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AIR NZ BUSINESS-STYLE COOK ISLANDS OFFER
This summer, Air New Zealand's is offering $1,630 US business class airfare from Los Angeles to Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Passengers must book by June 30, 2010 for travel commencing June 22 through September 26, 2010. Please note that pricing excludes government fees and taxes and the September 11 Security Fee of $2.50 US per person per enplanement in the USA to a maximum of $10 US. For complete terms and conditions, visit airnew zealand.com. |
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| TOURISM MALAYSIA WELCOMES NEW VP |
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| Kausar Kassim |
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Tourism Malaysia bids farewell to vice-president Haris Hadi; welcomes Kausar Kassim to the role
Haris Hadi, vice-president, Canada, Tourism Malaysia, has completed his four year term and is has handed the reigns over to the office’s first ever female vice-president, Kausar Kassim. Hadi will return to the Tourism Malaysia head office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the night of June 30, 2010. Kassim will lead Tourism Malaysia Canada for the next four years, based in Vancouver. Kassim has more than 25 years of tourism industry experience, which spans several sectors including domestic tourism marketing, meetings and conventions, tourism development and project management and international marketing. [Full text and pictures]
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| THAILAND SAYS WELCOME BACK |
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The Tourism Authority of Thailand puts past behind them; welcomes back travellers with hotel and tourism deals
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| Srisuda Wanapinyosak |
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Director of Tourism Authority of Thailand, Srisuda Wanapinyosak, wants agents and consumers to know that with the political tensions of this past spring behind them, Thailand is looking forward to a warm summer and to doing what it does best -- welcoming visitors back to the "Land of Smiles." With the U.S., Britain and other countries lifting their travel advisories a few weeks ago, the Tourism Authority of Thailand wants travellers to know that Thailand is again a safe, affordable and welcoming place to spend their vacations. To help the effort of reviving the travel and tourism industry in Thailand, many hotels and travel companies have lowered rates and are offering... [Full text and pictures]
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| TOUR EAST BRINGS CHINA TO CANADA |
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Tour East Holidays becomes one of the first Canadian tour operators to be accredited by the Travel Industry Association of Canada to handle Chinese leisure tour groups
Tour East Holidays became one of the first Canadian tour operators to be accredited by the Travel Industry Association of Canada (TIAC), the group set up by Industry Canada to oversee Inbound Tourism from China as part of the Approved Destination Status agreement Ottawa signed with Beijing. Only tour operators who are accredited will be officially recognized by the Chinese to organize trips to Canada. [Full text and pictures]
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| FIJI SPECIAL WITH BOOMERANG & AIR PACIFIC |
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Boomerang Tours and Air Pacific offer exclusive Fiji summer sale starting from $2,809 per adult; features preferred resorts and more
Boomerang Tours, in conjunction with Air Pacific and three of its preferred resorts in Fiji, is now featuring a summer sale to this idyllic destination. Starting from $2,809 per adult, your clients can also receive several added value features, including kids fly, stay and eat free at all three resorts, free dinners, free massages and more. This offer is valid on all new bookings made between June 28 and August 10, 2010 and is applicable for [Full text and pictures]
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| FLOODED SECTION OF TCH WILL REOPEN |
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The Canadian Press
A week after storms resulted in flooding across the southern Prairies, the Trans-Canada Highway is finally close to being reopened near Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. Final preparations are being made on the eastbound lanes at the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary, with the plan being to open the road to two-way traffic sometime on Saturday. That will be welcome news to travellers and truckers who have been forced to detour hundreds of kilometres out of their way. |
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| CRYSTAL EXPLORES WEST AFRICAN HISTORY |
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Crystal Cruises now offers west African heritage and history shore side options on Serenity’s ‘African Adventurer’
As cultural and heritage tours become increasingly popular in West Africa, Crystal Cruises has set more than a dozen shore side options in Senegal, Ghana, Togo and Principe for Crystal Serenity's ‘African Adventurer’ voyage departing Cape Town April 17, 2011. With its return to West Africa for the first time since 2001, the cruise line is offering... [Full text and pictures]
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