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WESTJET’S QUARTERLY CALL
WestJet will hold its quarterly analysts' conference call tomorrow, Tuesday, May, 4 at 8 a.m. President and CEO Gregg Saretsky and Executive Vice-President of Finance and CFO Vito Culmone will discuss WestJet's first quarter 2010 results and answer questions from financial analysts. The conference call will be available through the toll-free number 888-231-8191 or heard live through an Internet webcast accessible via the Media and Investors section of westjet.com. |
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| WHAT’S NEW IN ARIZONA? |
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Tourism Arizona hosts media dinner to highlight Grand Canyon cycling tours, the new Moenkopi Legacy Inn on Hopi tribal land and more
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| Jennifer Sutcliffe, Kathy Motton & Mary Rittmann | | Highlighting new product within the state of Arizona, the Arizona Office of Tourism held a media dinner at Toronto's Buca Restaurant last Monday night. On hand were Jennifer Sutcliffe, manager of travel industry marketing for Arizona Tourism, Mary Rittmann, director of trade and media relations, Arizona Tourism, and Kathy Motton, communications and PR manager for Arizona Tourism in Canada. With several new tours and attractions currently available in Arizona, the Arizona delegation took the opportunity to showcase the region's new Grand Canyon cycling tours, the new Musical Instrument Museum, the opening of Moenkopi Legacy Inn and more. Keep reading for what's new in Arizona.
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| NOLITOURS & TRANSAT SHINE INTO 2010/2011 |
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Nolitours & Transat Holidays announce fall/winter sun line-up; now available from YVR
Nolitours and Transat Holidays have announced their Fall/Winter Sun product, which is now available for booking for departures from November 1, 2010 to April 30, 2011 from Vancouver. Transat Holidays destination line-up includes Varadero, Cuba; Puerto Plata and punta Cana, Dominican Republic; Jamaica; and Cancun, Ixtapa, Los Cabos, Manzanillo, Puerto Vallarta, Riviera Maya and Riviera Nayarit, Mexico. The 2010/2011 Sun brochures will be available soon. For more details, keep reading.
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| TRAVEL GALLERY & MERIT TRAVEL GROUP MERGE |
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Saskatchewan’s The Travel Gallery & Merit Travel Group merge into Merit Travel Group Saskatchewan
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| Rita Milenkovic & Michael Merrithew | | The Travel Gallery Inc., a private specialty travel company based in Saskatchewan, has announced their merger with Merit Travel Group Inc., to create Merit Travel Group Saskatchewan. This partnership is aligned with Merit’s national growth strategy, focused on building a strong local presence in key markets across Canada. It will also see two of Merit’s specialty brands offered in the Saskatchewan market: MeritBiz and Merit Vacations. Read on for more.
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| BOOMERANG TOURS OZ & TAIPEI |
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Boomerang offers a 13-day Australia East Coast tour with Taipei stopover; commissionable at 13 per cent
Boomerang Tours is featuring a 13-day tour of Australia’s East Coast, as well as a free three-day, two-night stopover in Taipei with the purchase of the tour. Starting from $3,299 plus tax, the ‘Main Highlights of the East Coast’ tour includes flights out of Vancouver, four nights in Sydney, four nights in Cairns and two nights in Brisbane, a full-day excursion of Brisbane, a full-day excursion of the Great Barrier Reef, and more. Keep reading for information about agent commission.
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| SIGNATURE'S SWEET KIDS DEAL |
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Signature announces ‘Kids Fly, Stay, and Play Free’ offer on select packages
Signature Vacations’ new ‘Kids Fly, Stay, and Play Free’ promotion, on select vacation packages, is offering to fly the first child, between the ages of two and six, free, excluding taxes. The child’s stay and activities are also included. An example package is: travellers stay at the four-star Canto Del Sol in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for a one week, all-inclusive holiday. Western departures are from Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton on June 4, 11, 18, 25 and September 3, 10, 17 and 24. The price is $695 plus $290 in taxes per adult and based on double occupancy. For more information, visit signature.ca.
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| INDUS & VIJ VISIT THE MALABAR COAST |
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Indus Travels’ Cuisine Tour of the Malabar Coast features BC chef Vikram Vij; proceeds go to the Heart & Stroke Foundation
Indus Travels has announced their Cuisine Tour of the Malabar Coast with Chef Vikram Vij of Vij’s restaurant in Vancouver. The 15-day tour departs November 16, 2010 and the itinerary is as follows: Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Nasik, Mumbai, Goa, Cochin, Munnar, Kumarakom and back to Cochin. The package is $7,975 per person, based on twin sharing. This includes all accommodation, daily breakfast and more. Continue reading for more on the Cuisine Tour of the Malabar Coast.
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| LOUNGE WITH THOMAS COOK |
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| When making bookings for your clients through any of Thomas Cook Canada’s FIT brands, you can now add Plaza Premium Lounge access to their file for $21. The Plaza Premium Lounge passes are available for departures out of Vancouver. Priced at $21 per person (net), the regular rate is $30 to access the lounge before 11 a.m. and $35 after that time. Continue reading for lounge features and more.
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| ROCKY MOUNTAINEER’S $500 TRAVEL CREDIT |
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Rocky Mountaineer offers your clients $500 credit per couple when booking before May 28
For its 20th anniversary, Rocky Mountaineer is offering a credit of up to $500 per couple towards additional vacation experiences when booking a Rocky Mountaineer vacation rail tour of seven nights or more. Available from now until May 28, 2010, guests can add to their vacation with extra hotel nights, city tours, meals, airfare, car rentals and a ride on the Rocky Mountaineer Whistler Sea to Sky Climb, between Vancouver and Whistler, BC. Continue reading for full detials.
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