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UNIGLOBE ADDS ANOTHER AGENCY
UNIGLOBE Quest Travel, formerly known simply as Quest Travel, located in Vancouver’s False Creek area, is the latest agency to join UNIGLOBE Travel Western Canada. Founded in 1988, UNIGLOBE Quest Travel is a full-service leisure and corporate travel service company providing once-in-a lifetime travel experiences for luxury vacationers, corporate incentive groups, weddings, honeymoons and ecotourism vacations, cultural trips, safari holidays trekking, cycling and walking tours around the globe. |
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YVR GETS REAR-ENDED
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An SUV isn't meant to fly, but that wasn't the case early Tuesday morning at Vancouver International Airport. The vehicle practically became airborne as it plowed through the glass doors of the departures terminal, skidding to within a few metres of the check-in line up at the Delta Airlines counter. No one was hurt but passengers scattered as the SUV curled toward them. RCMP say a valet driver mistakenly shifted the vehicle into reverse and accelerated backward through the airport doors. They say airport operations were not affected. |
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HelloWestTravel.com wishes everyone a happy holidays; please note that we will not publish on Dec. 28, 2009, but will resume on Jan. 4, 2010
The team at HelloWestTravel.com would like to wish everyone a happy holiday season. Please note that HelloWestTravel.com will not be published on next Mon., Dec. 28, 2009 for the holidays. We will be back on Mon., Jan. 4, 2010 to deliver you the latest industry news in Western Canada. We look forward to starting off the New Year together with you.
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| CALGARIANS GET AC TOKYO SERVICE |
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Air Canada launches Calgary-Tokyo non-stop service; offers connecting flights throughout Asia
Air Canada announced that it will be introducing non-stop service between Calgary and Tokyo, offering connecting flights throughout Asia with its Star Alliance partner carriers. Air Canada will operate flights to Tokyo's Narita International Airport three times weekly beginning March 27, 2010, in time for summer's peak travel time. To promote its new Calgary-Tokyo route, Air Canada is offering introductory fares starting at $598 round-trip before taxes and other charges. Tickets are now available for purchase at aircanada.com. "This is great news for Alberta and marks the first time in many years that Alberta has had direct air service from Japan," said Tourism, Parks and Recreation Minister Cindy Ady.
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| WESTJET MAKES SUMMER PLANS |
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WestJet releases summer 2010 schedule; adds 3 new routes in Western Canada
WestJet today unveiled its flight schedule for the summer of 2010, featuring five new routes in Canada, three of those in Western Canada and expanded service on 19 trans-border and international routes. The summer schedule also includes new non-stop service between Vancouver and Kitchener-Waterloo, Vancouver and San Francisco, Edmonton and Kamloops, and Edmonton and San Francisco. Keep reading for full schedule details.
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Mexico Tourism Board and Mexicana celebrate the end of 2009 in Vancouver and Calgary
Mexicana and the Mexico Tourism Board celebrated with special guests the end of 2009 by offering an appreciation cocktail party in Vancouver and Calgary. Travel agents from Vancouver and Calgary were invited to two separate events, one in Vancouver and one in Calgary. Mexico and Mexicana also hosted a cocktail party in Calgary at Avocado restaurant where Grageda and Garcia greeted travel agents from Alberta. In Vancouver, the cocktail took place at the Marriott Pinnacle Hotel on December 9th. Travel agents enjoyed hors d'oeuvre, fine wines and live Latin music.
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| ACV’S WESTERN SPECIALS TO LONDON |
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Air Canada Vacations offers Western specials to London; prices start at $487
Air Canada Vacations is currently offering several deals to London from various Western Canadian gateways. These western departure deals inlcude: Book an Air & Hotel package from Calgary to London and stay at the Royal National Hotel with a BP on January 21 and 29 or February 4 and 5, 2010 for three nights from $697. Book an Air & Hotel package from Edmonton to London and stay at the Royal National Hotel with a BP on January 20 and 27 or February 3, 2010 for three nights from $697. Book an Air & Hotel package from Winnipeg to London via Toronto and stay at the Royal National Hotel with a BP on January 21, 22, 28, 29 or February 4 and 5, 2010 for three nights from $487. Continue reading for Air Canada Vacations' Vancouver offer.
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| YEG’S CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR YOU |
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Edmonton International Airport announces addition of new services in time for the holidays; features Hudson Group joining EIA team
Edmonton International Airport (EIA) has announced that their food, beverage and retail offerings have more than doubled in the past two years and that they have added new services in time for the holiday travel season. The changing face of retail at EIA will be ushered in this month when Hudson Group joins the EIA team. Hudson Group will assume operations of nine retail outlets at EIA on December 14. Three of the nine existing outlets will be completely renovated and two new Euro Cafe concepts paired with Hudson News newsstands will come on stream by spring 2010. Keep reading for full details.
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| SKAL ROCKIES CELEBRATES IN STYLE |
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SKAL International Canadian Rockies hosts 26th Annual Presidents Gala; passes chain of office to incoming president Bernhard Schneider
On Wednesday December 9, the membership of SKAL International Canadian Rockies hosted its 26th Annual Presidents Gala at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. As is tradition, 2009 president Chad Gulevich passed the chain of office to incoming 2010 president Bernhard Schneider. A highlight of the evening had the contributions of member Bill Rheaume celebrated with a plaque presentation and tribute by past president, Bill Squarebriggs. Rheaume has been an active member of the Canadian Rockies club since 1992, serving on the club executive since 1995 and SKAL International Canada (SICAN) from 2003 to 2008 rising to the position of SICAN president in 2007.
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JAL’S 2010 FORECAST
Japan Airlines (JAL) has forecast a total of 419,407 international passenger reservations during the Japanese New Year vacation period from December 25, 2009 to January 5, 2010. Due to significant reductions in capacity, seat load factors are expected to generally improve with Hawaii, transpacific, Oceania, Guam and Korea routes reaching more than 90 per cent. Against the same period last year, JAL forecasts an overall improvement of 9.1 percentage points in load factor as a result of the predicted 11.6 per cent decline in the number of international passenger reservations on JAL Group airlines alongside an estimated 20.9 per cent decrease in capacity measured in available seat kilometres. The JAL Group will operate 76 additional flights, both scheduled and charter, to such destinations as Guam, Hawaii, Siem Reap and Bali. On domestic routes, JAL has forecast that seat supply will be 2.3 per cent lower than the same period in the previous year and expects the total number of domestic passenger bookings to be 1,321,173 reservations, 6.7 per cent down on last year. The projected load factor on domestic Japan flights during this festive period is 61.8 per cent. During this period, JAL Group plans to operate an additional 119 domestic flights to meet demand on popular routes in Japan, such as Tokyo - Miyazaki, and Tokyo - Kagoshima. |
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