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	Travel News 29 Jul 2008 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS PROTEST CUTS flight attendants protest cuts air canada attendants fight for jobs 29 jul 2008: air canada flight attendants took to the streets in several cities monday to protest job cuts and warn of 28 Jul 2008 AIR CANADA TO PARTNER CONTINENTAL air canada to partner continental good for revenue, costs and customers 28 jul 2008: air canada announced thursday it has signed an agreement in principle with us carrier continental airlines 09 Jul 2008 Better Together ‘a defining moment for westjet’ 09 jul 2008: westjet and southwest airlines are teaming up in a codeshare partnership. the deal will grow westjet’s trans-border 03 Jul 2008 What happens next? what happens next? ac confident – but will only the strong survive? 03 jul 2008: when airline deregulation began in the us and canada in the late seventies, it was hailed by many 27 Jun 2008 Risky business as more Canadians travelling without insurance risky business as more canadians travelling without insurance: rbc2008-06-27 as soaring gas prices and higher travel costs hit canadian travellers, a new survey by rbc insurance and ipsos reid suggests 19 Jun 2008 TOLL FREE toll free e-mail caesars windsor to pay tunnel tolls for visiting americans during grand opening 19 jun 2008: caesars windsor is offering a toll-free trip to canada as part of its grand opening 17 Jun 2008 Aircraft Cabin Infections a Myth e-mail aircraft cabin infections a myth 17 jun 2008: sitting in an enclosed airplane cabin with a bunch of people – some likely to have an infectious disease - increases the risk 16 Jun 2008 TRY BEFORE YOU BUY try before you buy e-mail good friends don’t necessarily make good travelling companions 16 jun 2008: a survey in britain suggests that while holidaymakers often expect to lose items 16 Jun 2008 A FULL BLOWN CRISIS a full blown crisis e-mail us airline industry heading for catastrophe 16 jun 2008: a recent study says "u.s. commercial aviation is in full-blown crisis and heading toward a catastrophe." 11 Jun 2008 ‘IS THAT A GUN IN YOUR POCKET? ‘is that a gun in your pocket?’ e-mail us airports install body scanners that see under passengers' clothes scanner images - some bits blurred11 jun 2008: body-scanning 03 Jun 2008 Air Canada passes offer unlimited summer flying air canada passes offer unlimited summer flying2008-06-03 air canada is taking “the road” out of summertime travel with the return of its ontario and quebec summer passes, which provide unlimited 28 May 2008 WHAT A DOPE! what a dope! e-mail a high time in tokyo 28 may 2008: a traveller who arrived at tokyo's narita airport over the weekend may have picked up an unusual souvenir gift, courtesy of japanese 21 May 2008 JAMAICA SHUTS DOWN RIU RESORT PROJECT jamaica shuts down riu resort project e-mail just how do you get rid of a floor? the pm, the riu & sangster airport21 may 2008: things are getting nasty on 20 May 2008 BA BOSS TURNS DOWN BONUS ba boss turns down bonus e-mail willie walsh says $1.35 million bonus ‘inappropriate’ after t5 debacle 20 may 2008: you might want to sit down for this…in today's 08 May 2008 Americans on the move, but numbers to Canada expected to dip: americans on the move, but numbers to canada expected to dip: 2008-05-08 while aaa predicts 25.1 million americans will be travelling internationally this summer (an increase of 2.6 per cent over last 28 Apr 2008 US CUSTOMS CAN INSPECT & SEIZE LAPTOPS us customs can inspect & seize laptops ‘reasonable suspicion’ not required at borders 28 apr 2008: a us federal appeals court in california reversed a lower court ruling that 17 Apr 2008 Compensation for "bumped" passengers us doubles compensation for bumped travellers 17 apr 2008: passengers who get bumped off overbooked us airline flights are about to get a break. starting next month they will be eligible for much 15 Apr 2008 DELTA AND NW MERGE....BIGGER AND BETTER? bigger and better? delta and northwest create world's biggest carrier 15 apr 2008: almost there. delta air lines inc. and northwest airlines corp., squeezed by record high fuel 03 Apr 2008 Second US carrier shuts down indianapolis, indiana-based ata airlines has discontinued its operations, cancelling all current and future flights. the made the move after filing for chapter 11 yesterday. the carrier says that due to 01 Apr 2008 CARNIVAL REFUNDS RETRO FUEL FEE carnival refunds retro fuel fee six brands offer refunds for bookings prior to nov 7. 