Different Approach
WestJet Loyalty Program Aims To Feed On Aeroplan Discontent
With a program that lets travellers earn ‘dollars off’ rather than accumulate ‘miles,’ WS hopes to take on Aeroplan, especially during peak times when the number of Aeroplan miles needed for a flight rise significantly. In tandem with RBC, WS has also launched two credit cards that earn flight & package discounts.
Globe and Mail
Deadline Day
Hopes Fading For BA Strike Deal
Optimism for a breakthrough in the impasse between BA and the union representing its cabin crew are fading. The union gave the airline a cost-savings plan yesterday, but reports are that airline management doesn’t believe it will deliver short-term savings. Today is the deadline for an agreement.
The Guardian
Where & Why
Virtuoso Reports On Luxury Travel TrendsA Virtuoso travel trend report sees India, Vietnam and Cuba as hot emerging destinations for 2010, with Italy, Mexico, South Africa, Australia and France as the leading international destinations. The luxury agency group says private villa rentals are soaring, while the leading reasons for travel include authentic experiences, R&R and spending time with loved ones.
Travel Pulse
Open Jaw News: Test Of Loyalty
Newsroom
China To Buy More Than 200 Aircraft This Year
Ambitious Marriott Plans To Double European Properties
Tourism Experts Say Maintaining Olympic Buzz Will Take Work
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Cruise News
Cruise Lines Returning To Europe In A Big Way
Strong Bookings Lead To Higher Hawaii Cruise Fares
Could West Africa Be The Next Big Cruise Destination?
QM2 To Circumnavigate Australia In 2012
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March 03, 2010
Agents Don Winter Boots To Learn About Sandals
with Martha Chapman
You must be doing something right when you can lure 500 travel agents to downtown Toronto on the eve of the winter’s first snow storm.
Oh, and it’s the same night that our very own Golden Girls were in Vancouver, skating their way to gold in women’s...read on
March 05, 2010
Excuse me, dahrlings, but...
This Is Our Best Campaign Yet…
How’s your moral turpitude, Pumpkins? Wait...don’t Google it, I already did.
The U.S. coined this gem of a legal term for “conduct that is considered contrary to community standards of justice.” Oh my nerves! And, that’s just one of the questions on our dear southern neighbour’s fancy new Electronic System ... read on
The Best Of Ivanna

03/08/10
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