PANEL DISCUSSION : THE TRAVEL AGENCY OF TOMORROW Chantal Beauregard "salaries range from $30,000 to $250,000" At a recent ACTA meeting held in Montreal, a panel discussion featured representatives from five agencies giving their opinion on the travel agent profession as seen through their individual experience. They were Joshua Amiel, Go Travel Direct Sales coordinator, iTravel 2000 President Jonathan Carroll, Richard Vanderlubbe Tripcentral.ca President, Moscou Côté, Voyages Constellation General Manager and Club Voyages/Travel Plus Peter Ouellette, Director of Strategic Development. [Full text]

CÉZANNE 2006: PROVENCE CELEBRATES ITS FAMOUS SON Laurie Carter Bernadette Marchand, Jacqueline Dillmann-Faure, Anne-Marie Bernard Next year marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Paul Cézanne and his native Provence is pulling out all the stops to honour the renowned artist with a year-long celebration: Cézanne 2006. At a Toronto media briefing, hosted yesterday by Jacqueline Dillmann-Faure of Maison de la France at the Royal Ontario Museum, Bernadette Marchand of the Aix en Provence Tourism Office provided a backgrounder on Cézanne and outlined the year's events. Anne-Marie Bernard of the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Regional Tourism Committee was also on hand to answer questions. [Full text]

ASIA PACIFIC FLYING HIGH, BUT - WHERE'S THE PILOT? Stephen Fountaine Reports Direct From World Travel Market The high-flying Asia Pacific airline industry is facing a serious, if ironic, predicament as revealed at World Travel Market, being held this week at London's ExCeL. "There are so many planes on order that there are not enough pilots to go around," said John Koldowski, Head of Strategic Intelligence Centre for Pacific Asia Travel Association. [Full text]

JAMAICA TOURIST BOARD HONOURED AT ASTA The Jamaica Tourist Board was honoured last week in Montreal with a special award recognizing its more than 40 years of support for the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA). The Honourable Dr. Wykeham McNeill, Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry and Tourism, received the award on behalf of the Jamaica Tourist Board from Deborah S. Mangas, CTC Chair, 2005 ASTA World Travel Congress.

FAIRMONT MAYAKOBA SCHEDULES REOPEN FOR SPRING 2006 Due to damage sustained from Hurricane Wilma, The Fairmont Mayakoba is now scheduled to open in Spring 2006. Fairmont is currently notifying and assisting guests with impending reservations. [Full text]

CONDE NAST READERS' CHOICE 2005 - BEST OF THE BEST Ladera Resort, St Lucia Nearly 28,000 Condé Nast Traveler subscribers voted for "the top travel experiences in the world" to make up the winners list in the magazine's annual Reader's Choice Awards 2005. Categories included Top Cities, Top Islands, Top Hotels, Top Transportation and Top Resorts. Evaluation criteria vary by category. For example, hotels are judged on food/dining, location, overall design, rooms and service while cities are rated on ambience, culture/sites, friendliness, lodging, restaurants and shopping. [Full text]

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