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TRANSAT ROLLS AD CAMPAIGN
Transat is rolling out a multimedia advertising campaign this week for its fall and winter tour packages as part of its strategy to become the No.1 tour operator in the Ontario market. CEO Jean-Marc Eustache said the company is willing to invest in that market, despite cut-throat competition and rising fuel costs. |
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| ARUBA LANDMARK COLLAPSES |
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Aruba’s Natural Bridge has collapsed without warning. Among the island’s most beloved treasures, the formation of coral limestone carved out by thousands of years of pounding waves and strong winds, was a favourite picnic site for locals and a popular photo op for visitors. Rising 25 feet above the sea and spanning  a gap of some 100 feet, the Natural Bridge was one of the Caribbean’s most dramatic coral structures. While the collapse of the well-known attraction is a blow to both locals and tourists, the Aruba Tourism Authority says “this is part of the continually changing evolution of nature” adding that seven other natural bridges remain around the island, including a shorter bridge next to the one that collapsed. Plans for a tribute to the collapsed landmark are already under way. |
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| AUSTRALIA’S ROADSHOW ROLLS INTO CANADA |
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Qantas Vacations, in conjunction with Tourism Australia, invites travel agents to its fall seminar series on Australia. In it's inaugural run, Australia's Rolling Roadshow will visit Ontario and Quebec and provide information on the latest airfares, high commission rates, current travel trends, and how to develop a first class Australian FIT-vacation. Evening functions include wine and cheese, morning functions include breakfast.
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| SIGNATURE MINI-TRADE DRAWS MAXI TORONTO CROWD |
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Travel Agents collect Iberostar brochures | It was standing room only for the Iberostar Hotels seminar, one of an evening-long line-up of supplier presentations hosted by Signature Vacations last night at the Doubletree International Plaza Hotel. On the show floor, Signature’s new brochures – Tropical Sun and Long Stays – were among the hot items disappearing into the agents’ collection bags along with materials from other presenters including St. Kitts Tourism Authority/St. Kitts Marriott, Occidental Hotels & Resorts, the Portugal Tourist Board, Antigua & Barbuda, TravelGuard Insurance, IFA Bavaro Ocean Village, Crown Paradise Resorts, Hacienda Hotel & Spa, Gran Vantana – VH Hotels & Resorts, Gala Resorts, Ocean Hotels, Sandals Gala Playacar & Sandos Carocal and El Cid.
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| The Tourist Boards of Fiji, Cook Islands, Tahiti and Papua New Guinea are sponsoring a weekend of Destination Education September 23-25, 2005 at the Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites in Vancouver. The program will focus on how to sell the South Pacific and includes games and prizes with a grand prize trip for two to Fiji, the Cook Islands and/or Tahiti with air and land packages. Cost is $249, including two nights accommodation and meals Friday evening, all day Saturday and breakfast Sunday, or $129 without hotel. Flights are available on Harmony Airways and Canjet. For details contact TLC Travel Leisure Consultants Ltd. in Vancouver at 604-541-9811 or toll free 1-877-399-9811. |
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| TRANSAT SHARES ON ROLLER-COASTER RIDE |
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Stock values in travel company Transat A.T. Inc. jumped yesterday after management revealed in a conference call the company could be a candidate to be turned into an income trust. The rebound followed a more than five per cent drop in early trading as the company revealed its third-quarter profit declined to $800,000 after a big tax-related writeoff on French assets and amid higher fuel prices.
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ECO-ADVENTURE INTERNATIONAL SOUTH AFRICA FAM
This 8-day fam departs October 6 and includes accommodations, city and village tours, meals, entrance fees and transport. Rates start at $999. For more information, call (888) 710-9453 or email info@ eaiadventure.com. |
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ACV ASIAN FUSION
Air Canada Vacations is offering discounts plus bonus Aeroplan Miles for departures until Nov. 30 on its Asian Fusion—Hong Kong/Vietnam tour. Nine-day specialty packages include round-trip airfare, return transfers at destination, four-star centrally-located accommodation within walking distance from restaurants and services, fully guided tours and some meals. Prices range from $2430 to $3195 (plus $200 tax). Fly non-stop from Toronto to Hong Kong. Connect from most cities. |
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WESTIN PARIS
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has announced a new Westin Hotel in central Paris. Starwood has entered into a long-term management agreement with an affiliate of GIC Real Estate Pte Ltd to operate the historic landmark hotel, which was formerly the Intercontinental Paris Hotel. The Westin Paris will be the first Westin in downtown Paris and the fifth Starwood property in France. |
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