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Transat has eye on Europe

  • Transat reveals what’s new in its 2015 Europe program in this week’s lead story.

  • Weekly sections include Asia-Pacific, US, and Mexico-Latin America.

  • As always: Trade Incentives, Events, Fams, On Tour, Air Space, Check-in, West and more…

  • Please note we will not publish on Christmas Day. Our next issue date is Jan. 1, 2015.
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Merry Christmas

  • It’s our annual holiday issue and with it we at Travel Courier wish to wish you a happy holiday season and very Merry Christmas.
  • Air Canada Vacations says business is heating up for the winter and company president Eamonn Ferrin warns agents and consumers to book early to avoid disappointment.
  • Weekly sections include Africa, South America, and Hawaii/South Pacific.
  • As always: Trade Incentives, Events, Fams, On Tour, Air Space, Check-in, West and more…
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Blast off to St. Pete/Cleawater

  • Winter is time when a travel agent’s fancy turns to thoughts of winning a trip to somewhere warm. Our Travel Courier cover contest obliges, with the 14th annual St. Pete/Clearwater Best Beaches contest. Hurry to page 10 and 11 to find out how to enter.
  • Ebola is threatening tourism in African destinations that are farther from the outbreak than much of Western Europe, or even Brazil. Our lead story looks at one company that has been affected.
  • Weekly sections include Florida and the Caribbean.
  • As always: Trade Incentives, Events, Fams, On Tour, Air Space, Check-in, West and more…
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Celebrating a travel lifer

  • Christine James is a well-known figure in the Canadian travel industry; that’s because she’s been around for... well, we won’t say here how long. But she is celebrating 15 years at Vacation.com in Toronto. Find out what makes Christine tick in this week’s cover story.
  • Another milestone in the Canadian travel industry has recently been marked by Winnipeg’s TPI, which both looks back and to the future in our lead story of the week.
  • Weekly sections include Latin America, and the US.
  • As always: Trade Incentives, Events, Fams, On Tour, Air Space, Check-in, West and more…
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Nothing could be finer than this Transat opportunity

  • This month’s Cover Contest, courtesy of Transat, features Finest Resorts, with readers able to enter for a chance to win a trip for two to the Finest Playa Mujeres. For details, go to pages 10 and 11.
  • Weekly sections include Europe, Asia-Pacific and Weddings/Honeymoons.
  • As always: Trade Incentives, Events, Fams, On Tour, Air Space, Check-in, West and more…
  • Be sure to check out TravelBrands’ new Hawaii Agent Guide, posted on the left hand page opposite the front cover.
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A guide to sensational Cirque du Soliel

  • Cirque is sensational, it is known, but with so many shows, which to choose? This week, we give a guide to the Vegas roster of performances
  • Look our for special Great Britain supplement on the left hand side of the opening page of this week's magazine.
  • Weekly sections include Africa, Latin America, Hawaii and Cruise
  • As always: Trade Incentives, Events, Fams, On Tour, Air Space, Check-in, West and more…
  • Watch next week for TravelBrands' new Hawaii Agent Guide, the second in a series covering many destinations in the coming months in Travel Courier.
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SAIL AWAY WITH SUNWING, MSC

  • Sunwing and MSC Cruises are giving agents a chance to win a seven-night cruise for two, including airfare, in Travel Courier's latest contest. See Pages 10 and 11 for all the details.
  • This week's top story looks at airlines and how they need to improve their bottom lines, according to IATA, if they're going to attract the investment required to buy new aircraft.
  • Weekly sections include Italy, Greece & the Mediterranean, Las Vegas and Australia & New Zealand.
  • As always: Trade Incentives, Calendar, Fams, On Tour, Air Space, Check-in and more…
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EBOLA AWFUL, BUT NEEDS CONTEXT

  • A tour operator offers a little context on the Ebola outbreak in Africa: it's awful, but also isolated and distant from most of Africa's tourism hotspots.
  • This week's Photo Album comes from the recent Experience Jamaica event in Toronto.
  • Weekly sections include Discover America, and Latin America.
  • As always: Trade Incentives, Events, Fams, On Tour, Air Space, Check-in, and more…
  • Watch next week for TravelBrands' new Orlando Agent Guide, the first of many covering many destinations in the coming months in Travel Courier.
  • Plus, check out the Jamaica Island Vibrations guide for Canadian travel professionals.
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CLIA CALLING ALL AGENTS

  • A new membership plan is the result of two years worth of research, including input from travel agents, says the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), in our lead story.
  • This week's Photo Album comes from the recent Visit Japan Travel Mart in Tokyo.
  • Weekly sections include Sun Destinations, Asia-Pacific and Middle East.
  • As always: Trade Incentives, Events, Fams, On Tour, Air Space, Check-in, West, and more…
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FALLING FOR GREAT BRITAIN

  • Britain’s National Trust is helping visitors make the most of autumn with a new interactive map that details “invigorating walks that best display the changing colours of the season...” Check out our colourful cover story.
  • Tourism in Cuba continues to grow, in large part due to Canadian visitors. Cuba’s new tourist board director for English Canada discusses...
  • Weekly sections include Britain/Europe, Ski and Cruise
  • As always: Trade Incentives, Events, Fams, On Tour, Air Space, Check-in, West, and more…
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