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LET US GET YOU OUT OF TOWN
TO PORTUGAL
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Signature Vacations
has lowered its prices to the beautiful
and cultural Algarve region of
Portugal. Rates are now unbelievably
low, with air only starts at $298 per
person plus tax; a 1 week stay with air
and hotel starts from $568 per person
plus tax; 2 week stay with air and hotel
starts at $718 per person plus tax; 3
week stay with air and hotel starts from
$998 per person plus tax. |
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One-week all-inclusive
begins at $938 per person plus tax. With
rates like these and direct flights from
Toronto, the Algarve is closer and more
affordable than ever. |
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Vitor's Plaza,
Algarve (Faro),
Portugal
One Bedroom
Apartment -
$398.00 (plus $187.00 tax)*
Departing February 11, 2008.
*Some
restrictions may apply.
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INN THE NEWS
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Starwood
ranked among 50 best employers
in Canada. Starwood Hotels &
Resorts Canada has been
recognized as the 12th Best
Employer in Canada in an annual
survey published in Report on
Business magazine. |
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Starwood is the
top ranked hospitality company,
in the survey of employees,
leaders and HR professionals
designed to measure employee
engagement and how closely
leaders and employees work
together toward a common vision.
This marks the sixth year that
Starwood has been listed among
the 50 Best Employers and is the
company’s highest ranking to
date. With a ranking of 12th
among all employers listed,
Starwood moved an impressive 25
spots higher from last year’s
rankings.
PALAZZO LAS VEGAS OPENS
On January 17, 2008, The Palazzo
Las Vegas, the first new resort
on the Las Vegas Strip in nearly
three years, officially opened
with a spectacular light and
firework show.
Hyatt Regency Toronto Airport to
Debut in 2010
- The site of the Constellation
Hotel is scheduled to open as a
Hyatt Regency in the summer of
2010, the 12-story hotel will be
part of a 15-acre complex with
500-rooms and overlooking the
fairways of the championship
Royal Woodbine Golf Course.
Hyatt Regency Toronto Airport
will be environmentally
sustainable. It will be energy
efficient using state-of-the-art
occupancy sensors to
automatically turn off lights
and guestroom televisions, and
will feature green roofs and
recycled building materials. |
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Westin
opens first India property
Westin has entered the India
market with the opening of
The Westin Sohna Resort.
Located 90 minutes from the
New Delhi International
Airport, the resort offers
97 deluxe rooms and
stand-alone suites, as well
as meeting facilities.
Amenities include four
restaurants and a Spa by
Westin. |
TOUCHSTONE TRAVEL NEWS
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U.S. ACCEPTED DOCUMENTS
-To cross the U.S.-Canadian border, a
driver's licence alone won't cut it anymore.
Starting Jan. 31, you will need to have a
passport or similarly secure document, or a
combination of two other documents.
Single document option: -U.S. or
Canadian passport. -U.S. passcard (for
Americans, but these won't be available until
spring). -So-called ``trusted traveller card,''
which includes NEXUS, SENTRI or FAST cards
(These are typically used only by people who
cross the border frequently, often for work). |
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SAIL AWAY
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From
Ice Rinks to real grass
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When
Celebrity Solstice launches
in December, the ship will
present an industry first --
real, growing grass, set in
an innovative new country
club environment known as
“The Lawn Club” on the top
deck.
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The half-acre
Lawn Club will invite guests
to enjoy bocce ball and
croquet, practice their
putting, picnic with a
basket of wine and cheese,
or simply feel the grass
between their toes, while
sailing the oceans of the
world. The area will also
feature the Hot Glass Show,
developed in collaboration
with The Corning Museum of
Glass; the Patio on the
Lawn; the Lawn Club Shop,
and the Sunset Bar. The Lawn
Club is over three times
larger than New York’s
Rockefeller Center ice
skating rink (668 square
metres); 1.7 times larger
than an Olympic-size
swimming pool; the
equivalent of 8.2 tennis
courts; 2.4 times the size
of Centre Court at England’s
Wimbledon Lawn & Tennis
Club; and one-third the size
of a regulation soccer
field. |
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Seabourn offers
two-for-one business class
airfares -The Yachts of
Seabourn is offering
travellers two-for-one
international business class
airfares to join 10 Europe
cruises of nine to 15 days
aboard the all-suite
Seabourn Pride, Spirit and
Legend. The complimentary
airfare, with a value of up
to $5,800 per couple, may be
combined with special
savings of up to 40 per cent
off the brochure fares for
the cruises. |
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The airfares
are available round trip
from 38 North American
gateways to voyages
embarking between March and
July in Lisbon, Venice,
London, Copenhagen, Rome,
Nice and Barcelona and
exploring itineraries in the
Adriatic, the Eastern and
Western Mediterranean,
Western Europe and Norwegian
fjords.* |
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PLANE TALK
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Tickets now on sale for
flights from downtown
Toronto to New York area;
service begins Mar. 31-Toronto-based
Porter Airlines is expanding
into the U.S. market with
seven daily roundtrip
flights between Toronto City
Centre Airport (TCCA) and
Newark Liberty International
Airport starting March 31,
2008. Weekend service
consists of two Saturday
roundtrips and three Sunday
roundtrips. Fares start at
$120 CDN, plus applicable
fees and taxes, for one-way
flights.
AC EXPANDS OTTAWA SERVICE
- Air Canada has announced
it is further expanding its
Ottawa service starting
in May, adding four new
markets with non-stop
flights to and from the
capital region and
increasing the number of
available seats by 19 per
cent over last summer. |
*Some restrictions may apply.
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