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| THE HOLIDAY SNAPSHOTS 5 WINNER IS… |
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Mary Crookes is the winner of HelloWestTravel.com and Sunwing Vacations' Holiday Snapshots 5 contest!
Your votes are in and they’ve been counted. HelloWestTravel.com is pleased to announce the winner of the Snapshots 5 Contest. Mary Crookes from Carlson Wagonlit in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan is the lucky recipient of a trip for two to the Riviera Maya courtesy of Sunwing Vacations. She has worked in the travel industry for 24 years and has been at Carlson Wagonlit for 17 years. Mary’s photo, “Glacier Bay,” was chosen from among many entries, voted on by HelloWestTravel.com readers. The photo was taken in May of this year on an Alaskan cruise aboard the Coral Princess. [Full text and pictures]
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| AC’S TRAVEL ADVISORY |
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Travel warnings have just been released from Air Canada regarding flights out of YYC, YEG, YXE and YWG. Flights out of Calgary may be impacted this morning due to forecasted low ceilings, fog and reduced visibility; afternoon and evening flights could also be impacted by thunderstorms. Flights out of Edmonton, Saskatoon and Winnipeg may also be impacted all day and evening by forecasted thunderstorms. For updates and Air Canada’s flight cancellation policies, visit aircanada.com. |
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| AIR CHINA EXTENDS YVR TO MANILA |
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More connections between Vancouver and Manila have been announced by Air China
Air China has recently announced that they have extended their connection between Vancouver and Manila. For leisure or for business, passenger’s trip can now be more easily arranged with Air China’s 10 flights between Vancouver and Beijing and five flights between Beijing and Manila. Aircraft A330 will be operating between Vancouver and Beijing; aircraft B738 will be operating between Beijing and Manila. Please note that aircraft type is subject to change without notice. For more information, visit airchina.com. |
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| BUSINESS SOARS FOR ANDERSON |
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Anderson Vacations announces successful 2010 due to groups business; increase of 30% over last year
2010 has shown an increase of 30 per cent for Anderson Vacations’ groups department over the same time period in 2009. According to Anderson Vacations, future business for 2011 also looks promising with numerous groups confirmed already for next season. The company also had solid passenger numbers on their Guaranteed Departure Tours travelling... [Full text and pictures]
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| JAL & FINNAIR EXPAND CODESHARE |
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From August 1, 2010, JAL will start to codeshare on flights operated by Finnair between Helsinki and the seven European cities of: Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Brussels, Warsaw and Gothenburg. JAL and Finnair first commenced codeshare flights in December 2005 and now offer passengers services on three routes that connect the Finnish capital to Tokyo (Narita), Osaka (Kansai) as well as Nagoya (Chubu) with 20 weekly flights. |
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| CRYSTAL’S NEW BONUS PROGRAM |
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Crystal Cruises announces new referral program; guests receive $400 in shipboard credits and more
For almost every Crystal cruise booked between September 2010 and April 2011, a brand new "Bonus Share the Experience" program offers all guests $400 in shipboard spending credit (or $250 for Mexico cruises) for each new-to-Crystal guest they refer to sail with them in a separate stateroom. With the new program, booked guests can earn up to $1,600 per person in shipboard credits for their friend's new booking made after July 7. [Full text and pictures]
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