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Events >> The Toronto Star Travel & Leisure Show
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Turks and Caicos Lures 14,000 Canadian Tourists Every Year
Friday, 29/04/2005
Caribeinside.com

Turks and Caicos, a Caribbean travel destination that only a few travelers go to, is packed with attractions of all kind and Canadian sunbathers know it too well. Rosemary Wilson, of the Turks & Caicos Tourism Office in Toronto, was very active last week promoting the islands´ allures at the Travel & Leisure Show that ended last Sunday.

Mrs. Wilson told Caribbean News Digital that Turks and Caicos is a sought-after spot among Canadian trippers. Even back in the 1970s and 80s, word had it the islands were going to be annexed to Canada. "This rumor brought scores of visitors and investors from that country," she says.

 
Sandals: An All-In that Makes a Difference for those who Choose the Caribbean
Friday, 29/04/2005
Caribeinside.com

Sandals continues to be the hotel chain that offers all-inclusive packages in the Caribbean that are different to its competitors. For Gary Sadler, Sandals´ marketing and sales manager, that´s one of the reasons that made the Jamaica-based company come to the Toronto Star Travel and Leisure Show.

The hotel chain is a resort chain designed for couples, family travelers and single people who visit Jamaica. Nonetheless, the company offers similar conveniences in Turks and Caicos, Santa Lucia and other neighboring Caribbean states.

 
Canada´s Signature Vacations Homes In On Cuba, Mexico and the Dominican Republic
Friday, 29/04/2005
Caribeinside.com

For Carolina Allison, a senior executive at Signature Vacations, a division of First Choice Canada, her company has always boasted one of the biggest assortments of all-inclusive resorts money can buy along the Atlantic shoreline, and “that –she says- has been the name of the game.”

This assertion explains away Canadian travelers´ determination to put this option high on their list of vacation choices. “Canada is a very cold country most of the year, so this area is a good alternative for winter birds,” Mr. Allison notes.

 
Cubana de Aviacion Keeps Flying High in Canada
Tuesday, 26/04/2005
Caribeinside.com

Cubana de Aviacion (CA), Cuba´s top air carrier, is doing great in Canada, especially in the southwestern part of the country where, according to Juan Vidal, CA general manager in Ontario, "the future is brighter than ever before."

CA flexed its muscles at the Toronto Star Travel & Leisure Show that came to a close Sunday. "We wanted to promote a number of flights here to raise Cubana´s presence in this country which, as a matter of fact, is providing fifteen weekly flights between the two nations right now."

 
Toronto Hosts Tourism Fair
Friday, 22/04/2005
Caribeinside.com

Travel junkies looking for a new destination to explore and people simply looking for an escape from hectic daily routines can discover hundreds of vacation possibilities at the 21st annual Toronto Star Travel and Leisure Show.

With more than 250 exhibitors specializing in everything from secluded mountain resorts to adventurous biking trips, visitors to this year´s Travel and Leisure Show, running until Sunday 24th at Mississauga´s International Centre, can find the perfect getaway trip at the perfect price.

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National Tour Association Appoints New Chairman

Michele Michalewicz, CTP, a Salt Lake City travel professional and president of Western Leisure, Inc. has been inducted as the 2009 chairman and CEO of the National Tour Association. NTA is the industry’s premier packaged travel association made up of more than 3,000 members from around the globe.

 
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Travel Agents to Be in Higher Demand in 2009

by Sharon Chambers

Peter Yesawich, president and CEO of Ypartnership, expects more consumers to turn to travel agents when planning their trips in 2009. Meanwhile, research conducted by Ypartnership states that the travel intentions of Americans remain strong as 71 percent of active travel households are planning at least one overnight trip during the next six months –the same amount as one year ago.

 
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CTO to Launch Social Network for Agents

by Gay Nagle Myers

The Caribbean Tourism Organization in January will launch online programs aimed at improving its North American chapter system and the way that travel agents do business.

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Golf Resorts Being Upscaled in Puerto Rico

This seaside stretch, a half-hour’s drive east of the airport in San Juan, is not placid in midday. Construction equipment rumbles through the beachfront while workers sweat out installing the marble floors and granite countertops in developer Donald Trump’s latest Caribbean venture.

 
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Antigua Air Traffic Slows Down

A flow control system implemented by air traffic controllers at the VC Bird International Airport in Antigua has been disrupting flights in and out of the island during the Christmas rush.

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