01 apr 2008: carnival corp. has reached a voluntary agreement with florida’s attorney general to refund retroactively 25 Mar 2008 BANG! OOPS... pilot's gun discharges on us airways flight 25 mar 2008: a gun carried by a us airways pilot accidentally discharged during a flight from denver to charlotte saturday, according to a statement released 19 Mar 2008 THE PILOTS ARE OKAY, BUT… the pilots are okay, but… 30,000 delta employees offered voluntary severance payouts 19 mar 2008: delta air lines is cutting more than half it’s workforce just days after its pilots’ 13 Mar 2008 FINALLY, SOUTHWEST GROUNDS PLANES faa under fire for not grounding aircraft immediately 13 mar 2008: southwest airlines grounded 41 planes overnight – approximately 8% of its fleet - following an admission that it had skipped 04 Mar 2008 CONSUMERS UNFAIRLY TARGETED? travel industry and consumers suffer from misleading airline advertising 04 mar 2008: last week’s cbc marketplace show has re-stirred up a hornet’s nest. the show effectively demonstrated, 16 Jan 2008 MAYBE…NOT NECESSARILY…FOR NOW… us could be flexible at border crossings 16 jan 2008: starting january 31 there will be some leeway in new security rules requiring canadians driving or sailing to the united states 07 Jan 2008 THEY’RE UP UP UP! fuel prices blamed as airlines kick off 2008 with new fare increases 07 jan 2008: no surprise. as if on cue, airlines including air canada, are responding to oil's latest surge by jacking 18 Dec 2007 SANDALS CLEANS UP WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS sandals cleans up world travel awards takes home 15 trophies 18 dec 2007: sandals was named the caribbean's leading hotel brand for the 14th consecutive year at the 14th 17 Dec 2007 YES, WINTER HAS ARRIVED yes, winter has arrived snowstorms cause chaos in central and eastern canada 17 dec 2007: southern ontario and quebec were slammed sunday by a massive winter storm that dumped near-record amounts 20 Nov 2007 Airline passengers call for more self-service: IATA airline passengers call for more self-service: iata2007-11-20 the international air transport association (iata) has released its annual corporate air travel survey of more than 10,000 active travellers, 19 Nov 2007 ENHANCED DRIVER’S LICENCES GOOD MOVE enhanced driver’s licences good move but passports better says day 19 nov 2007: public safety minister stockwell day is welcoming news that the united states will accept high-tech driver's 19 Nov 2007 WEST JET S’IL VOUS PLAIT west jet s’il vous plait westjet and air france considering strategic alliance 19 nov 2007: a story in this morning’s globe and mail reports that westjet and air france are contemplating 15 Nov 2007 BIGGER. BETTER. HIGHER. HIGHER. HIGHER. bigger. better. higher. higher. higher. reclaiming the desert and touching the sky jen savedra 15 nov 2007: the highway between abu dhabi and dubai could be a highway anywhere. 05 Nov 2007 PORTER’S CONSPIRACY THEORY air canada & jazz should split says carrier 29 oct 2007: porter airlines inc. is seeking a court order to sever the jazz air regional airline from the air canada mainline carrier. 24 Oct 2007 Azamara Cruises adds to fleet with new Quest azamara cruises officially added the 694-guest azamara quest to its fleet monday (oct. 22) as the ship set sail on the first of two special two-night cruises from miami, followed by a series of caribbean 23 Oct 2007 Porter celebrates first anniversary porter airlines marked a major milestone today with the anniversary of its inaugural flights. differentiated by its urban hub at toronto city centre airport (tcca), porter began flying on oct. 23, 2006 17 Oct 2007 Pearson cuts fees airline service fees at toronto’s pearson international airport are being reduced. according to the greater toronto airports authority (gtaa), airlines will see a reduction in fees for all services, 15 Oct 2007 OUR AIRSPACE. OUR INFORMATION our airspace. our information. us wants flyover passenger information from canadian airlines 15 oct 2007: canadian airlines are resisting a us department of homeland security plan that would 10 Oct 2007 MOUSE-CLICK IS VALID SIGNATURE mouse-click is valid signature us court says it includes all members of travelling party 10 oct 2007: the us district court in massachusetts dismissed a traveller’s personal injury claim against 02 Oct 2007 Passenger demand hits 16-month high: IATA the international air transport association (iata) has released traffic results for august which an 8.6 per cent year-on-year international passenger demand -- the fastest growth rate in 16 months. according 20 Sep 2007 CHINA WILL QUADRUPLE FLEET BY 2026 china will quadruple fleet by 2026 needs to add 3,400 planes over two decades 20 sep 2007: china will need to buy 3,400 aircraft at a cost of $340 billion over the next two decades as 17 Sep 2007 IATA more optimistic for 2007 the international air transport association (iata) has issued a revised financial forecast