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| SILK HOLIDAYS’ SUPER BEIJING |
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Send your clients to China from $1,099; save extra when booking before Dec. 31, 2008
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| Forbidden City, Beijing | | Silk Holidays is offering your clients the chance to visit Beijing, China. The tour operator is running an 8-day super Beijing special. It will cost your clients $1,099 per person per twin share. This package includes return economy class air ticket from Vancouver to Beijing with Air China (direct flight from Vancouver to Beijing), 6 nights at the five-star Chang An Grand Hotel, three sightseeing tours, return airport transfers, daily breakfast and 6 other meals. Your clients will receive an extra $50 off per couple if they book by Dec 31, 2008. Price does not include taxes and fuel surcharge at $450.00 per person. The three tours include a visit to Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Great Wall, Ming Tombs, Temple of Heaven and the hutongs – historic back alleys – of Beijing. Available departure dates are Feb. 6, 2009 and Feb. 27, 2009.
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| CRUISE WEST SAILS SOUTH |
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Cruise West refurbishes Pacific Explorer, offers new itinerary to Panama and Costa Rica for 2009
Small ship cruise line, Cruise West, has announced its latest itinerary to Panama and Costa Rica for 2009. The ‘Between Two Seas’ itinerary features a voyage aboard the refurbished Pacific Explorer, a 100-passenger vessel. The Pacific Explorer underwent a $600,000 refurbishment that includes exterior painting, new carpeting throughout, amenity updates to the bathrooms and dining room, along with brand new menus. Additional upgrades include silverware in the dining room, general improvements to the vessel’s air conditioning system and new staff cabins.
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| DON'T FORGET TO NOMINATE! |
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Awards of Merit 2008 from THNWest.com nominations continue; nominate your travel industry favourite today!
Continue nominating your colleagues for the THNWest.com Awards of Merit 2008 here at THNWest.com. The THNWest.com Awards of Merit are open for all travel professionals throughout Western Canada from December 1st, 2008 to January 4, 2009. Cast your vote and get involved today! You are all invited to participate. All travel industry professionals across Western Canada and travel companies (tour operators, airlines, cruise lines, etc.) are invited to nominate and cast their vote. Candidates may submit their own names or those of other individuals or companies by filling out the nomination form. Click here for the rules. Click here to nominate someone. Click here to see who has been nominated.
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| B.C AGENCY JOINS TRANSAT |
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| Transat Distribution Canada has added a new agency to its network. The agency is: Working Enterprises Travel Services, 910-850 West Hastings St., Vancouver, B.C., Owners: Ian Sinclair and Gerald Roper.
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| SKAL VANCOUVER MEETING |
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Vancouver Skal announces next meeting on Jan. 14, 2009 at Hyatt Regency
Calling all Skal members, the next Vancouver Skal Meeting will be held on Wednesday January 14th, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel located at 655 Burrard Street in Vancouver. The registration and reception will be held at 6 p.m. and dinner will begin at 7 p.m. Guests are also welcome to attend. Please note that this is our Regular Meeting which means that all Active Members are expected to attend unless they obtain a Regrets Number. Life Members, please call to register for attendance. You can find forms for Regrets, or for Life Member registration on the Vancouver Skal site at vancouverskal.org. RSVP with Ivano Corazza at 604-575-2490 or 604-813-4995 or you may email ivanoc@shaw.ca. Make sure you register before Monday Jan. 12, 2009.
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AIRASIA OFFERS FREE TIX TO THAILAND
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Southeast Asia's leading budget airline said Tuesday it will give away 100,000 airplane tickets as part of a regional marketing campaign to woo tourists back to Thailand after that country's political turmoil. AirAsia, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, said it was working with Thailand's Tourism Authority. The airline said the free tickets would be good for travel to the Thai capital of Bangkok from Vietnam, Cambodia, Myammar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and China as well as for flights within Thailand. Tickets can be obtained only through AirAsia's website from Wednesday through Friday and will be good for travel between Jan. 6 and March 31. Passengers will have to pay airport taxes and an administration fee. |
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