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Created: Friday, 16 September 2011 10:04
TORONTO — The fast-growing Sunwing Travel Group is branching out into the hotel business with Blue Diamond Resorts, a new wholly-owned subsidiary which will manage and develop its own portfolio of destination resorts.
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Created: Wednesday, 14 September 2011 08:57
MONTREAL — Air Canada will implement a partial schedule including codeshare flights operated by its partner airlines if flight attendants take strike action. The carrier said that for now it is business as usual for the airline. The 6,800 Air Canada f...
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Created: Monday, 12 September 2011 10:35
LAS VEGAS — Amadeus this week unveiled its newest offering: Amadeus Travena, which it called the travel industry’s first fully web-based booking solution for travel agents that will enable them to run their businesses and serve their clients, anywhe...
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Created: Friday, 09 September 2011 09:21
MADRID — International tourism grew by almost 5% in the first half of 2011 totalling a new record of 440 million arrivals. Results confirm that, in spite of multiple challenges, international tourism continues to consolidate the return to growth initi...
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Created: Wednesday, 07 September 2011 10:18
TORONTO — Porter Airlines reported an August load factor of 68.7%, 4.8 points higher than the previous year. Despite the effect of Hurricane Irene, August saw best-ever total monthly passengers at over 210,000, and Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) also ...
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Created: Friday, 02 September 2011 08:57
VANCOUVER — Cathay Pacific has joined the ranks of Air Canada, Lufthansa, and British Airways as airlines taken to court by North Vancouver class-action law firm Poyner Baxter LLP, which is alleging the airlines deceived consumers over taxes on airlin...
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Created: Wednesday, 31 August 2011 09:55
NASSAU — Following the passage of Hurricane Irene through the Caribbean, Sandals Grande Emerald Bay is reporting that it came out unscathed and is open and accepting guests.
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Created: Wednesday, 31 August 2011 09:54
VANCOUVER — Thomas Cook Canada rolled out new product both in terms of destinations and hotels at its Big 4 product launch at the Pan Pacific Hotel last week. More than 100 suppliers participated in the trade show that drew in agents and travel industry...
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Created: Wednesday, 31 August 2011 09:52
MISSISSAUGA — Total Vacations is inviting its agency partners to experience a New Era of Travel with Total Vacations at its 15th Anniversary product launches.
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Created: Wednesday, 31 August 2011 09:51
TORONTO — Goway Travel, the specialist wholesaler for long haul destinations, has created a range of ‘Classic’ itineraries for Latin America.
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Created: Monday, 29 August 2011 09:21
TORONTO — Voters in British Columbia put an end to the province’s Harmonized Sales Tax in a referendum and B.C. will reinstate two tax components, 7% PST and 5% GST.
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Created: Monday, 29 August 2011 09:18
MONTREAL — A tentative deal reached by Air Canada and the Canadian Union of Public Employees has been overwhelmingly rejected by the union membership. Air Canada said it is business as usual for the airline and that “customers can continue to book Air...
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Created: Monday, 29 August 2011 09:13
CALGARY — Anderson Vacations is offering a familiarization trip to Fiji for agents booking land and air packages to Fiji between Sept. 1 and Dec. 31. Anderson Vacations has partnered with Tourism Fiji and Air Pacific to offer the top 10 grossing agents ...
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Created: Monday, 29 August 2011 09:06
VANCOUVER — As Arizona heads towards its 100th anniversary of statehood, a delegation arrived here this month to showcase new hotels and product available for snowbirds heading to the area this winter.
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Created: Friday, 26 August 2011 09:35
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada is advising Canadians against non-essential travel to the east coast of United States because of Hurricane Irene.
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Created: Friday, 26 August 2011 09:19
OTTAWA — Travel to and from Canada rose in June, all the result of an increase in the number of trips to and from the United States, according to Statistics Canada. Travel between Canada and countries other than the United States fell in both directions...
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Created: Friday, 26 August 2011 09:17
TORONTO — Effective immediately and running through until the end of September, Sunquest is featuring a Super Price Guarantee on all of its Southern Sun getaways this winter.
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Created: Friday, 26 August 2011 09:15
TORONTO — Porter Airlines is increasing weekday roundtrip flights to six from five between Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and Boston’s Logan International Airport, beginning Oct. 12.
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Created: Wednesday, 24 August 2011 08:49
TORONTO — As people often say, it’s either go big or go home. And judging from the success of Thomas Cook Canada’s recent ‘Big 4’ product launch in Toronto, the company certainly took this to heart and pulled out all the stops.
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Created: Wednesday, 24 August 2011 08:47
TORONTO — Sunwing is introducing, what it calls, the ultimate in price drop protection for winter 2011/12 vacations – the Unlimited Price Protection (UPP) program. Clients booking their winter getaway with Sunwing between Tuesday Aug. 23 and Friday Se...