for the world’s airlines. globally, airlines are expected to post a us$5.6 billion net profit for 2007, 17 Sep 2007 Leave liquids, gels behind: Aviation Security Authority the canadian air transport security authority is renewing an appeal to air travellers a year after canada adopted restrictions on liquids, gels and aerosols. in spite of the year-old regulations, numerous 11 Sep 2007 Costa Maya begins rebuilding process officials in mexico’s costa maya region have determined that it will take about a year for operations to resume after damages caused by hurricane dean. after a thorough evaluation of the damages 05 Sep 2007 Star Clippers to build world’s largest sailing ship star clippers has been in discussions with shipyards to build a new five-masted vessel for the line for delivery in 2010. set to be the largest, most expensive sailing vessel ever constructed, the 7,400-gross-ton 28 Aug 2007 ACTA joins fight to eliminate air travellers’ security charge acta joins fight to eliminate air travellers’ security charge2007-08-28 acta has teamed up with the air transport association of canada in urging the federal government to eliminate the air travellers 27 Aug 2007 Paper tickets on their way out entirely the international air transport association (iata) has placed its final order for paper tickets. some 16.5 million paper tickets were ordered from seven specialized printers to supply the 60,000 accredited 16 Aug 2007 LUFTHANSA STUDYING CHEAPER SLEEPERS lufthansa studying cheaper sleepers carrier looks at flat out economy 16 august 2007: lufthansa is considering the introduction of an economy sleeper cabin on its long-haul flights. it would be 13 Jul 2007 TURN THOSE CELL PHONES OFF! majority of flyers want cell phones banned in-flight july 12, 2007: when you think about it, it’s a wonder that only two out of three airline passengers want cell phones turned 10 Jul 2007 Carnival’s Dickinson announces retirement plans bob dickinson, president and ceo of carnival cruise lines, has informed carnival corporation that he will retire at the end of the year. he will remain on the company’s board of directors. gerry 05 Jul 2007 "Paperless Boarding Passes" a first for westjet carrier introduces paperless boarding passes westjet has introduced “paperless boarding passes'' on some of its flights. the company said the service was introduced in victoria 05 Jul 2007 Blackstone to purchase Hilton Hotels hilton hotels corporation has entered into a definitive merger agreement with the blackstone group’s real estate and corporate private equity funds in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately 11 May 2007 Hurricane Guarantee at Sandals in the unlikely event that hurricane force winds (as defined by the u.s. national weather service) directly hit the sandals or beaches resorts in the caribbean while you are a guest, interrupting the use 09 May 2007 Jamaica becoming Canadians’ ‘One Love’ jamaica posted record canadian visitor numbers during the first quarter of 2007 and if that’s not enough good news, the island is looking at more summer lift to keep the island jammed with canucks. 16 Apr 2007 Domestic pay-per-use lounge opens at YVR International 2007-04-16 domestic passengers travelling out of vancouver can now enjoy a first-class lounge experience at yvr’s new plaza premium lounge, located post-security at the junction between a and b piers 04 Apr 2007 WestJet posts record high March load factor westjet reports a march load factor of 85.2 per cent -- a record high for the month. results for march include an 18 per cent increase in available seat miles over march of last year, demonstrating the 28 Mar 2007 Harmony restructures, set to end scheduled flights harmony restructures, set to end scheduled flights due to increased costs and overcapacity in the market, harmony airways and its packaged vacation company, harmony vacations, are ending scheduled 07 Mar 2007 Spirit Airlines to charge for all checked baggage spirit airlines to charge for all checked baggagefliers must buy coffee, other in-flight drinks, but carrier slashing airfaresfort lauderdale, fla. - spirit airlines said tuesday it will take the unusual 06 Mar 2007 Puerto Rico butts out puerto rico has taken an important step forward in safeguarding the health of its visitors, employees and residents with new smoke-free regulations that came into effect on march 2. according to officials, 22 Feb 2007 Young Canadians to get free pass at U.S. land borders young canadians to get free pass at u.s. land borderspremiers travelling to washington next week to fight passport rulescanadians aged 16 and younger will be exempt from a controversial rule requiring 14 Feb 2007 Transat, WestJet renew partnership transat a.t. inc. and westjet have renewed their partnership agreement for an additional three years, from nov. 1, 2007, to oct. 31, 2010, with a renewal option. the agreement allows tour operators transat 14 Feb 2007 Majesty of the Seas brings new concepts onboard royal caribbean international’s majesty of the seas has returned to south florida after undergoing an extensive bow-to-stern renovation that included several new dining and entertainment options. 