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| FLash | More foreign visitors to U.S. to be photographed, fingerprinted
Beginning Thursday, foreign visitors from 27 countries will be fingerprinted and photographed when they enter the United States, according to the Homeland Security Department. Until now, citizens of 22 European countries – along with Australia, Brunei, Japan, New Zealand and Singapore – haven't had to undergo such screening because they can travel to the United States without a visa. Since January, most foreign visitors who travel with a visa have had to be photographed and fingerprinted under the US-VISIT program when they arrive at 115 major airports and 14 major seaports. The information is checked against databases to verify documents and flag names that appear on terrorist or law enforcement watch lists. |
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| Antor invites all travel agents to its travel show in Hull (Quebec) on September 29 |
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| The tourism offices directors members of Antor invites all travel agents to come and meet them at a mini travel show held at the Maison du Citoyen de Hull (Quebec), on September 29, at 5:30 p.m.. Followed with a cocktail and a buffet, the show, entitled “Antorama… panorama sur le monde” (Antorama… a world view), will allow participants to get information on the new features offered by exhibitors. Places are limited. Numerous door prizes will be distributed. Click here to register online. |
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| Addison’s Growth Addresses Market Need |
| Raymon Kaduck |
 The success of Addison Travel Marketing’s inaugural Montreal Travel Trade Event reflects the growing importance of industry trade shows in the travel tourism industry, according to Rex Armstead, President of the Vancouver-based company. Despite the decline of “bricks and mortar” travel agencies, Addison’s annual business has expanded rapidly. “There is still a need to get together and press the flesh. In North America, trade shows are considered of increasing importance to business. And I believe that it is particularly true in the travel business.”
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| Air Canada set to depart creditor protection after 18 month restructuring |
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Shares of the newly restructured Air Canada are set to take off after the airline emerges from creditor protection this week with an improved balance sheet, lower  operating costs and an eye on the international market after 18 months under court supervision. ``I'm very bullish on Air Canada's future,'' said Calgary-based airline analyst Rick Erickson.
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| WestJet, CanJet happy Competition Board will prevent undercutting |
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Discount airlines WestJet Airlines of Calgary and CanJet of Halifax are happy with a new Competition Bureau policy that would prevent dominant Air Canada from undercutting their fares. However, they said they are waiting to see how the federal agency will apply its policy.
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| Jeanne hammers Florida, damaging buildings and leaving high water |
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Jeanne, Florida's fourth hurricane in six weeks, piled on destruction in already ravaged areas Sunday, slicing across the state with howling wind that rocketed debris from earlier storms and torrents of rain that turned streets into rivers. At least six people died in the storm, which was a cruel rerun for many still trying to recover from earlier hurricanes.
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| El Senador lauches a new reward program for travel agents |
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To highlight the significant contribution of Canadian travel agents to the growing success of the El Senador resort of Cayo Coco, Cuba, the "Keys to Paradise" Travel Agent Rewards Program was launched. "It is with great pride that I have seen the El Senador become the # 1 resort for Canadians looking for a dream sun vacation in Cuba in only three short years. Our world-class team could not have achieved such a remarkable performance without the full support of dedicated travel professionals. We extend our heartfelt thanks to all of them" said Serge Savard on behalf of the Canadian owners.
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| FLash | Virgin boss Richard Branson announces plans for commercial space service
British entrepreneur Richard Branson said that his Virgin company plans to launch commercial space flights over the next few years. Virgin has signed an agreement with pioneering aviation designer Burt Rutan to build an aircraft based on Rutan's SpaceShipOne vessel, Branson said. SpaceShipOne cracked the barrier to manned commercial space flight in June by flying 98,547 metres above Earth, just a little more than 120 metres above the distance scientists widely consider to be the boundary of space. The flight lasted 90 minutes. |
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| FLash | Thousands of Indian airport workers threaten to strike over privatization
Thousands of airport workers across India have threatened to stay away from work to protest the government's plan to privatize the country's two main airports in New Delhi and Mumbai, the Civil Aviation Ministry said. Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said he would meet representatives of the Airports Authority Employees' Union on Saturday in Mumbai and try to persuade them to call off the strike. "They are our people. They are very co-operative and I hope that they will understand our views. We will also hear their views as far as possible,'' Patel told reporters in Calcutta. |
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| FLash | United Airlines says jettisoning pensions is “best of a bad set of options”
United Airlines considers terminating its employee pension plans the "best of a bad set of options" to help it emerge from bankruptcy, parent company UAL Corp. said in a court filing. Unions representing the airline's pilots, flight attendants and machinists renewed their criticisms of the proposal, with the pilot union claiming that some of its members would lose half their pensions. "No amount of self-serving sugarcoating by the company's lawyers can mask the plain fact that... the immediate impact on thousands of individual retired and active pilots will be devastating," the Air Line Pilots Association said in a statement. |
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