Monday 30 January 2017

US Travel Advisory // Grenada: Why Go // Valentine's Day Sale // Easter Break Specials // E-Docs


Good Evening Alberta & the Kootenay Rockies! 


US TRAVEL ADVISORY
As you have probably have heard, Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning citizens travelling with the following passports entry into the United States:

  • Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Somalia, Syria and Yemen
Air Canada has implemented a Goodwill Policy to offer our affected customers to rebook free of charge until January 20, 2018, or a change of destination.  Please see attached release here, and the agent website (www.aircanadavacations.com/agents) will be updated as soon as possible. 



Grenada: Why Go 
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Location
The three islands of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique are located in the eastern Caribbean, south of the Windward Islands and 100 miles north of Venezuela. Neighboring islands St. Vincent and the Grenadines lie to the north and Trinidad and Tobago lies to the South.

Geography
Volcanic with coastal road network around the entire island. Size: 120 square miles, 21 miles long by 12 miles wide

Perfect For
Cruising, Sailing/Yachting, Diving, Romance and Soft Adventure

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Climate
Average temperatures range from 75 degrees F to 85 degrees F (24 degrees C to 30 degrees C), with a cool breeze. The dry season is between January and May and the rainy season is from June to December

Unique Selling Points
Advantageous size allows quick and easy access to variety of attractions- one can move from the beach to a gorgeous waterfall deep in the rainforest within half an hour.

Key Festivals
‘Spicemas’ Carnival, Sailing Festival, Pure Grenada Music Festival and Chocolate Festival.

Accolades

  • One of the Top Travel Destinations in the World for 2016 -Green Globe Travel
  • #1 Trending Beach Destination for 2016 -Kayak
  • Grand Anse Beach listed as one of the Best Caribbean Beaches for 2016 -Forbes Lifestyle
  • Amongst the top 10 Ethical Destinations in the World for 2016 –Ethical Traveler
  • River Antoine Rum Distillery is the oldest operating distillery in the western hemisphere
  • Grenada’s Underwater Sculpture Park was listed as one of the top 25 Wonders of the World and one of Earth’s Awesome Places in 2015 -National Geographic
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Valentine's Day Sale
We're offering 60% off of the most romantic destinations on planet earth! Paris, Caribbean, London, New York, Barcelona & More!  
Book by Valentine's Day for future travel.
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Easter Break Specials!! 

Up to 60% off for Easter Getaways:



ACV Highlights Sun Resorts for Western Gateways
For agents with clients in Western Canada, Air Canada Vacations (ACV) is highlighting exclusive and popular resorts within its recently released digital Sun brochure that can be accessed from Western gateways. 
Featured properties include Dos Playas Beach House by Faranda in Cancun, Mexico with routes operating directly from Vancouver, Winnipeg and Calgary; and Royal Decameron Club Caribbean (pictured) in Montego Bay, Jamaica with routes operating directly from Winnipeg – both are exclusive to ACV.

E-Docs
Did you know that we are working on improving our system?  With that, some of your files will now be available via TripBook to get e-docs automatically.  You may already do this for other tour operators:
  1. Pull up the file in your system, 
  2. Click BOOKINGS$ on the bottom left and search for the file
  3. When the file comes up, click TripBook
  4. Click eDocs
I hope that helps!  


Air Canada Rouge 
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I wanted to share with you our Air Canada Rouge gatefold, which has great info on seat pitch, seat width, the planes and how it differs from the mainline. Please click here for more info. 


Thanks and have a great week! 

Lindsay


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