07 Feb 2007 DHS AWARDS ORDERS FOR 10‑FINGERPRINT SCANNERS awards mark progress toward summer 2007 pilot programs washington, d.c.—the department of homeland security (dhs) competitively awarded two task orders last week in support of its 10-fingerprint 31 Jan 2007 Sandals Resorts new Grand Designs for 2007 gordon "butch" stewart, chairman and founder of sandals and beaches resorts, unveiled the all-inclusive resort company's grand designs for 2007 – a series of new amenities, attractions 19 Jan 2007 Passenger traffic recovers to reach six-month high the international air transport association (iata) has released november traffic results that show year-on-year international passenger traffic growth recovered to 6.7 per cent, the highest growth rate 18 Jan 2007 Hong Kong set to celebrate as Chinese New Year approaches the celebrations surrounding the arrival of the chinese new year are considered by many to be hong kong’s most colourful and exciting. and the arrival of the year of pig on feb. 18 will not disappoint, 17 Jan 2007 Royal Caribbean charts a course toward trans-fat-free cruise vacations royal caribbean international will become the first cruise line to make the move toward removing trans fat from its menus beginning march 1, culminating in a fully trans-fat-free menu fleetwide by the 17 Jan 2007 New US passport rule kicks in Tuesday! time is running out for canadian travellers flying into the united states to ensure they have the right travel documents. beginning next tuesday (jan. 23), canadians will need to present a passport when 17 Jan 2007 Tourism industry reveals cost of cancelling VRP! rather than saving taxpayers’ money, cancelling the gst/hst visitor rebate program (vrp) will end up costing the government millions more in tax revenues and thousands of lost tourism jobs, according 12 Jan 2007 Celebrity names third Solstice-class ship – Celebrity Eclipse celebrity cruises has kicked off the new year by announcing the name of the third “celestial” ship in its solstice-class fleet -- celebrity eclipse. it will make its maiden voyage in 2010, 02 Jan 2007 Ottawa warns against travel to Bangkok ottawa has issued a travel warning against travel to bangkok following a string of new year’s bombings in the thailand capital. “similar explosions may occur in the following days,” warns 20 Dec 2006 Delta to go it alone delta air lines has formally rejected a us airways’ takeover bid and filed a reorganization plan that would see the airline come out of bankruptcy protection next spring. delta submitted a five-year 19 Dec 2006 Carnival orders new 3,652-passenger ship carnival corporation has exercised an option for a new 130,000-ton ship for its carnival cruise lines brand. the new vessel, which will have 3,652 lower passenger berths, will be built by italian shipbuilder 11 Dec 2006 Porter Air takes off to Montreal porter airlines added its second destination with today’s launch of scheduled service to montreal. the carrier will initially operate four round-trip weekday flights, along with weekend service, 06 Dec 2006 WestJet reports record November load factor westjet has reported a record november load factor of 73.4 per cent with substantial increase in capacity of 27 per cent and revenue passenger miles of 29 per cent. this load factor exceeds the previous 27 Nov 2006 New French carrier launched the air france and transavia.com board of directors have approved a plan to launch a new french carrier on the international medium-haul leisure market. according to officials, the air france/klm group 22 Nov 2006 Canadians love Jamaica! jamaica appears to be in vogue these days. sandra scott, who oversees the jamaica tourist board’s canadian office, reports the number of canadians vacationing in her homeland has jumped considerably. 