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| SUNQUEST'S SUNNY DAYS |
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Sunquest announces “Pay No Tax” promotion; your clients can save the tax and you can earn double Sun Deal dollars
Running from August 25 to 31, 2010 your clients won’t pay the tax on any Sunquest vacation package while you will continue to earn double Sun Deal dollars. Taking the place of Sunquest’s Sensational 60 promotion, which ended last night, your clients can now choose from Sunquest’s entire product line and save. Please note that savings vary by gateway and destination. For example, your clients will save $189.51 on Vancouver to Mexico packages. Meanwhile... [Full text and pictures]
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| MEXICO REPORTS: BUSINESS IS BOOMING |
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Mexico Tourism reports “booming” air travel, hotel infrastructure and cruise travel for 2010
The number of international tourists reaching Mexico by air experienced a 35.2 per cent increase in June 2010 compared with the same month last year. During the same period, 818,278 tourists from different nationalities visited Mexico, versus 605,435 who visited in June 2009. Of those, some 573,016 travellers arrived by air from the United States, representing a 23.7 per cent growth over June 2009. Also notable are the 41,184 tourists that arrived from Canada; 21,322 more than in June 2009 – a increase of 107.4 percent. [Full text and pictures]
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| CRYSTAL ADDS CAPE GRACE |
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Crystal Cruises adds South Africa’s Cape Grace Hotel to their 2011 pre- and post-cruise program
Cape Town’s Cape Grace Hotel is now available as a pre- or post-cruise “Classic Plus” Hotel Program with Crystal Cruises’ voyages to and from South Africa in spring 2011. With “Classic Plus,” Crystal guests can enjoy five-star hotel accommodations before or after their cruise, private car transfers, meet and assist arrangements, porterage, full breakfast and other perks at destinations around the world. The Cape Grace “Classic Plus” Hotel Program is available for... [Full text and pictures]
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| JAL'S INTERNATIONAL FUEL SURCHARGE |
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Please note that the JAL Group will maintain the current level of fuel surcharge for all international passenger tickets issued between October and December 2010. The price of Singapore kerosene-type jet fuel during the three-month period from May to July 2010 averaged $86.84 US per barrel. With reference to... [Full text and pictures]
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| GAP’S BIG TRIPS ON SMALL SHIPS |
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Gap Adventures responds to demand for small-ship sailing trips; highlights voyages to Amazon, Antarctica, Galapagos, Greece & Thailand
If there's one major trend Gap Adventures has been tracking in recent years, it's the growing demand among adventure travellers for small-ship cruising and sailing options that offer an alternative to mega-ship voyages. In the case of Gap Adventures' Greek sailing program, the trip offering has grown from operating two to five boats in just six years to satisfy demand, while the ever-expanding Thailand sailing program, launched in 2009, virtually sold out in its first year. Plans are already afoot to include... [Full text and pictures]
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