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| FLash | AFM Hospitality pays $2.5M for Miami based Boutique Hotels & Resorts
AFM Hospitality Corp. has taken over Boutique Hotels & Resorts International of Miami, Fla., a branding and reservation system which has agreements with about 50 hotels. AFM, a Toronto-based hotel franchisor and management company, said Wednesday the acquisition involves cash, notes and other consideration worth $2.5 million Cdn. |
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| Battle is Joined in the Air Policy Wars |
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Jean Lapierre | Minister Jean Lapierre has offered to reopen a discourse on Canadian air policy and this development is widely supported by industry players and academics alike. Air Transport Association of Canada (ATAC) President Joe Randell termed the Minister’s comments “encouraging” at the Annual General Meeting of the airline industry association. Judging from the response, the Minister will have no shortage of input on how policy should be improved.
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| Launch of the CANPASS Air Program at the Montréal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport |
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 CANPASS Air, a program designed to securely speed-up the border clearance process for pre-approved travellers, was officially launched today at the Montréal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. CANPASS Air allows frequent, pre-approved travellers to meet their border clearance obligations by simply looking into a camera that recognizes the iris of the eye as proof of identity.
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| Proposed new ''regional reliever'' airport east of Toronto to cost $2 billion |
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A proposed new airport to the east of Toronto would be a ``regional reliever'' designed to take pressure off Canada's largest airport, says the region's airport authority. A draft released Tuesday by the Greater Toronto Airport Authority envisions a 30-year-plan to build in stages a facility to handle 11 million passengers per year and generate an estimated $5 billion per year for the local economy.
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| New int'l arrivals complex opens - Montréal-Trudeau Expansion Program Marks a Milestone |
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Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport's new international arrivals complex, comprising an expansive Canada Customs hall and a high-capacity baggage-claim room, will open tomorrow as planned. The opening of this showpiece of the "new" Montréal-Trudeau marks another milestone in completion of the airport terminal's expansion and modernization program.
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| Air Canada Vacations Presents New Director, Product Development |
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| Alvaro Lopez | Air Canada Vacations is pleased to announce the appointment of Alvaro Lopez de Haro as Director, Product Development. Mr. Lopez de Haro will support will support the company’s sustained effort to increase growth and deliver best-in-class products to consumers through solid development of hotelier partnerships. His primary focus is the continued development of Air Canada Vacations Cuba, Costa Rica, Puerto Vallarta and Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo product-lines.
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| FLash | Lufthansa First Class Terminal Opens up New Dimension
Lufthansa will offer its First Class passengers a new dimension in travel as of December 1, 2004. The exclusive service starts on the ground in Frankfurt, in the newly-built First Class terminal or in the new First Class lounges. In the premium travel segment, Lufthansa is setting new international standards. Concierge services, limousine-transfer direct to the aircraft, an exclusive ambience with gourmet catering and personal attention for guests from arrival at the airport right through to take-off are the special features of the service with which Lufthansa makes travel even more comfortable for its First Class guests. Lufthansa will help its First Class passengers departing from Frankfurt with the usual procedures when arriving at the airport, from parking the car to check-in, security controls and customs, in order to save time and make their journey more hassle-free. |
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| FLash | Japan Airlines pilots and flight attendants plan strike Thursday
Japan Airlines officials were in talks with union negotiators Wednesday to try to avert a one-day strike that would force the carrier to cancel a quarter of its domestic flights, affecting 18,000 passengers, a company spokesman said. Unions representing about 2,700 pilots and flight attendants told Tokyo-based JAL that they would strike Thursday unless management meets their demands for higher winter bonuses, said company spokesman Kenichi Ando. |
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| FLash | The Atrium Group: a new member under the Vasco Travel franchise
The Atrium Group announced this week that as of November 11, 2004, it counts a new member under the Vasco Travel franchise: Voyages de Rêves (Voyage Vasco Lachine), 1454, rue Notre-Dame, Lachine, Québec, H8S 2E1, tel.: (514) 634-1999, fax.: (514) 634-8338. This agency that just opened under ''Voyages de Rêves'' will therefore take the name ''Voyage Vasco Lachine''. Wholesalers, Airlines, Consolidators, Hotels or other suppliers are asked to give access to all the advantages negotiated with the Atrium Group for its members to this agency. |
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