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| TRAVELHOTNEWS.COM PROFILE: TRISH MCTAVISH |
| This industry veteran talks about working with her high school sweetheart & how she's seen travel evolve |
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| Trish McTavish |
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She’s half of the McTavish in McTavish Travel – the mom, so she says, of the agency. But Trish McTavish didn’t always know she’d spend most of her life working in the travel industry or with her high school sweetheart, at that. Trish was born in Windsor, ON, then moving to Oakville with her family when she was 13-years-old. She went to high school there, which is where she met Ross, the man who would soon become her husband. “We were high school sweethearts,” she smiles. “He was my best friend and we used to double date all the time. Then...
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| AIR CANADA EMPLOYEES PROTEST AGAINST FEDERAL GOVERNMENT |
| Back-to-work legislation fuels protests from IAMAW members |
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Air Canada employees staged a noisy but orderly protest against the federal government on Monday, accusing it of eroding workers' rights. Outside Montreal's Trudeau airport, dozens of members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace...
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| TOURCAN VACATIONS CELEBRATES 25 YEARS WITH PRIZES |
| Travel agents can win trips or cash as a part of Tourcan Vacations 25th anniversary celebrations |
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Tourcan Vacations will be celebrating its 25th anniversary with the industry during the course of the year. As part of the celebrations, Tourcan Vacations will be honouring its most loyal travel consultants and top three producers with awards and trips at a July event. The tour operator is also giving everyone the opportunity to win trips...
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| TRANSAT HOLIDAYS OFFERS EXTRA BONBON CASH REWARDS FOR EUROPE |
| Europe packages can net travel agents up to four-times the Bonbon cash rewards from Transat Holidays |
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Transat Holidays is offering extra Bonbon cash rewards on its Europe packages. The promotion applies to all new bookings made between Mar. 12 and Apr. 30, 2012 for departures between Apr. 1 and Oct. 31, 2012 from all Canadian gateways. It is valid on all Transat Holidays packages and coach tours. Bookings to France, Italy...
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| DIRECT AIR CANCELS ALL FLIGHTS |
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South Carolina-based public charter airline Direct Air has cancelled all flights and there was no word Tuesday on when they might resume. Myrtle Beach International Airport director Mike LaPier told The Sun News all operations...
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| SUNWING FLIGHT ATTENDANTS JOIN CUPE |
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Flight attendants at Sunwing Airlines have voted to join the Canadian Union of Public Employees, the union said Monday. CUPE said the 700 flight attendants voted to join the union in a vote conducted by the Canada Industrial Relations Board. The union already represents flight attendants at several airlines including Air Canada...
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| TRAVEL COUNSELLORS EXPANDS INTO UAE |
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Travel Counsellors has announced its expansion into the UAE after officially launching in Dubai this month. The operation will be a joint venture partnership with dnata, the world’s fourth largest air services provider and Middle East travel experts. The operation in Dubai will be headed by experienced industry professional Harvey Lines, formerly director of...
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