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| FLash | Best Western Names Dowling to Top Marketing Post
Dorothy Dowling has been named to the position of Senior Vice President, Marketing at the world's largest hotel chain®. The announcement was made at Best Western International's annual convention in Charlotte today by President and Chief Executive Officer, David Kong. Dowling's diverse career in the hospitality and tourism industry spans 20 years. She has served in a variety of senior level positions in both the private and public sectors. |
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| Go Travel Direct adds Holguin to its Cuban destinations |
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| Go Travel Direct announced today that it will now offer the Holguin Cuban destination. As of December 28, 2004, Zoom Airlines will transport Montréal’s travellers to Holguin, Cuba, in order to answer consumers’ growing requests. Thus, from December 28, 2004 to April 30, 2005, Go Travel Direct will offer travellers trips to Holguin starting at $899. The trip includes a direct flight from Montréal to Holguin (on Zoom Airlines), 7 nights in one of the 4-star hotel (Maritime Costa Verde Beach Resort, Playa Costa Verde, or Playa Pesquero), all-included plan (including meals and beverages), transfer from the airport to the hotel and taxes (except for the 25$ airport tax in Cuba) |
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| Reservation system glitch delays Air Canada departures in Canada, U.S. |
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An early-morning outage at Air Canada's reservation computer caused delays in some flights Wednesday, one day after the troubled airline staged parties across the country for employees with pop star Céline Dion to proclaim it's back on track. The computer problem occurred about 6 a.m. ET and lasted about 45 minutes, requiring passenger check-ins to be done manually, Air Canada spokeswoman Laura Cooke said. “The impact has been largely Canada and the U.S. because most international flights are arriving in the morning rather than departing,” Cooke said.
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| RBC Insurance Announces Retirement of John McKenna |
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RBC Insurance today announced the retirement of John McKenna, vice chairman of the travel insurance division of RBC Insurance. John has indicated that he will retire at the end of 2004. John has been part of the travel insurance division of RBC Insurance for over 30 years. During this time, he has held various marketing and sales leadership roles and has been integral in establishing and growing RBC Insurance’s travel insurance business in Canada. His commitment and service to customers and the travel industry has been a strong contributor to the organization’s continued success.
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| South African Tourism introduces global brand campaign |
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South African Tourism is launching its new global brand in Canada on November 2, one that embodies the essence and values of South Africa as the break that breaks new ground. The launch will be held at The Capitol Theatre in Toronto starting 5:30pm. Agents wishing to attend should e-mail info@dbapr.com to confirm their attendance or fax South African Tourism c/o DBA Communications at 416-591 -1231. “We have been working very hard over recent months on positioning South Africa as the authentic and real destination of the moment”, stated Chantal Cuddumbey, acting portfolio manager for the United Kingdom and Americas. “We believe the branding strategy and the campaign behind it will help stimulate further growth and development of the Canadian market.”
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| FLash | Iberostar Breaks Ground Next Week In Jamaica
Spanish hotel chain, Iberostar will break ground in Rose Hall on October 22 for a 350-room all-inclusive property. The hotel is expected to be finished in time for the 2005 Winter Tourist Season. The Iberostar project also includes the building of two other all-inclusive hotels with 300 rooms each, within a five-year period. This will be the first time that Iberostar will be operating a property in the English-speaking Caribbean. |
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| FLash | Border concerns may have kept Americans at home in August, says StatsCan
Concerns about border delays as a result of increased security may have kept Americans from visiting Canada in August, says Statistics Canada. “The number of American residents making car trips to Canada plummeted,” the agency said Wednesday, estimating that 2.7 million American residents made a cross-border trip in August, down 4.5 per cent from July. In general, travel to and from Canada was down in August from July. Travel to Canada from other countries fell by four per cent and Canadian travel abroad edged down 0.2 per cent, the agency said. However, Canadian travel to the United States was virtually unchanged at 2.9 million trips. |
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| FLash | Losses for U.S. airlines deepen, Delta's biggest of all amid bankruptcy talk
Three of America's largest airlines reported a combined $911 million in third-quarter losses on Wednesday. The largest loss by far was at Delta Air Lines Inc., where bankruptcy looms unless it can quickly win concessions from its pilots and debt holders. Soaring fuel prices were the main culprit for the red ink at Delta, Northwest Airlines Corp. and AMR Corp., parent of American Airlines. Delta's situation has been exacerbated by the cost of servicing its $20.6 billion in debt. All three carriers reported higher revenues. “Fuel costs are ultimately going to affect all of the airlines in some way,” said Frank Werner, an industry expert who teaches finance at Fordham University in New York. |
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