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1,000 reasons to vote in Agents’ Choice Awards

  • For the third year running, Trafalgar has enlisted 1,000 Places To See Before You Die author Patricia Schultz to engage – and inspire – the trade as the tour operator touts its Europe program for 2015. Find out more in this week’s Cover Story on pages 10-11.
  • Air France will make its inaugural entry to the Vancouver market on March 29. Get the details in our lead story.
  • Weekly sections this week include Mexico & Latin America, the US and Europe. As always: Incentives, Events, Fams, Air, Touring, Rooms, West and more…
  • Plus, check out the Germany Resource Guide for Travel Agents supplement.
  • Vote now!: Baxter Travel Media’s Agents’ Choice Awards are back for a 16th year. Better still, there are four fantastic incentive prizes courtesy of this year’s ACA sponsors: Trafalgar, Air Canada, Uniworld/Insight, and Kay Jewellers. Please see page 28 for details on how to take part in the annual readership survey.
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Your chance to go cuckoo in Cayo Coco

  • The new Melia Jardines del Rey resort in Cayo Coco, Cuba, is a stunner and Transat is offering one lucky agent and a guest a chance to experience it for themselves in a bonus mid-month Travel Courier Contest. For details on how to enter, turn to page 12, but read the story on page 10-11 first for a hint on the skill testing question.
  • Vacation.com says 2015 is looking good. Get their take on the year ahead in our lead story.
  • Weekly sections this week include Caribbean, Cruise, and Britain/Europe. As always: Incentives, Events, Fams, Air, Touring, Rooms, West and more…
  • Vote now!: Baxter Travel Media's Agents’ Choice Awards are back for a 16th year. Better still, there are four fantastic incentive prizes courtesy of this year’s ACA sponsors: Trafalgar, Air Canada, Uniworld/Insight, and Kay Jewellers. Please see page 28 for details on how to take part in the annual readership survey.
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Get them to the church on time

  • It's “engagement season” and Sandals offers plenty of helpful tips on how to get your clients to the church on time, and earn big commissions doing so, in this week’s cover story.
  • New York and Los Angeles are setting tourism records. Mike Dunbar looks at why...
  • Weekly sections this week include the Asia-Pacific, luxury travel, and Hawaii. As always: Incentives, Events, Fams, Air, Touring, Rooms, West and more…
  • Vote now!: Baxter Travel Media’s Agents’ Choice Awards are back for a 16th year. Better still, there are four fantastic incentive prizes courtesy of this year’s ACA sponsors: Trafalgar, Air Canada, Uniworld/Insight, and Kay Jewellers. Please see page 28 for details on how to take part in the annual readership survey.
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Your chance to see SeaWorld

  • SeaWorld is offering a lucky travel agent a trip for two to visit its Orlando theme park, along with sister attractions, Busch Gardens, Aquatica and SeaWorld’s Waterpark. For full details on how to enter the Travel Courier contest for February, turn to page 11 in this issue.
  • The Canadian dollar is dipping: see what the travel industry has to say about it in our lead story on page 4.
  • Weekly sections this week include the Caribbean; Florida; Australia, NZ & the South Pacific; and Cruise. As always: Incentives, Events, Fams, Air, Touring, Rooms, West and more…
  • Don’t forget: Baxter Travel Media’s Agents’ Choice Awards are back for a 16th year. Better still, there are four fantastic incentive prizes courtesy of this year’s ACA sponsors: Trafalgar, Air Canada, Uniworld/Insight, and Kay Jewellers. Please see page 23 for details on how to take part in the annual readership survey.
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The wait is over

  • It’s here: the new-look Travel Courier. With the magazine celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, what better time to introduce a new design to lead into the next half century? Colourful, in depth, yet still concise, it’s got all the features you've come to rely on in the past – and more! Digital readers, for example, will discover “DE” – our digital extras, above and beyond the regular issue. Just click on the symbol when you see it. Of course, we want your feedback, so please let us know what you think at [email protected] .
  • Weekly sections this week include the U.S., Florida, Mexico & Latin America, and River Cruising. As always: Incentives, Events, Fams, Air, Touring, Rooms, West and more…
  • Don’t forget: Baxter Travel Media’s Agents’ Choice Awards are back for a 16th year. Better still, there’s four fantastic incentive prizes courtesy of this year’s ACA sponsors: Trafalgar, Air Canada, Uniworld/Insight, and Kay Jewellers. Please see page 23 for details on how to take part in the annual readership survey.
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Have a voice with Agents’ Choice

  • Baxter Travel Media’s Agents’ Choice Awards are back for a 16th year. Launched with the tagline “Agents know best!” the readership survey enables the Canadian travel trade to cast votes in 28 categories ranging from favourite all-inclusive to favourite tourist board. Better still, there's four fantastic incentive prizes courtesy of this year’s ACA sponsors: Trafalgar, Air Canada, Uniworld/Insight, and Kay Jewellers. Please see our lead story on page 3 and the ballot on page 11 for details on how to take part.
  • Weekly sections include Asia-Pacific and All-inclusives,
  • As always: Trade Incentives, Events, Fams, On Tour, Air Space, Check-in, West and more…
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Travel to Japan soaring

  • Japan’s tourist trade has set records in recent months – including from Canada – and our lead story takes a look at why.
  • Also in the news, SeaWorld Orlando has brought back its “Wild Days” program, and Transat has introduced a new incentive for group bookings.
  • Weekly sections include Weddings and Honeymoons.
  • As always: Trade Incentives, Calendar, On Tour, Air Space, West and more…
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Here’s your chance to experience sunny Kissimmee

  • Our latest Travel Courier Cover contest gives agents a chance to win a trip for two to sunny Kissimmee, Florida with Sunwing. See Pages 10-11 for full details.
  • Cuba is flying high and our lead story looks at its success with the Caribbean nation recently hitting the three-million tourist mark for the first time.
  • Weekly sections include Cruise, Latin America and Hawaii.
  • As always: Trade Incentives, Calendar, On Tour, Air Space, Check-in, West and more…
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CTC tries to avoid “someday syndrome”

  • Our lead story looks at the CTC and its work to counter what it calls the “someday syndrome” which it says Canada’s tourism industry is suffering from.
  • Weekly sections include Cruise, Australia/New Zealand/South Pacific and the Caribbean.
  • As always: Trade Incentives, Calendar, On Tour, Air Space, Check-in, West and more…
  • Also, look for our 2015 Global Trade Show Calendar in this issue.
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