Informed
Traveller Newsletter - April 28, 2008
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The Perfect All - Inclusive |
Having just returned from our annual TPI conference in Cancun,
Mexico with lots of resort inspections there and in the Mayan Riviera,
we have some great firsthand experience in the best the Mexico's
Caribbean region has to offer. Don't hesitate to call us for suggestions
on creating your perfect all - inclusive vacation.
1. Now when you book your Westjet tickets from
OUR
WEBSITE
www.informedtraveller.com we
will send you a $10 complimentary Petro Canada
gift card OR a $10
Blenz coffee gift card or both!
AND remember you are still booking
right on the Westjet site but going through our
website = gift card.
Just look for the Westjet logo
on our front page, and then let us know once you've booked.
2. Park N Fly discount
coupons of 15% are also on our home page. This is the lowest
discount you can find anywhere.
We don't know about you, but, we love lists and we thought you may find the
following interesting. From Travel & Leisure Magazine - Top 7 City
Beaches in the World. (Check out # 4!)
1. Ipanema Beach, Rio Die Janeiro
2. Venice Beach, L.A.
3. Waikiki Beach, Honolulu
4. Kitsilano Beach, Vancouver
5. Clifton Beach, Cape Town, South Africa
6. Repulse Bay, Hong Kong
7. Miami Beach, Florida
1. Alaska Cruises - Vancouver Return
Just add taxes
* Carnival Spirit - from $899CAD
Depart Sept 10, 17
* Norwegian Sun - from $699CAD
Departs June 8
* Celebrity Mercury - from $789CAD
Depart August 17, 31
* RCI Serenade of the Seas - from $849CAD
Departs May 31
2. Hot Air/Hotel Specials to Europe -
8 days/7 nights Packages
Just add taxes
* London City Package - $1,479CAD
Depart May 10, 14, 17, 20
Includes flights to London, accommodation at President Hotel, breakfast,
transfers & cruise on the Thames River.
* Paris City Package - $1,599CAD
Departs May 29, June 5, 12,19
Includes flights to Paris, accommodation at Hotel All Seasons Paris Bercy,
buffet breakfast, transfers & one hour cruise on the Seine.
* London & Paris - Two City Package - $1,749CAD
Departs May 29, June 5, 19
Includes flights, accommodations at London
Earls Court & Hotel All Seasons Paris Bercy, buffet & continental
breakfasts, train, and/or transfers & cruises on Thames & Seine Rivers.
* Munich & Bavarian Gems Package - $1,859CAD
Departs July 10, 17, 24, 31
Includes flights to Germany, accommodation at the Park Inn Munich East,
breakfasts and excursions.
3. Amazing Britain - 11 Days/ 9
Nights Packages - $2,779CAD
Departs July 3, 10
Includes flights to London, accommodations for 2 nights in London, 1 night
in Harrogate, 2 nights in Edinburgh, 1 night in Laggan, 1 night in Glasgow,
1 night in Lancaster, 1 night in Bristol.
4. Mediterranean Cruises (Cruise
only)
* 10 Night Western Mediterranean - Holland America Noordam - from
$1,364CAD + 110 taxes
Depart August 15, Rome return
* 12 Night Mediterranean - RCI Brilliance of the Seas - from
$1,999CAD + 172 taxes
Depart August 9
5. Hawaii Air/Hotel on Air Canada
Vacations - Air/Hotel Packages
* Miramar at Waikiki (Honolulu) - $820CAD + 149 taxes
Departures May 21 to June 20
* Ohana Waikiki Malia (Honolulu) - $840CAD + 149 taxes
Departures May 15 to June 15
6. South America - Samba & Tango
(Brazil & Argentina) Packages - $3,829CAD + 150 taxes
Departs Nov 14 to 23 (10 Days/8 Nights)
Experience the sizzling city of Rio de Janeiro, the European flair of Buenos
Aires and the thunderous Iguazu Falls, a natural wonder twice as wide as
Niagara.
Explore the Brazilian rainforest and countryside, spend time on an Argentine
ranch, visit local markets, historic towns and get to know two of the
captivation cities in South America. Call us for more details.
7. Feeling Lucky? Vegas 3 Night
Air/Hotel Packages from $502CAD
Book by May 2
* Planet Hollywood - $502CAD includes all taxes
* MGM Grand - $504CAD includes all taxes
* Venetian - $767CAD includes all taxes
8. Batter Up - MSC Lirica - 7 Night
Western Caribbean - from $629USD(cruise only)
for Oceanview
Departs December 13, roundtrip Ft. Lauderdale
MSC Cruises will kick off a new series of Baseball Greats
theme cruises on the Dec. 13 sailing of the MSC Lirica. Cruise provides
unique insight into the world of Major League Baseball as seen through the
eyes of some of the greats of the game. Special guests include Bob
Feller, Dave Campbell, Tommy Davis, Jeff Torborg and Stan Bahnsen.
The baseball theme cruise includes free interactive guest/player activities,
including a player-hosted trivia game, question and answer sessions,
pitching contest and story-telling sessions.
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Our Specials - Small Group
Departures |
***14 Day South America Cruise -
Norwegian Sun
January 18 to February 1, 2009
Come
join us on the Norwegian Sun. South America - beyond
imagining - penguins, towering glaciers, massive waterfalls, Tierra
Fuego, Cape Horn, Chilean fjords and so much more. Experience
Norwegian's Freestyle Cruising with us as we sail around our
neighbours to the South.
Highlights include: Santiago,
Puerto Montt, Puerto Cacabuco, Patagonic Channels, Chilean fjords,
Strait of Magellan, Punta Arenas, Beagle Channel, Ushuaia, Cape
Horn, Stanley(Falkland Islands), Puerto Madryn, Montevideo and
Buenos Argentina.
Inside Cabins - $2,917CAD +322 taxes
Oceanview (non obstructed)CAD - $3,287
+ 322 taxes
Balcony -
$3,817CAD + 322 taxes
Above prices include air from
Vancouver to Santiago (Chile) and return from Buenos Aires (Argentina),
14 day cruise around Cape Horn and transfers!
Call us for more information. We'd love to have you
with us on this stunning opportunity to see South America.
*** Israel and Jordan - March ,
2009
Stay tuned for more details.
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Something to Make You
Smile and Ponder |
I rode with your paw....
A panda
bear walks into a bar and orders a sandwich.
The waiter brings him the sandwich.
The panda bear eats it, pulls out a pistol,
kills the waiter, and gets up and starts to
walk out.
The bartender yells for him to stop.
The panda bear asks, "What do you want?" The
bartender replies, "First you come in here,
order food, kill my waiter, then try to go
without paying for your food."
The panda bear turns around and says, "Hey,.
I'm a panda. Look it up!"
So the bartender goes to the back and looks
up panda bear in the encyclopaedia, which
read: "Panda: a bear-like marsupial
originating in Asian regions known largely
for its stark black and white colouring.
Eats shoots and leaves".
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"A" is for alcohol - Did
the word "Alcohol" always mean "spirits"?
No, alcohol originally meant "eye paint".
The ancient Egyptians and later the Arabians
used a fine black powder for tinting the
eyelids. The Arabian name for this was
al koh'l. From this any
fine powder got the name - and finally the
vinous spirits extracted by means of a fine
charcoal filter came to be called "alcohol".
Travel Quote
- "A journey of a thousand miles must begin
with a single step." - Lao Tzu
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