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14 SEP 20: Lillian Burgess, who continued to operate in Cayuga, Ontario as Cap’n Bob and Lil’s Tours, after her registration under the Ontario Travel Industry Act was revoked in August 2009, has been convicted on one count of operating as a travel agent without registration.
09 SEP 2011: Jack the Cat who escaped from his carrier at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport two weeks ago has become a internet sensation with his own Facebook page and more than 13,000 ‘likes’ Unfortunately he’s still not been found.
14 SEP 2011: Israeli tour operators say they are cancelling charter flights to a Turkish resort town because Israelis aren't booking trips there. The reason - political tensions between Israel and Turkey.
08 SEP 2011: If I were to take stock of all the things about which I have made “less than positive” observations in recent years, I would be prepared to bet your house that the commercial airport experience and the TSA would loom large.
14 SEP 2011: The untimely death of Jack Layton, the eulogies delivered at the State funeral, and the glimpses of his life and philosophy of living that emerged in the national newspapers, certainly gives us pause to reflect. Transcending any political considerations, we read about a man who had ideals and principles and followed them throughout his life. We read about someone who sought to create a more caring and tolerant world and conveyed this to family, friends and associates through actions and deeds. Are there lessons that we can take out of this as travel professionals?
12 SEP 2011: “Things are looking good,” said Andrew Dawson, Sunwing Group president of tour operations. Sunwing’s European programme might have ended last week, but as the focus shifts south there’s no let down. Sales for the winter season he says are “very encouraging.”
14 SEP 2011: We golf fanatics love to add trophey courses to our brag and bucket lists. And while the Old Course, Pebble Beach and Banff Springs are obvious contenders, I’ve started a new list—obscure courses that most people have never even heard of. And that is why I recently braved a narrow one-tract road about the width of a pencil, with pull-over passing places and covered with suicidal sheep, in the outer Hebridean island of South Uist. My destination? Askernish Golf Club.
13 SEP 2011: On Monday Tropical Storm Maria was located about 125 miles north of San Juan, and was expected to dump 2 to 4 inches of rain over the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the northern Leeward Islands during the next couple of days.
13 SEP 2011: Connect-Worldwide has been awarded the Scottsdale Convention and Visitors Bureau public relations contract in Canada. The account will be led by a veteran team of hospitality and tourism professionals, including Melanie Greco and Charmaine Singh, former president of Discover America.
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