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MALAYSIA AIRLINES FREE SIDE TRIP
With Australia heading into spring, travellers looking for a bargain Downunder can take advantage of Malaysia Airlines offer of one free side trip to a number of cities in Southeast Asia. Passengers can choose from such destinations as Bangkok, Bali, Yangon and Siem Reap. Contact Malaysia Airlines Toronto office at 416-925-6670 or email bestcabin staff@ malaysia airlines.com |
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HOUSTON FLIGHT SUSPENSIONS
Continental and Southwest both announced yesterday that they were suspending service to Houston until Sunday morning as a result of Hurricane Rita. |
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| SUNWING OFFERS 20% COMMISSIONS TO OCTOBER 1 |
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In an open letter to travel agents, Stephen Hunter, COO, Sunwing Vacations has announced that Sunwing will increase agent commissions to 20% effective immediately and running through to October 1, 2005. The 20% commission offer is good for travel any time from November 1, 2005 onward and is applicable on all 7- and 14-night ITC package holidays from Toronto, London, Ottawa, Thunder Bay and Sudbury including group bookings. Stressing the need to work closely with travel agent partners, Hunter said that Sunwing is creating new and innovative ways to help agents make more money and more sales including its Worry Free Security Plan and Premium package which he described as "two new ways you can make $116.70 per booking in extra commission."
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| CTC TASK FORCE SET TO STUDY US MARKET CHALLENGES |
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The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) has launched a new task force on the U.S. market. The near-border or short-haul segment continues to under perform compared to the good growth shown in other areas of the U.S. and other international markets. The U.S. leisure market represents the "bread and butter" of foreign-based revenues for Canadian tourism. Despite an upsurge in 2002, it has failed to fully rebound to consistent pre-9/11 levels. The greatest impact has been felt in visits from the U.S. short-haul market. While a number of reasons for this have been cited anecdotally - exchange rates, gas prices, border and security issues, the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts - none of the issues have been proven or conclusively identified as root causes of the decline.
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| CHINA BUILDING REGIONAL JET |
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China will begin trial production later this year of its home-grown ARJ-21, or Advanced Regional Jet for the 21st Century, state media reported today, describing the aircraft as a potential challenge to Boeing and Airbus's dominance in the local market. The jet, which China calls its first completely domestically designed short-haul passenger plane, has passed an "air worthiness appraisal" and is in the final design stages, the official Xinhua News Agency reported, citing Huang Qiang, president of the first Airplane Designing Institute with China Aviation Industry Corp. Manufacturing of parts and components for the 78- to 105-seat aircraft began in late 2003.
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| WHISTLER SKIING TO OPEN NOVEMBER 24 |
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Prospects for a November 24 opening at Whistler Resort in British Columbia look good. Sub-zero temperatures have hit the alpine region, and the snow guns were fired up for the first time Wednesday night in preparation for the upcoming winter season. "We flew our new guns into place by chopper," says Bob Pasch, Whistler Blackcomb's snowmaking manager. "We began to make snow in the alpine (Wednesday) night, and tested out our new infrastructure to ensure everything's ready for the season. I'm happy to report all is in order." With cold nights forecast for the next few days, Whistler Blackcomb could start to see snow accumulation shortly.
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| HAHN AIR PLATES AVAILABLE TO CANADIAN TRAVEL AGENCIES |
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IATA member Hahn Air is releasing its full list of airline partners, providing Canadian travel agents with an opportunity to issue tickets, at 5% commission, for nearly 100 international airlines not participating in BSP. This list is specific to Canadian-based agencies. Agents can visit www.hr-ticketing.com, click on Canada, and use the pull-down-menu to see the global list of airlines that rely on Hahn Air for bookings in Canada.
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| WTTC POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |
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The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) presented the results of its economic and policy research on the Trinidad and Tobago Travel & Tourism economy to Senator Howard Chin Lee, Minister of Tourism for Trinidad and Tobago, and the country's travel and tourism community in Port of Spain on Wednesday. Economic projections for industry growth contained in the report include visitor spending of $3287 million TT in 2005 with a direct contribution of 4.8 per cent to the nation's gross domestic product and a combined direct/indirect contribution expected to reach 13.8 per cent for 2005, accounting for 5.8 per cent of all employment.
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TRAVEL SOUTH USA LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE
Travel South USA will launch its new website www.travel southusa.com at The South on the Square event Thursday, September 29 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at BCE Place-181 Bay Street, Toronto. Agents can meet with Travel South USA tourism representatives, pick up information and gain first-hand knowledge from the 48 Travel South USA tourism representatives. |
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RCI ANNOUNCEMENT
Royal Caribbean International has appointed Alice Norsworthy to senior vice president of Marketing, effective Oct. 4. Norsworthy is formerly of Walt Disney World and will be responsible for all aspects of the cruise line's marketing program, including brand strategy and positioning, consumer and trade advertising, web and loyalty marketing, research, and brand development. |
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NEW KIDS' CLUB AT SUNSCAPE AND DREAMS
All-Inclusive Sunscape Resorts & Spas and Dreams Resorts have added the new Explorer's Club for Kids to their Mexico and Dominican Republic properties. Guests aged 3 to 12 are invited to join in a host of activities including climbing, camping, treasure hunts and pool parties. To learn more, visit www.sunscape resorts.com and www.dreams resorts.com |
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