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B.C. NUMBERS DOWN
Canadian Press
B.C. took a big hit on the tourism front last year. Tourism Minister Kevin Krueger says figures to the end of October show overnight visits from the U.S. were down 4.7 per cent. The numbers fell even more for tourists from overseas, with visits from Europe down nine per cent, those from Australia off 16.5 per cent and from Japan down almost 29 per cent. Hotel occupancy fell six per cent while traffic to Vancouver International Airport dropped by just over 10 per cent. As for the good news, Krueger says cruise ship activity was up nearly 15 per cent in Victoria and more than five per cent in Vancouver while travel from China rose 1.8 per cent. |
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HelloWestTravel.com launches Awards of Merit 2009 to recognize your hard work
Once again, HelloWestTravel.com would like to recognize the hard work of professionals in the travel industry in Western Canada. The HWT Awards of Merit 2009 highlight the constant efforts of professionals who have risen above everyone else in the year 2009. HelloWestTravel.com Awards of Merit are for all travel professionals throughout Western Canada. More than 10 winners will be honoured from the travel agent of the year to the tourism board of the year. Cast your vote, get involved: these are your Oscars! Keep reading for rules, regulations and how to enter.
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| JAL TO FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY? |
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Japan Airlines Corp. to cut 15,600 jobs; could file for bankruptcy as early as Jan. 19
Associated Press
Troubled Japan Airlines Corp. (JAL) is set to cut about 15,600 jobs, a third of its work force, and reject billion-dollar cash offers from Delta and American Airlines, as it files for bankruptcy and embarks on a government-led turnaround, reports said Monday. Under a rehabilitation plan now being hammered out by a state-backed corporate turnaround body, JAL would make the job cuts during the three fiscal years through March 2013, Kyodo News reported. The plan would include a fresh investment of 300 billion yen ($3.3 billion) by the body and wipe much of its soaring debts under bankruptcy protection. Keep reading for full details.
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| ANDERSON'S WORLDWIDE ESCORT |
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Anderson releases 2010 fully escorted touring brochure; highlights include a variety of Alberta short stay tours and B.C. experiences
Anderson Vacations has announced the release of their 2010 fully escorted touring brochure “Canada, USA & The World.” This year Anderson Vacations has drawn upon its Alberta roots and is offering a variety of Alberta short stay tours to Banff, Jasper, Waterton, Cypress Hills, Fort McMurray, Lake Louise and Kananaskis. Many of these shorter trips are guaranteed departures and are run each year with multiple busses. For clients looking to take in and experience the best of British Columbia, Anderson’s is offering a record number of tours to B.C. including ones to the Okanagan, Vancouver Island, Vancouver, Salmon Arm, Sun Peaks and Whistler. For travellers wanting to head out to the East Coast, Anderson is again offering their Cross Canada, Maritimes and Eastern Canada Tours. Want to know about their international tours, keep reading.
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| GOWAY TOURS WITH A DIFFERENCE |
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Holidays of a Lifetime by Goway Travel offers escorted tours, each with different themes departing Vancouver
Goway Travel offers escorted tours under the banner, Holidays of a Lifetime. They include Fun Themes on all six different escorted tours, and interweave appropriate themes into the tours which differ on each departure. The different choices offer each passenger a choice of departure date while deciding which theme they would like to experience. Please note that the themes are selected to reflect the culture, history and more. Want to know what Fun Themes Goway offers departing from Western Canada, then keep reading.
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| INTREPID COOKS UP IN PERU |
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Intrepid Travel hosts FAM for Canadian agents in Peru; the group helped prepare dinner with a local family
Intrepid Travel recently hosted a group of Canadian agents in Peru on a FAM which included sites such as Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca, as well as a homestay where the group helped prepare dinner with a local family in an isolated community. Keep reading to see who participated.
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