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| LUCKY SUITCASE WINNER 2008 |
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Teresa Mclaughlin of The Travel Group, Vancouver, BC, wins trip to Grand Bavaro Paradise, courtesy of THNWest.com and Sunquest
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| Teresa Mclaughlin | | TRAVELHotNews.com and Sunquest would like to congratulate Teresa Mclaughlin, The Travel Group, Vancouver, BC. Mclaughlin wins a trip to Punta Cana worth $3,400 at the Grand Bavaro Paradise, a 24-hour all-inclusive resort. She was excited to get the news, saying, “What a great surprise and a wonderful send off to my 12 years here.” As the customer service manager for The Travel Group Vancouver, will be leaving the Travel Group soon to pursue a career on the insurance side of things. “What a great surprise and a wonderful way to bring my travel career to a close, thank you!" she told THNWest.com. The Travel Group has been in business since 1987. Now staffed by 24 agents, administration people and associates, all of their business comes from referrals and word-of-mouth. Originally conceived as a "corporate" travel agency, now over 40 per cent of their business is vacation travel.
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| ULTIMATE JAMAICA VACATION WINNERS |
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Ultimate Jamaica Vacation Winners receive a seven-night stay in a private villa at Chukka Cove Farm, Ocho Rios
Ann and Dale Babala, pictured here with Jamaica Dogsled Team musher Newton Marshall (Left) and Shannon Cunningham of WestJet Vacations (Right), won an Ultimate Jamaica Vacation at a fundraising event for the Jamaica Dogsled Team held in Calgary, October 25. The Babalas will receive a seven-night, all-inclusive stay in a private villa at the team’s home at Chukka Cove Farm, Ocho Rios. WestJet, a Jamaica Dogsled Team Sponsor, provided airfare from Calgary to Montego Bay for the prize, and in addition to a personal and private experience with the Jamaica Dogsled Team, Chukka Caribbean Adventures included all of their nature adventure tours for free, including the Chukka Canopy Tour and Horseback Ride ‘N Swim.
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| NOVEMBER SKAL MEETING VANCOUVER |
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Skål hosts November Vancouver meeting
The next Meeting will be held on Wednesday November 12, 2008. Join host Lydia Miller at the Pacific Palisades Hotel located at 1277 Robson Street at Jervis. Registration and reception will be held at 6 p.m. Dinner to follow at 7 p.m. Please note that guests are welcome to attend. To register, contact Ivano Corazza at 575-2490 or ivanoc@shaw.ca by noon on Monday, November 10
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| NOVEMBER SKAL MEETING CALGARY |
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Skål International Calgary hosts November meeting at the Delta Bow Valley
Skål International Calgary has announced that their November meeting will be held at the Delta Bow Valley on Wednesday, November 19, 2008. Cocktails and networking will begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. Joe Pavelka with the Tourism Management Department at the Haskayne School of Business will be the guest speaker. Pavelka will present recent developments and trends in nature tourism and how they affect tourism in Alberta. Business meetings will continue throughout dinner. Members from other chapters, as well as potential new members are welcome to attend. For further information and to reserve your place, please contact Bob Lees, Executive Secretary at (403) 652-2738 or Catherine Heeg, Public Relations and Communications at (403) 726-0171.
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| SILKHOLIDAYS SPRING BREAK SPECIAL |
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Silk Holidays announces the New Face of Yangtze spring break special starting from $2,899 - March 21, 2009
Silk Holidays has recently launched their 14-days/12-night spring break special to Shanghai, Yichang – Yangtze River Cruise – Chongqing, Xian and Beijing from $2,899 per person twin share. Package price includes: Return economy class air ticket from Vancouver to Shanghai and return from Beijing with Japan Airlines; domestic air ticket, Shanghai to Yichang and Chongqing, Xian, Beijing; hotel accommodation with twin share, four- to five-star hotel; Yangtze River Cruise with East King Cruises (five-star); all transfers as indicated in the itinerary; all sightseeing tour with English speaking guide and admission fee as indicated in the itinerary; and daily breakfast at hotel and meals as specified. Continue reading for information on add-on fare and taxes from other Canadian cities and package exclusions.
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