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| FLash | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. earnings climb nearly 50 per cent
Higher ticket prices and onboard revenues coupled with increased capacity to help boost third-quarter results nearly 50 per cent at Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., the world's second-largest cruise company, despite the effects of four hurricanes. The company reported that it earned $282.5 million US, or $1.33 a share, for the 3-month period ending Sept. 30, compared to $191.9 million, or $0.97 a share, a year earlier. The results beat the $1.28 forecast of analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call. |
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| World Travel Market Expects Record Attendance |
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The World Travel Market is expecting record attendance as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. The show is open exclusively to the industry and expects more than 5,000 leading suppliers and industry professionals from more than 44,000 professionals from 190 countries to attend. Organizers expect the size of the exhibition to grow by more than four per cent to nearly 39,500 square metres.
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| Rockwell Collins Invests in Nanostructures Facility at Canadian Light Source |
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Rockwell Collins has become the first international aerospace company to invest in the Canadian Light Source (CLS), Canada's first synchrotron research facility owned by the University of Saskatchewan. Rockwell Collins Canada today presented a cheque for $315-thousand CAD to the University of Saskatchewan, an initial investment for use in the Canadian Synchrotron Nanostructures Facility at the CLS.
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| Holland America Line Introduces 'Explorations Cafe - Powered by The New York Times' |
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Holland America Line today announced enhancements to the onboard experience across the premium cruise line's five-star fleet with the introduction of the "Explorations  Cafe - powered by The New York Times." The cafe is a comfortable, living room-style environment where guests can sip a cup of coffee, browse through a selection of more than 2,000 books, spend time enjoying a wide selection of music and surf the Internet.
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| Sail Through the Holidays With Windstar |
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Great cruise rates for Windstar holiday cruises make stress-free, relaxing holiday vacations infinitely attractive. Leave the hustle and bustle of the homebound holidays behind and travel aboard a sleek and intimate sailing ship to exotic, warm-weather ports of call in the Caribbean or South Pacific. Windstar alumni receive a double discount of $250 off the cruise fare on the following holiday sailings: Wind Surf, Dec. 19; Wind Spirit, Dec. 18; Wind Star, Dec. 17.
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| Get to Toronto |
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Imagine walking through the neighborhoods of Toronto and getting a glimpse of unique shopping, distinct cultural activities, fine hotels and savory restaurants. You'd expect to travel to the City, right? Here's a twist: Tourism Toronto has developed a new fall campaign that takes the City out to potential visitors. Introducing: the Get to Toronto tour.
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| Memorable sleeps in Europe: Authentic French Château, one of Contiki Holiday's accommodations |
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Most young, Europe-bound travellers expect basic hostel accommodations in ordinary buildings. Not so on a Contiki Holiday - for about the same price, Contiki travellers stay in exclusive accommodations, including Contiki-village cabins, a Swiss chalet, and even an authentic French château!
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| FLash | Discount airline ATA eliminating 220 jobs in face of cash crunch
Discount airline ATA on Thursday eliminated 220 positions in a cost-cutting move a day after it said a pay cut accepted by flight attendants would not save enough money to ease its cash flow problems. ATA Holdings shares were down 16 cents, or nine per cent, to $1.55 in mid-afternoon trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The stock price has been dropping since it topped $12 in February. Indianapolis-based ATA Holdings Corp. did not specify what jobs would be cut, but said the reductions would not include pilots, flight attendants, ramp agents or reservations agents. ATA, which flies to six Florida cities, said its business was hurt by the hurricanes that struck that state in August and September. ``Excess capacity, record high fuel prices and declining fares have necessitated that all airlines, including ATA, re-examine their business,'' the company said. Three of the largest airlines in the United States, AMR Corp.'s American, Delta Air Lines Inc., and Northwest Airlines Corp., have reported a collective loss of $906 million for the third quarter. The ATA job cuts represent about three per cent of the company's work force. |
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| FLash | Flights to Greece disrupted as air traffic controllers join national strike
Domestic and international flights to Greece face serious disruption Thursday as air-traffic controllers plan to join a national strike by civil servants. National carrier Olympic Airways cancelled 23 domestic flights for Thursday and rescheduled 17 other domestic and international services, after controllers announced plans to hold a four-hour work stoppage. Thursday's strike _ the latest post-Olympic labour protest _ is expected to close most public services like tax offices, while state-run hospitals will operate with emergency staff. Most schools will also remain closed. Unions are pressing for a long list of demands, including the introduction of a minimum salary worth the equivalent of about $1,730 Cdn for all branches of public service. They are also seeking permanent jobs for tens of thousands contract workers. The socialist-controlled unions heeded a plea not to stage strikes during the Aug. 13-29 Olympic Games but are planning more protests later this fall against the country's new conservative government. |
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