08 Nov 2006 Jamaica reports record tourism growth earnings preliminary estimates from the jamaica tourist board (jtb) reveal that gross foreign exchange earnings have reached us$1.4 billion for the period january to september 2006 – a increase of 24.6 per 03 Nov 2006 Cruise industry reports double-digit second quarter growth consumer demand for cruise vacations continued unabated in the second quarter of 2006 with 2.97 million passengers carried, according to clia (cruise lines international association). this was an increase 03 Nov 2006 Downward trend in passenger growth continues: IATA the international air transport association (iata) is reporting a 4.7 per cent year-on-year growth in international passenger traffic for september, well below the 5.9 per cent average for the year to 30 Oct 2006 Tourism Toronto launches $1-million cultural enhancement program tourism toronto has launched a new $1-million annual marketing initiative to augment the greater toronto region’s cultural tourism experiences. beginning with spectacular lighting installations for 26 Oct 2006 WestJet numbers: Good, better, best …! westjet is reporting its best quarter in its history, with record net earnings of $52.8 million – that’s an increase of 74.5 per cent compared to the $30.3 million it earned in the third quarter 19 Oct 2006 Cancun takes on passport issue tourism officials in cancun, mexico are launching a major in-destination public relations campaign to remind us visitors that they’re going to need a passport when they visit cancun beginning jan. 17 Oct 2006 Update on Hawaii following is a message from the hawaii visitors & convention bureau and our island chapters -- the big island visitors bureau, maui visitors bureau, oahu visitors bureau, and kauai visitors bureau. hawaii 13 Oct 2006 Butch Kerzner Memorial Fund established the kerzner family has established the butch kerzner memorial fund and announced that in keeping with butch’s wishes will not hold a memorial service following his death this week. kerzner, ceo of 11 Oct 2006 Alitalia has three months to avoid bankruptcy alitalia has three months to avoid bankruptcy"situation out of control”italian prime minister, romano prodialitalia has been given three months to organise a restructuring to avoid bankruptcy. 05 Oct 2006 WestJet flying high westjet has released traffic statistics for september with available seat miles (asms) increasing 17 per cent to 1,086.2 million, up from 926.4 million in september 2005. year to date, asms have increased 29 Sep 2006 NTA opposes elimination of GST Visitor Rebate the national tour association (nta) has joined several of its canadian partners in voicing opposition to the elimination of the canadian good and services tax visitor rebate program, announced earlier 26 Sep 2006 Airport ban on liquids, gels relaxed travellers are now able to bring small amounts of liquids, gels and aerosols onboard aircraft, with some restrictions. transport minister lawrence cannon announced changes to the aviation security measures 25 Sep 2006 Sandals voted ‘Caribbean’s Leading Hotel Brand’ at World Travel Awards sandals resorts was named the “caribbean’s leading hotel brand” for the 13th year in a row at the 13th annual world travel awards, recently held at beaches turks & caicos resort & 21 Sep 2006 Jamaica claims top honours at World Travel Awards 2006 jamaica took top honours last night as the “caribbean’s leading destination” at the 13th annual world travel awards, held at beaches turks & caicos resort & spa in the turks & 12 Sep 2006 The end of the line for BWIA new regional airline replaces bankrupt carrier the government of the republic of trinidad & tobago has decided that after 66 years, british west indies airways (bwia) will shut down on 07 Sep 2006 CanJet refund policy canjet airlines is advising all customers with flights booked after sept. 10 that they will be provided with an automatic refund within the next 48 hours. canjet recommends that customers who do not receive 30 Aug 2006 AIR FRANCE INCREASES CAPACITY TO DETROIT THANKS TO CODESHARE AGREEMENT WITH NORTHWEST starting september 2, 2006, air france customers will benefit from 13 weekly flights instead of the former 6 between paris and detroit. this enhanced service has resulted from the signing of a codeshare 30 Aug 2006 A brand new Antigua and Barbuda it has been a long time coming, observed madeline blackman, but after a lot of hard work, a lot of consultation and a lot of thought, antigua and barbuda have a new brand identity. blackman, who is both 30 Aug 2006 Ernesto spares South Florida a weaker than expected tropical storm ernesto drenched south florida overnight and is now a threat to the carolinas. forecasters warn that the storm could move into the atlantic today and make landfall 28 Aug 2006 Florida braces for Ernesto as tropical storm ernesto moves over southeastern cuba, florida is preparing for a possible hit, with evacuations underway in the keys. the storm dumped heavy rain on cuba, causing some flooding. and, 25 Aug 2006 Duty free sales restored at Canadian airports duty free sales restored at canadian airports the sale of liquids, gels and aerosols at duty free stores at canadian airports has been restored for passengers travelling on most international flights, 