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| SUNWING PURCHASES GRAND PARADISE BAVARO BEACH RESORT |
| Grand Paradise Bavaro Beach Resort, Casino and Spa to remain open until April 30, 2013; will then close for a six-month refurbishment |
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Blue Diamond Hotels & Resorts, a division of Sunwing Travel Group, has purchased the Grand Paradise Bavaro Beach Resort, Casino and Spa. With immediate effect, the Blue Diamond team will take over the management of the resort, which will continue to operate as Grand Paradise Bavaro Beach Resort through to April 30, 2013. At that point, the resort will be closed for a six month period to allow for changes and improvements to bring it in line with Blue Diamond’s “Memories Resorts” specifications. The resort will re-open in November 2013 as the five star-rated Memories Punta Cana Beach Resort and Spa. This acquisition is Blue Diamond’s second wholly owned...
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| PREMIUM TOURS INTRODUCES ESCORTED CRUISES |
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Premium Tours has introduced escorted cruises with Ontario departures for its winter 2012-2013 program. Escorted cruises make it possible for clients to get to their boarding port of Cape Liberty, New Jersey by deluxe motor coach transport and also include one-night hotel accomadation before cruising. Clients...
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| HOLA SUN OFFERS FREE EXCURSIONS |
| Clients booking Hola Sun Cayo Coco, Holguin, Varadero, Camaguey, Havana, Santiago de Cuba or Cienfuegos vacations receive free excursions |
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Hola Sun is now offering clients free excursions when they book a vacation with the Cuba specialist tour operator. Clients who book a Cayo Coco, Holguin, Varadero, Camaguey, Havana, Santiago de Cuba or Cienfuegos vacation will receive an excursion voucher for a variety of free excursions, available for...
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| TRANSAT DISCOVERIES ANNOUNCES NORTH AFRICAN TOUR SAVINGS |
| Clients can save $600 per couple on select North African itineraries |
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Transat Discoveries is offering $600 in savings per couple on all upcoming North African tours. This promotion applies to all new bookings with departures until Sept. 15, 2012. Travellers that book the select North African tours can benefit from the savings. Select tours include the 13-day, 22-meal Tunisian Highlights tour; the 10-day, 16-meal Saharan...
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| RECORD JUNE FOR AIR CANADA, PORTER AND WESTJET |
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Air Canada, Porter Airlines and WestJet have reported their respective traffic levels for June. All three Canadian carriers experienced record numbers for the month. Air Canada reported a record system load factor of 85.6 per cent, versus 84.2 per cent in June 2011, an increase of 1.4 percentage points. System traffic increased 1.5 per cent...
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| AGENTS EXPERIENCE SEMINAR AT SEA WITH ACV & RCI |
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| ACV & RCI Seminar at Sea participants |
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For one week in June, a group of 14 travel agents from across the country gathered together for a Seminar at Sea aboard the Royal Caribbean International’s Mariner of the Seas. Air Canada Vacations representatives Brian Joseph and Alexander Vaccaro, and Royal Caribbean International representative Susan Carvalho escorted the group...
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