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SOLAR ECLIPSE GRAND EGYPT TOUR
Wednesday March 29, 2006 the sun, the moon and the earth will be perfectly aligned to create a total solar eclipse and the 2006 event will be exceptional for ease of accessibility and length of duration of approximately four minutes. In Egypt, the ideal place to view the eclipse will be on the Egypt/Libya border. Vacations Internationale has reserved both hotel rooms and a secure viewing site as part of its exclusive tour which combines the best of mystical Egypt with the 2006 Total Solar Eclipse. Contact eddie@vitravel.ca or visit www.solar
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| TRANSAT BOARD APPROVES STRATEGIC PLAN SCRAPS TRUST IDEA |
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| Jean-Marc Eustache | Transat says its board of directors has approved a three-year plan that includes giving $125 million to stockholders and has rejected the idea of converting the firm into an income trust. The company also warned that its earnings per share for the fourth quarter will be about 50 per cent lower than a year earlier while 2006 earnings will fall below those of the current year. The new three-year strategic plan will focus on growth and increased profitability, based on an expansion of operations in current and new markets, as well as the implementation of strategies to increase margins.
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| JAMAICA REPORTS TOURISM UNTOUCHED - OTHERS FLEE WILMA |
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While the Jamaica Tourist Board announced yesterday that all tourism regions have reported no damage from the tropical rain caused by Hurricane Wilma, Cancun's airport was jammed with vacationers getting out of harm's way and visitors were ordered out of the Florida Keys. The monstrous storm, now rated as Category 4, has forced thousands of people to evacuate low-lying areas in a 1,000-kilometre swath covering Cuba, Belize, Honduras, Jamaica, Haiti and the Cayman Islands, officials said. Wilma is expected to produce rainfall accumulations of 10 to 15 inches across portions of Western Cuba and the Yucatan Peninsula, with local amounts near 25 inches particularly in mountainous terrain across Cuba through Friday, the National Hurricane Center predicts.
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| MEXICO MAKES HOUSECALLS |
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Portable Mexican landscapes tour North American cities
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For clients who haven't yet experienced the sunny beaches, lush jungles and cultural treasures of Mexico first hand, a taste of Mexico is coming to us. Back by popular demand, four Promobuses, fitted with floor-to-ceiling windows displaying beach-spa and eco-adventure scenes - complete with sand, palm trees and real-life adventurers, have started an eight-week tour of selected Canadian and American cities.
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| NICHE CRUISE MARKETING ALLIANCE ADDS NEW MEMBERS |
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| Discovery | The Niche Cruise Marketing Alliance (NCMA) has added Discovery World Cruises and Fred. Olsen Cruises to its ranks, bringing total membership to 12 specialty cruise lines. The Alliance uses seminars
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| Boudicca | and trade show exposure to educate travel agents on the value of selling specialty cruise products. "Our new members will provide NCMA with an even stronger voice to let travel agents know about the benefits of selling niche and specialty cruise products in the competitive marketplace that exists today," said Lawrence Dessler, CTC, Executive Director of the Niche Cruise Marketing Alliance.
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| VANCOUVER VOTED TOP CITY IN AMERICAS FOR SECOND YEAR |
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| Canada Place | For the second year in a row, Condé Nast Traveler readers have voted Vancouver the Best City in the Americas in the annual Readers' Choice Awards. Vancouver won the top spot over San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and Buenos Aires, Argentina. "Winning an award like this is an exceptional honour," said Tourism Vancouver chair Stuart McLaughlin. "Condé Nast Traveler is well respected, and their readers are discerning and well traveled. The designation is very flattering and goes a long way in raising Vancouver's profile as a premier travel destination."
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| ENCORE CRUISES LAUNCHES NEW RESERVATIONS SYSTEM |
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This past weekend, Encore Cruises converted bookings held in Softvoyage (TTS) to their new internal web-based reservations system, Navigator. "This week-end's conversion is just the first step in a long-term, triple-phase upgrade which will deliver a sophisticated, user-friendly web-based system with significant administration efficiencies," said Vanessa Lee, Encore's managing director. "We are heedful of what has proven to be treacherous waters for others, and as Encore successfully navigates our own future, we are reminded of the importance of the ongoing support, patience and respect for our efforts that we have long enjoyed from our retail partners. We know that will remain constant as we move forward." Special notes -
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| G.A.P. Team | has been recognized as one of this country's top employers, as selected by Mediacorp Canada Inc. for the 2006 edition of Canada's Top 100 Employers and Maclean's magazine and was alsochosen as one of Canada's Top 10 Employers for Young People. Competing companies were measured by a variety of criteria including work environment, social atmosphere, employee benefits and community involvement.
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ORLANDO SENSATION
Toronto, Oct. 26
The Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau and its partners - SeaWorld Orlando/Busch Gardens, Tampa Bay; Universal Orlando Resort; Walt Disney Parks & Resorts; and WestJet Airlines - invite the travel trade for an evening of the sights, sounds and tastes of Orlando. Presentation, dinner and prizes. Liberty Grand Artifacts Room, 25 British Columbia Road, Exhibition Place, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. RSVP to Cheryl Jones 407-363-5861 or cheryl.jones@
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CANJET ADDS DEER LAKE CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR'S FLIGHTS
CanJet Airlines has announced that it will operate five extra non-stop return flights between Halifax and Deer Lake to accommodate projected customer demand during the Christmas and New Year's travel period. Additional flights: December 21, 22 & 23, 2005; January 1 &2, 2006; Halifax-Deer Lake; departing at 10:20 p.m./arriving Deer Lake at 12:05 a.m. - December 22, 23 & 24, 2005; Deer Lake-Halifax; departing at 6:20 a.m./arriving Halifax at 7:10 a.m.; January 2 & 3, 2006; Deer Lake -Halifax; departing at 6:00 a.m./arriving Halifax at 6:45 a.m. |
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