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03-28-2008
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Spring Savings on Canadian Train Travel VIA Rail Canada is offering some steep savings this spring on travel throughout the country, including free tickets for those traveling with seniors. Here are a few of VIA’s spring travel deals. (All rates are per person, not including applicable taxes. Other conditions may apply.) From the East to the West Book by March 31, 2008, and receive a discount of up to 50% based on regular adult peak period fares aboard VIA Rail’s Canadian traveling between Toronto and Vancouver; the Ocean traveling between Montréal and Halifax; and the Chaleur traveling between Montréal and Quebec’s Gaspé region. The discount is available for travel through June 14, 2008, for Comfort and Comfort Sleeper services on the Ocean and Chaleur trains and until May 31, 2008 for Silver & Blue class service on board the Canadian. VIA’s sleeping car services feature cozy bedrooms with duvet bedding, towels, a shower kit, and turn-down chocolates. All trains feature tastefully decorated dining cars serving locally inspired cuisine and a selection of fine wines and spirits. Tickets are subject to availability. Visit www.viarail.ca/50eastwest for complete conditions.
VIA 1 Class Customers traveling in VIA 1 (first) class can now enjoy deep discounts along VIA Rail’s Windsor to Québec City Corridor service. With fares starting as low as CAD $79 (the exchange being virtually equal to the U.S. dollar) travelers can book a ticket that includes complimentary meal and beverage service and access to relaxing Panorama Lounges located in many Corridor stations. Sample fares include travel from Toronto to Montréal for CAD $149, representing a discount of over 30%. Pay-for-demand wireless Internet service is also available on-board the Corridor. Space is subject to availability and must be booked at least one day prior to departure. For more information and conditions, visit www.viarail.ca/ultimate. ...More Recent Articles |
Café du Parc has embarked on a celebration of its traditional French bistro roots that will last all year long. The restaurant will offer new regional dishes at lunch and dinner that commemorate different regions of France and their influences on this rustic cooking style. ...More
Carnival Cruise Lines’ 2,974-passenger Carnival Conquest will offer a new seven-day itinerary from Galveston, Texas, that will include port calls to Key West, Fla., and Freeport and Nassau, The Bahamas. ...More
Hurtigruten, formerly known as Norwegian Coastal Voyage, is featuring a series of spring and summer two-, four- and six-day itineraries traversing Sweden’s premier waterway -- the Göta Canal -- aboard a choice of three restored vintage vessels that sail between the country’s second largest city, Gothenburg, and its capital, Stockholm. The full six-day cruises transit one river, three canals, eight lakes, 66 locks and two seas. ...More
Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport has been judged "best airport in the Middle East" and the "world's second best airport" that handles 5-15 million passengers a year, says Arie Sommer, Israel Tourism Commissioner for North and South America. The survey was conducted by the Geneva-based Airports Council International (ACI) whose Airport Service Quality Survey is based on the results from nearly 200,000 questionnaires completed by passengers in 2007. ...More
A $1.66-million investment in North Dakota tourism advertising brought $203.9 million in visitor spending to the state in 2007, according to research by Longwoods International, a leading travel industry market research company. ...More
United Vacations is spreading the word to die-hard skiers that there is still time to squeeze in a ski or snowboard vacation before the season ends. With a United Vacations package travelers can receive free nights in some of the most ski popular destinations such as Aspen, Banff/Lake Louise, Beaver Creek, Park City, Snowmass, Vail, Whistler and Winter Park. ...More
Jet Airways, India's leading airline, will commence daily service from San Francisco International Airport to Shanghai and India on May 5, it was announced today by founder and chairman of Jet Airways, Naresh Goyal. ...More [Back to Press Releases Main]
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