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| SANDALS VANCOUVER LOVE-IN |
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Sandals Resorts presents new winter product in Vancouver
Janice Strong
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| Adam Stewart, CEO, Sandals/Beaches; Gordon “Butch” Stewart, Chairman and Founder of Sandals Resorts | |
It was a true love-in when Sandals offered a select group of Vancouver area agents a look at its new winter product on July 24 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. The Sandal’s brain trust, Gordon “Butch” Stewart, chairman and founder of Sandals Resorts, Adam Stewart, CEO, Sandals/Beaches, Kevin Froemming, President, Unique Vacations; and special guests John Lynch, chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board and Desmond Allen, executive editor, Jamaica Observer all received an enthusiastic welcome when they stepped into the room, but the loudest and longest ovation was reserved for Gary Sadler, vice president of Unique Vacations.
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| SANDMAN AND HARVEST TEE OFF FOR THE KIDS |
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Sandman Hotel Group and The Harvest Golf Club host annual golf tournament that raised $175,000 for Sick Kids in Okanagan
The Sandman Hotel Group and The Harvest Golf Club announced that a record-breaking $175,000 was raised at this year’s annual celebrity Sandman Harvest Golf Classic. Chuck Kobasew of the Boston Bruins, the event’s celebrity host, said that “the planning and work from the volunteers, sponsors, participants, committee and friends and colleagues created a special event where the proceeds has the capacity to truly change lives. The Sandman Harvest Foundation ensures that 100 per cent of the money goes to kids in need, and I love being a part of their efforts.”
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| THN WEST SNAPSHOTS 3: WE HAVE A WINNER |
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Kathy Kondas wins trip for two to the Riviera Maya courtesy of Sunwing Vacations
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| Duty Free in the Masai Mara by Kathy Kondas | | TRAVELHotNews and Sunwing Vacations are pleased to announce the grand prize winner of THN Western Edition’s Snapshots 3 contest. Congratulations goes out to Kathy Kondas of Whittome’s Travel, who’s “Duty Free in the Masai Mara” entry won her a trip for two to the Riviera Maya courtesy of Sunwing Vacations. The one-week trip, worth over $2,300, includes hotel stay at the all-inclusive Grand Sunset Princess hotel. Kondas told TRAVELHotNews that the photo was taken in Kenya this past November when she was on a fam trip with Altec Travel. "We had just flown into the Masai Mara from Nairobi and the 'airport' wasn't much more than a strip of dirt," she explained. "When we got off the plane we were greeted by several Masai warriors dancing and singing for us in their beautiful coloured clothes and beaded jewellery. It was quite amazing. I was just looking at the surroundings and there were a few so-called gift shops and the duty free shop which I thought was quite humorous."
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| NATIVE-RUN SASKATCHEWAN CASINOS BRINGING IN PROFIT |
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Native-run casinos in Saskatchewan post profit of $60M
Canadian Press
Native-run casinos in Saskatchewan are posting record profits. The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority has announced that its revenues have reached $191 million, generating $60 million in profits. About 50 per cent of the profits go to First Nations communities, while the rest goes to the provincial government and regional development corporations. Zane Hansen, Chief Executive of the agency, says the opening of a casino on the Whitecap First Nation south of Saskatoon helped boost revenues. Two more casinos, one in Yorkton the other in Swift Current, are also expected to open in the coming months.
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| CELEBRATE BC’S 150TH WITH $150 FROM LONG BEACH LODGE |
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Long Beach Lodge Resorts is celebrating British Columbia’s 150 anniversary with $150 per night package
Long Beach Lodge Resort has created its B.C. 150 Package to encourage people from all over the world who love British Columbia to experience the town of Tofino this August and September. For $150 per night per person, based on double occupancy with a minimum two-night stay, The B.C. 150 package is available August 4 to September 30.
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| THN WEST POLL ANSWERED |
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The results are in; 62% of our readers say the fuel surcharge increases have not changed the amount clients booked, but they’re not happy
Last week THN Western Edition asked our readers how the steady increase of fuel, causing surcharges to become frequent has affected their business. The majority of readers who voted (62 per cent) said that their clients are still booking, but are unhappy about the increases. Fifteen per cent of readers said “the changes haven’t affected me,” while the same amount noted that they are booking more, and that people want to travel regardless. Only eight per cent of voters said their clients are booking less and looking for cheaper domestic travel alternatives.
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| HONG KONG FIGURES HIGH IN 1ST HALF |
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Visitor arrivals in Hong Kong increased 8.9% in first half of 2008, to 14M
Visitor arrivals in Hong Kong in the first six months of 2008 increased by 8.9 per cent to a figure of 14,185,504, the Hong Kong Tourism Board has just announced. This figure includes 2,147,926 arrivals in the region in the month of June alone, which represents a year-on-year growth of 5.6 per cent. Arrivals from The Americas were 882,953 in the first half of this year, a 5.1 per cent growth over last year’s first-half figure.
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