17 Aug 2006 Detailed list of permitted and prohibited luggage allowances permitted and prohibited itemsbe prepared for enhanced security - smart security saves timecan i take it? makeup & personal items medication & special needs devices electronic devices sharp objects 14 Aug 2006 Transport Canada extends ban on liquids, gels transport canada has extended its ban on liquids and gels onboard aircraft at canadian airports. until further notice, for all flights departing canada, passengers are no longer permitted to bring onboard 10 Aug 2006 New carry-on baggage requirements all cabin baggage must be processed as hold baggage and carried in the hold of passenger aircraft departing uk airports.passengers may take through the airport security search point, in a single (ideally 08 Aug 2006 Carnival’s Fascination to undergo major renovation carnival cruise lines’ 2,052-passenger fascination is scheduled to begin a 35-day drydock in september where it will undergo significant renovations. following its multi-million-dollar renovations, 20 Jul 2006 Marriott Hotels go smoke-free marriott international is going smoke-free. beginning in september, all of the company’s lodging brands in canada and the united states will become 100 per cent smoke-free. this represents the industry’s 19 Jul 2006 Beaches introduces ‘FamilyMoons’ with more and more couples deciding to bring along the entire family for their destination wedding, especially couples who are re-marrying and have children from previous relationships, beaches resorts 17 Jul 2006 World Cup a hit, travel to Germany exceeds all expectations it seems that germany’s tourism industry is the biggest winner of the 2006 fifa world cup. while the national side secured a place among the elite of world soccer, incoming tourism figures beat all 10 Jul 2006 Air Canada reports 27 consecutive months of record load factors air canada has reported a system load factor of 83.5 per cent for june, the airline’s 27th consecutive month of record system load factors. the mainline carrier flew 1.7 per cent more revenue passenger 05 Jul 2006 WestJet passengers can watch soccer final in the air soccer fans flying westjet next sunday will be able to watch the world cup soccer final from their seat, at 34,000 feet in the air. the airline is the only airline in canada to offer a live, in-flight 04 Jul 2006 Passenger demand up: IATA the international air transport association (iata) has released international traffic data for may 2006 showing seven per cent growth in passenger demand over the same period in 2005. load factor for may 04 Jul 2006 Germany scores with World Cup the german national tourist office’s canadian director is already declaring germany’s tourist trade a world cup winner. ulla hennigs-pfau says germany’s tourist trade stands to receive 21 Jun 2006 Fewer US consumers using Internet to make travel plans while us consumers are still largely satisfied with making travel plans online, fewer are using the internet to meet their travel needs than two years ago, according to the newly released consumer internet 07 Jun 2006 Costa Cruises Brings Grand Prix Racing to the sea cruisers, start your engines: costa cruises' new concordia, slated for launch next month, has just received cruising's first ever race car simulator. the grand prix driving simulator is located 50 meters 05 Jun 2006 Strong airline demand, high load factors reported: IATA the international air transport association (iata) has released international traffic data for january to april 2006 showing 6.9 per cent growth in passenger demand over the same period in 2005. load factors 26 May 2006 Disneyland salutes 40th anniversary of ‘it’s a small world this sunday (may 28), disneyland will marks the 40th anniversary of the opening of the classic attraction “it’s a small world.” one of the most popular disney attractions of all time, 19 May 2006 Sandals makes it Grande in Antigua there is a us$70 million expansion that’s underway at the newly named sandals grande antiuga resort and spa. the sandals grande antigua will see the addition of a new mediterranean village 17 May 2006 Aeroplan goes beyond miles … aeroplan has launched a new program, called beyond miles, that will link its five million members to six non-profit organizations and air canada’s kids’ horizons program. each of the organizations 04 May 2006 WestJet reports record traffic statistics for April westjet is reporting record traffic statistics for april, featuring a 30.4 per cent increase in revenue passenger miles (rpms) to 763.8 million, up from 585.7 million in april 2005. year to date, rpms 04 May 2006 Disney makes travelling with ‘little ones’ easier than ever disney has introduced a new program devoted to families travelling