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03 NOV 2011: Okay so it wasn’t a hurricane or an earthquake, but the weather event last weekend in the northeastern USA was every bit as devastating.
02 NOV 2011: Lonely Planet has chosen Canada's Maritime provinces as one of the top 10 regions in the world to visit in 2012, citing the area's newfound appeal for food-minded travellers.
01 NOV 2011: The month of October was not a pleasant one for many travellers as well as airline employees with strikes and labour unrest at Qantas Airlines, Air France and Air Canada. The United States decided to penalize those wanting to visit with a proposed new travel fee for air and boat travellers from Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico. But there was some positive news in the industry with increased agent sales.
01 NOV 2011: Naked museum visitors are no longer able to take dips together in a bathtub-like installation at a New York City museum after warnings from health officials.
01 NOV 2011: As airline have added new classes and priority boarding fees (let’s not miss an opportunity for ancillary revenue) the whole process of getting to your seat has slowed down and stressed up.
01 NOV 2011: Signature Vacations says their buyers have negotiated 10 million dollars worth of hotel reductions, which have been passed straight into vacation prices. This offer presents massive savings with prices starting as low as $595 plus taxes for a 7 night all inclusive vacation package staying over Christmas at the five star Tropical Cayo Santa Maria in Cuba. That’s a price drop of over $1,100 per couple.
01 NOV 2011: JetBlue Airways is refunding airfares for 123 passengers who reportedly were stranded Saturday for about seven hours on a tarmac at Connecticut's Bradley International Airport during a rare October snowstorm.
01 NOV 2011: Chris Loughlin, chief executive of Travelzoo, which has 24 million subscribers and operates in 11 countries, has advised British travel companies to consider expanding into Canada, the US and Australia, in part because “They are beer drinking countries, which is good because people behave in the same way as they do in the UK. Wine drinking countries are different.”
01 NOV 2011: “I’ve dreamed of this moment for 22 years!” declared an obviously happy Carolyn James. The occasion was a luncheon at the Pantages Hotel in Toronto, but James’ excitement was not about lunch - delicious though it was. Tour operators, travel agents and members of the media had joined James, director of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority, Canada, along with dignitaries from the island and executives from Air Canada Vacations to celebrate the inclusion of St. Kitts and Nevis in ACV’s new winter offerings and everyone was excited.
01 NOV 2011: As the economy rebounded, the cost of flying took off last year even excluding additional fees and charges as Canada's main airlines hiked average fares by 5.3 per cent. Statistics Canada reported Monday that the average domestic and international one-way airfare paid by passengers was $243.50 in 2010, up from $231.20 in 2009.
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