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Hope for wild life in Nova Scotia

The travel industry can help a Nova Scotia sanctuary with its mission to rehabilitate local wildlife and return the animals to nature; our cover story this week discusses how…
Toronto’s Pan Am Games are now officially in the books and, beyond some new sporting venues and a airport rail link, we wondered if the event would have a tourism legacy. Some key travel industry figures weigh in with their opinions in this week’s lead story…
Weekly sections include Cruising; Caribbean; Mediterranean; and Australia, NZ and the South Pacific.
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Plus, check out Jamaica Island Vibrations special digital newsletter.

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New York state tourism execs are eager to ensure that travel agents, and prospective visitors, remember that there is more to the state than New York City. We discuss in this week’s cover story.
What’s happening in Aruba? No less an authority than the island’s prime minister himself dropped in to the offices of Travel Courier to provide an update.
Weekly sections include Cruising, Mexico & Latin America, Britain & Europe, and US.
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Our cover story this week looks at I Like Local, a booking service based on the growing trend of sharing or peer-to-peer travel.
Unused vacation time is being called an “epidemic” – and not just by the travel industry. It’s bad for the economy and people’s health, says the US Travel Association, which is working to reverse the trend. Find out how in our lead story this week.
Weekly sections include Family Travel and Sun Destinations.
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Club Med meets Cirque du Soleil at a unique resort in Punta Cana. TC’s Anne Ruppenstein flipped out over her visit.
Soft Voyage will launch a cruise booking engine this fall; get the preview in our lead story.
Weekly sections include Caribbean and the Med.
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Ted Davis travels overland to Mongolia in this week’s cover story.
A new route to (southern) China takes flight this week from Vancouver courtesy of China Eastern Airlines.
Weekly sections include River Cruising, US & Mexico/Caribbean.
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WestJet is going to Glasgow and we were on the first flight. Check out our cover story for details.
TPI is celebrating 20 years in Canada, but our lead story looks to the future of the Winnipeg-based travel agent organization.
Weekly sections include Britain/Europe, Hotels/Business Travel and Western Canada.
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One lucky agent will win a trip for two to Fort Lauderdale in this month's Cover Contest. See pages 10-12 for details on how to enter.
Getting to India just got a whole lot easier with the decision by the country to introduce electronic visas.
Weekly sections include Hawaii, Africa and Family Travel.
As always: air, rooms, touring, West, incentives, fams, events and much more.
Plus check out the special digital issue of the Canadian Tourism Resource Guide for information on new and emerging Canadian tourism products and services.

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There’s lots happening in New Orleans and our cover story takes a look at some of the projects that will see positive vibes for tourism in The Big Easy.
SkyGreece Airlines is in the air, offering new Toronto-Athens service. Our lead story takes a look at the airline which is presently offering agents 15% commission.
Weekly sections include the Caribbean, Mexico/Latin America, Italy/Spain/Mediterranean and Cruising.
As always: air, rooms, touring, West, incentives, fams and more.

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Palm Springs isn’t your parents’ Palm Springs anymore. Or maybe it is. Our cover story reveals the hip, new vibe.
Florida just posted a record quarter for visitations and one area looking to capitalize is Kissimmee, which recently called in Canada with new director D.T. Minich to update the trade on the Orlando-area region.
Weekly sections include U.S., Latin America and Middle East.
As always: air, rooms, touring, West, incentives, fams, and much more.

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Transat Holidays is giving agents a chance to win an all-inclusive trip for two to the 5-star Azul Fives, a Gourmet Inclusive Hotel, by Karisma in Riviera Maya, Mexico.
Cuba held its annual tourism show FITCuba, and we were there...
Weekly sections include sun destinations, India, motorcoach and group travel.
As always: air, rooms, touring, West, incentives and much more.

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