with toddlers or preschoolers. called magical beginnings, it is designed to “reduce the hassles and increase the magic” for 27 Apr 2006 WestJet posts record first quarter profits westjet is reporting record first quarter profits, with net earnings of $12.9 million up from a $9.6 million net loss experienced in the same quarter of 2005. in the first three months of 2006, westjet 26 Apr 2006 RCI takes delivery of Freedom of the Seas royal caribbean international (rci) has taken delivery of freedom of the seas, the world’s largest cruise ship. the vessel was delivered monday at a ceremony in hamburg, germany, kicking off a 15-day 25 Apr 2006 Cancun’s beach restoration officially complete mexican tourism officials are reporting that cancun’s beach restoration is officially complete, and the result is a wider and more beautiful beachfront along the 12 km. stretch from punta cancun 24 Apr 2006 Cross-border travel between U.S., Canada hits record low while canadian residents set a new record for trips to overseas countries in february, same-day car travel from the united states fell to its lowest monthly level on record, according to statistics canada. 24 Apr 2006 New airline out of Toronto City Airport Porter Airlines, which is scheduled to provide service out of Toronto City Centre Airport (TCCA) will soon be up and running. Flight destinations and pricing will be announced shortly. 11 Apr 2006 Royal Caribbean names second Freedom-class ship royal caribbean international has announced the name of its second freedom-class ship -- liberty of the seas, reflecting “the same freedom of choice and experiences” as its sister ship, freedom 11 Apr 2006 Air Canada increases fares in response to record high fuel prices air canada is increasing fares to reflect additional operating costs in response to record high fuel prices. the fare increase, effective on tickets issued beginning today, applies to most fare types including 31 Mar 2006 EL AL posts record financial results for 2005 el al israel airlines is reporting its financial results for 2005, which show an increase in revenues of 17 per cent, proved to be the most successful year to date in the history of the 56-year-old carrier. 20 Mar 2006 Fairmont tees off with unique golf deals farimont hotels is celebrating spring with a variety of golf packages at its resorts, with a twist. the fairmont jasper park lodge is offering golfers a chance to pay what they play with the resort’s 10 Mar 2006 New York Tour Company strands local March Breakers according to local windsor radio station cklw, there'll be no fun in the sun this march break for 25 windsor high school students. their trip to mexico has been cancelled because a new york-based wholesaler 06 Mar 2006 Florida has record breaking year in 2005 florida visitors hit a new record-high of 85.8 million last year, an increase of 7.6 per cent over the same period in 2004, according to research from visit florida, the state’s official source for 28 Feb 2006 Beaches brings back ‘Single Parent Friendly’ Months beaches resorts is bringing back its popular spf – single parent friendly – months to encourage those who single-handedly serve as “mom,” “dad,” “provider,” 28 Feb 2006 WestJet celebrates 10th anniversary westjet is celebrating its 10th anniversary of operations today by giving out $25 travel credits to all 20,926 guests travelling on westjet today. westjet began offering flights throughout western canada 28 Feb 2006 Via invites travellers to stay connected while riding the rails via rail is launching wireless internet (wi-fi) access on board its trains, in several stations and in panorama lounges in the quebec city-windsor corridor. the service is now available to all passengers 24 Feb 2006 Jamaica sees 10 per cent increase in tourist arrivals from Canada the jamaica tourist board is reporting that tourist arrivals from canada for 2005 increased by 10.6 per cent over 2004. the caribbean island had a total of 116,682 visitors from canada in 2005, an increase 23 Feb 2006 Carnival gets hot in Jamaica a hot, high energy celebration of jamaican tradition, culture her people is underway in jamaica. carnival, which runs through april 23, is one of the most anticipated events on the jamaican calendar, featuring 22 Feb 2006 World’s Largest Lantern Festival outside Asia coming to Ontario Place for 65 nights this summer and fall, toronto’s ontario place will host one of the most exciting displays of chinese culture and craftsmanship ever to be seen in the western hemisphere. the rogers 22 Feb 2006 Aruba invests over $200 million in tourism the aruba tourism authority, together with its private sector partners, is forging ahead with major investments in its tourism product totalling over $200 million. expansions