Author: Kendel Doyle
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2012 Ottawa Consumer Choice Award Winners: Everyday Life Sector
Consumer Choice Award is thrilled to announce the 2012 Top Service Providers in the everyday life sector for the greater Ottawa area. We would like to extend heartfelt congratulations to all this year’s winners; your dedication to superior service has resonated with the people of the city of Ottawa. Each year across Canada, Consumer Choice…
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Vintage – Handa Travel Launches – The Glebe Report 1976
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Global Net Fares/Taj Offers Agents $20 to Try Booking Engine
Global Net Fares/Taj Tours have launched their own booking engine at www.globalnetfares.com and are offering new registering agents $20 just to try it. “After having been a member of other websites for years, we never felt they served our needs as effectively as we wanted. As a result, we have worked tirelessly to create a…
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CTV News Channel: Inder Handa, Travel Agent
Source: CTV News
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Stranded Travellers Wait For Flights to Resume
Troop deployment to Afghanistan delayed after volcanic eruption in Iceland Canadians stranded overseas waited anxiously Friday for flights to resume after a volcanic eruption in Iceland disrupted air travel between Europe and North America. Most flights in and out of northern Europe were cancelled for the second day in a row because of the ash…
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Where Did That Deal Go?
A recent CTV article highlighted examples of an odd phenomenon in online travel shopping: prices for packaged sun vacations jumping considerably when you click to actually book the trip. How is that possible? No other online product abruptly changes prices mid-transaction. Is it a trick? Do they think we won’t notice a sudden $200 difference…
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Go Travel South Agency Grounded
Travellers have been left scrambling by the sudden shutdown of the popular Go Travel South travel agency. In a tersely worded statement posted to its website Wednesday night, the agency cited “economic circumstances” for the decision to cease operations and instructed clients to contact credit card companies for refunds. Attempts to reach Go Travel were…
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Travellers Plan to Avoid Mexico, Poll Finds
Mexico as a vacation destination has suffered in the eyes of Canadians because of recent unsolved crimes that many blame on incompetent police and a corrupt legal system, a new poll reveals. The Ipsos-Reid survey, conducted for CanWest News Service and Global National and released yesterday, found 60% of Canadians say that if they had…
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The Marketplace: Internet Levels Playing Field Among Rival Tour Operators
The Internet has shaken up the travel industry more than most and will help more Canadians than ever before take a sunshine vacation at bargain prices this winter. It’s now possible to spend a week in the Caribbean sun – with direct flight from Ottawa, a nice hotel on the beach, and all meals –…