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WESTJET AGENT NEWS
For this month only, WestJet is offering 12% commission on all GDS and Online bookings, as well as 8% commission on all Package and Sales Supers Centre bookings. WestJet also offers reduced rates for Travel Agent partners. To take advantage of these rates, visit
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Air Canada has announced the airline industry's first-ever subscription to unlimited flights. Yesterday the carrier said its new North America Unlimited Pass lets pass holders fly as often as they wish – for a two-month period from October 1 to November 30 – to more than 100 destinations served by Air Canada and subsidiary Air Canada Jazz in Canada and the continental United States. The pass is available for purchase for two weeks starting today – September 14 to 30 – and costs $6,998, plus tax.
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| BAHAMAS TOURISM TARGETS CANADA |
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| Paul Strachan | New appointments within the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, announced at a recent Toronto press conference, signal a more aggressive marketing effort for Canada. Ms. Vernice Walkine has been named Director General of Tourism. Ellison “Tommy” Thompson returns to Nassau as Deputy Director General of Tourism, and Paul Strachan is relocating to the Bahamas Tourist Office in Toronto as Director Canada, filling a position that has been unoccupied for the past six years. The new team will shift its focus toward niche markets such as incentives, groups, and adventure tourism in a bid to capture more of the Canadian inbound market. Ten years ago inbound traffic was around 120,000 arrivals annually. In 2004, this number had fallen to approximately 67,000, which has prompted an aggressive approach to reverse the downward spiral.
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| SIGNATURE APPOINTMENT |
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| Signature Vacations has appointed Nancy Hamaoui to the position of national advertising and promotions specialist. Hamaoui joins Signature from The Nuance Group, the world's largest duty free and airport retailer, where she was responsible for the development and co-ordination of all in-store promotions for the U.S. and Canada. In her new role, she will be responsible for the development and execution of marketing partnership plans. Hamaoui can be reached at 416-967-8496 or nhamaoui@signature.ca. |
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| MALAYSIA AIRLINES SENDOFF |
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| Barbara Dirnberger | Malaysia Airlines Barbara Dirnberger got a warm sendoff from the travel trade and press at a farewell party hosted by the Toronto staff last night at To Go. Dirnberger, who has headed the Malaysia Airlines office here since 1990, has recently been appointed country manager, Thailand. As of October 1 she will take up her post in Bankok, overseeing a staff of 61 with responsibility for operations at the Bangkok and Phuket airports. Speaking of her promotion and impending move, Dirnberger said she was “overwhelmed – no other words,” adding, “I’ve been in denial for seven weeks” but she’s ready and looking forward to the major move both professionally and personally. Dirnberger promises to maintain strong ties with the Canadian partners she has worked with over the years. “I will help any tour operator or travel writer,” she said, citing as an example that she has already “been asked to identify hotels that appeal to Canadians. Helping out, but not because it’s business.”
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PRIVATE JET WORLD TOUR
Travel Guild Inc. Canada is offering an around-the-globe itinerary via private jet. The Boeing 757, chartered from Harmony Airways of Vancouver, will circle the globe from November 1 to 28, 2005. The all-inclusive price is $22,498 Cdn per person double occupancy, which covers all flights, most meals, extensive sightseeing, first class accommodation, hotel transfers, gratuities, departure and airport taxes and visa fees. Single supplement is available for $2,595.00. For details call 1-800-268-4284 or visit www.
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AIR-INDIA EXPANDS
Air-India continues its unprecedented expansion worldwide, announcing that it has been approved to purchase 50 Boeing aircraft at a total cost of $7 billion US to replace its current fleet of lease aircraft. It is also on course for approval of another 18 aircraft for Air-India Express for $1.2 billion. Air-India has also hired new corporate and public relations agencies (the Alia Group and Perfect Relations Ltd.), to assist the airlines as it expands, upgrades its fleet and positions itself as a premier airline. |
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