and renovations encompass 15 Feb 2006 Hawaii close to capacity honolulu, hawaii (ap) -- visitors to hawaii topped 7 million for the first time last year, and the tourism industry is talking about making the islands a little more exclusive.an affordable hotel room 13 Feb 2006 ACE Aviation employee profit sharing plans pay out $54.8 million for 2005 ace aviation holdings reports it will pay employees a total of $54.8 million through the company’s profit sharing plans for 2005. “these are cheques that i am pleased to write. the company’s 10 Feb 2006 World’s priciest Valentine’s Day package the ritz-carlton new york in central park is offering the world’s most expensive valentine’s day package. for us$850,000, couples receive roundtrip transportation on a private jet, three night’s 10 Feb 2006 WestJet posts $24 million profit for 2005 despite high fuel costs and increased airport fees, westjet is reporting net earnings of $24 million for the year ended dec. 31, 2005, up from a net loss of $17.2 million in 2004. according to officials, 10 Feb 2006 ACE Aviation (Air Canada) reports full year profit of $258 million ace aviation holdings inc. (ace), parent company of air canada, has reported operating income of $452 million for the full year 2005, despite an increase in fuel expense of $592 million or 37 per cent 09 Feb 2006 Cancun beach restoration underway mexican tourism authorities began a 24-hour-a-day dredging off cancun’s shores feb. 8 that they say will restore cancun’s beaches by april 30. the beaches lost sand after last fall’s 09 Feb 2006 WestJet announces spring schedule enhancements westjet has introduced numerous schedule enhancements, including new non-stop routes and increased frequencies between cities across canada. westjet will introduce new non-stop service between the following 18 Jan 2006 U.S. PASSPORT PLAN DITCHED IN FAVOUR OF NEW SECURITY CARD FOR LAND CROSSINGS canadian officials now know direction to take in developing their own card for canadians crossing into the u.s.the united states has ditched plans to require passports at the canada-u.s. border and will 01 Nov 2005 Ontario Government Voices Concern About US Passport Proposal the ontario government is calling upon the united states to reconsider their proposed passport initiative under the western hemisphere travel initiative which, in 2008, would require all canadians and 22 Sep 2005 Spirit Adds Providenciales Flights spirit airlines will launch new non-stop, daily service from fort lauderdale to providenciales in the turks and caicos islands on feb. 16, 2006, as well as twice weekly service to grand turk, starting 22 Sep 2005 NTA Urges Bush to Consider Tourism as Part of Hurricane Recovery Efforts in an effort to assist its travel and tourism partners in the gulf coast region, the national tour association (nta) has sent a letter to president george bush urging him to make rebuilding the tourism 19 Sep 2005 New service from Air Canada air canada inaugurates hamilton-ottawa, hamilton-montreal service air canada launched its inaugural daily non-stop service from hamilton’s john c. munro international airport to montreal and ottawa 09 Sep 2005 It's the best time to go... us regulators are considering a suspension of the 7.5 per cent ticket tax paid by airline passengers, ust because the school holidays are over, it's not too late to book a last-minute late summer break. 08 Sep 2005 US considers suspension of airline ticket tax us regulators are considering a suspension of the 7.5 per cent ticket tax paid by airline passengers, a move that would help carriers more easily raise fares and recoup some losses blamed on soaring fuel 08 Sep 2005 Skiing 'cheaper now than 10 years ago' the cost of skiing holidays to many european resorts has fallen in real terms over the past 10 years, according to a new survey. the biggest savings are in switzerland, where the cost of a week in a three-star 08 Sep 2005 Mobile phone ban on flights set to stay a world ban on using mobile phones on-board aircraft is likely to stay in place despite advances in communications technology, experts said today. engineers believe the mobile phone signals can jam a pilot's 08 Sep 2005 London is Britain's top tourist destination london's battered tourism industry received a huge boost today when the capital was voted britain's top visitor destination. it leaped from 10th to first place in a poll of some of the world's most discerning 08 Sep 2005 Air-tickets to Europe hard to get a mix of students, tourists and businesspeople to europe has driven up the demand for air-tickets there, with the shortages expected to ease only after the weeklong national day holiday, the shanghai morning

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