the Pacific joined it as a Category 4 storm. Forecasters said the storm could near northern Baja California next week, but long after losing most of its force. Howard was centred about 620 kilometres southwest of Cabo San Lucas at the tip of the Baja California peninsula Thursday and it had maximum sustained winds of nearly 220 kilometres an hour, with gusts to 265 km/h, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. |
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