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| ISRAEL’S MINISTER OF TOURISM PAYS A VISIT TO CANADA |
| The Honourable Stas Misezhnikov discusses goals for the Canadian market, challenges the destination faces in promoting tourism & what travellers can expect to see develop |
| Terrilyn Kunopaski |
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| Stas Misezhnikov & James Pasternak; Oded Grofman & Haim Gutin; Jerry Adler & Ellen Melman |
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For the first time in 20 years, a minister of tourism from Israel is on Canadian soil, in an effort to reach out to one of the destination’s major markets. Stas Misezhnikov, minister of tourism, Government of Israel, was...
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| QUEBEC DAY 2012 BRINGS MICE TRAVEL PARTNERS TOGETHER |
| Zachary-Cy Vanasse |
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Patricia Côté, Susan Prophet & Gillian Hall
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Destination Quebec and nearly 100 of its meetings, conventions and incentive partners came together at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto on Tuesday for the annual Quebec Day. Approximately 300 people were in attendance as 81 companies set up informational booths where clients and potential clients were given the...
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| HOLIDAY HOUSE & FUN SUN UNVEIL EUROPE 2012 PRODUCT LINE-UP |
| Highlights include more than 10,000 hotels, 10 airline partners & an array of airline partners |
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Holiday House and Fun Sun Vacations have just unveiled the new Europe 2012 brochure, featuring holiday options throughout France, Italy, the U.K., Spain and The Netherlands. The 2012 Europe brochure offers a wide selection of accommodation, transportation and excursion options, making it a client's one-stop shop when it comes to creating a complete European experience. Some highlights of the 2012 program include more than 10,000 hotels throughout Europe, including self-catering apartments with Pierre & Vacances, Citadines and Bridgestreet; choice of 10 different airline partners including Air Canada, Air France...
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| TRANSAT DISCOVERIES ANNOUNCES AGENT INCENTIVE DRAW WINNER |
| Kate Stratford, owner of Marlin Travel in Simcoe, Ontario, wins a trip on Transat Discoveries' Magical Morocco coach tour |
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| Kate Stratford & Sherry Brown |
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Transat Discoveries has announced that Kate Stratford, owner of Marlin Travel in Simcoe, Ontario, is the winner of the Launch Agent Incentive draw. The draw was held on Feb. 3, 2012 and her name was picked from among the names of all the agents who had made new Transat Discoveries bookings before Feb. 1, 2012. Stratford had booked a group of 10 passengers who will be travelling on a customized trip to South Africa this March. Her prize is the Magical Morocco coach tour, available in the 2011...
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| CHORUS AVIATION WORKS WITH AC TO COMPETE AGAINST WESTJET |
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The parent company of regional carrier Jazz Air will work to help Air Canada compete with Calgary-based WestJet when their rival launches a low-fare airline serving smaller domestic markets, Chorus Aviation chief executive Joe Randell said Tuesday. "It's Air Canada that makes the commercial decisions in response to any competitive reality that they face,'' Randell told analysts in a conference call. "We'll certainly be...
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| APT CELEBRATES ITS 85TH ANNIVERSARY |
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| Nicole De Wilde |
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Celebrating its 85th year of business, Melbourne-based Australian Pacific Touring (APT) intends to continue looking forward, offering new products to North American clientele in the future, according to Nicole De Wilde, vice president, sales and marketing, North America. APT had its beginnings in 1927 when Bill McGeary built a bus body on a tray truck after a tram strike affected the city of Melbourne. Through Bill's son, Geoff, APT pioneered Australia's dynamic travel industry in the 1960s and 70s via a diverse range of modes. APT Group today, now a multi-brand business with an extensive global portfolio of touring and cruising products, is still owned and controlled by the McGeary family, including the third generation, Rob and Lou. “We’re not sitting still, that’s for...
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| CARNIVAL LAUNCHES TRAVEL AGENT BOOKING SWEEPSTAKES |
| Every online Carnival Breeze Europe booking earns agents a chance to win a seven-day Carnival cruise for two |
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Carnival is celebrating the debut of the new Carnival Breeze with a travel agent booking sweepstakes tied to the ship’s Europe program which will operate from June to October 2012. For every online Carnival Breeze booking made on a Europe sailing, travel agents may enter to win a grand prize seven-day Carnival cruise for two or one of 50 runner-up prizes of MasterCard...
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| PAUL GAUGUIN REVEALS 2013 SAILING SCHEDULE |
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Paul Gauguin Cruises has announced its 2013 sailing schedule. Highlights include the Island of Whales itinerary, The Society Islands itinerary, special guests and the complete renovation of the m/s Paul Gauguin. Following 2012’s inaugural 11-night sailing to the Australs & Society Islands, The Gauguin will return on Sept. 21, 2013, to to witness humpback whales...
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