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OUR CHAPTERS IN
ACTION . . .
CREATIVITY IN TRAVEL AWARDS PRESENTED
AT CTC-29
Two CTO chapter agents among winners
Juanita Daniel, with Fernando Abreu, CTO Deputy Director
of Marketing (l) and Kerry Cannon, Jr., Group Publisher,
Travel Agent Magazine (r)
Agents, like most professionals, don’t like the
idea of sharing secrets with others in the business,
but the sharing of information could actually
help sales and should even be considered
a necessity to any successful agency,
says Janie Owen of Marathon Tours & Travel in
Boston and member of the CTO New England
Chapter.
Owen was one of three travel agents honored
at CTC-29 as part of the Creativity in
Travel Awards program sponsored by Travel
Agent magazine and CTO. Passport
Owen, who won in the category “Creativity
in Niche and Special Interest”, puts together
packages for people interested in traveling to
destinations that host marathons.
The award for “Creativity in Bridal and
Romance Travel” went to Scott Winsten, president
of International Tours Fifth Avenue, New
York for the company’s HoneymoonsAndWeddings.com
web site.
The “Creativity in Meetings and Group
Travel” award went to Juanita Daniel of Premier
Destinations, Slidell, LA for her creative
Layaway Plan for prospective groups. Daniel is
a member of the CTO New Orleans Chapter.
For information on the 2007 contest,
please send an email to:
ctoawards@caribtourism.com.
CHAPTER NOTES
● The annual CTO Chapter Presidents
Retreat will be held November
30 to December 3 in St.
Lucia. Welcome New Chapter
Presidents!
Special Offers for New U.S. Passport
Holders
For New U.S. passport holders who travel first to ARUBA:
Amsterdam Manor Beach Resort—$25 food and beverage
credit per person, per stay; Jan. 3, 2007 - Dec. 17, 2007;
www.AmsterdamManor.com or 1-800-932-6509.
Boardwalk Boutique Hotel Aruba—$50 car rental
voucher per person; book now through Dec. 31, 2006 for
travel through 2007; www.arubaboardwalk.com or 011-297-
586-1836.
La Cabana All Suite Resort—25% off regular nightly
rates; book by Dec. 15, 2006 for travel in 2007; call Reservation
Center at 1-800-835-7193.
MVC Eagle Beach—$25 food and beverage credit per
person, per stay; valid from Jan. 3, 2007 to Dec. 17, 2007;
www.MVCEagleBeach.com or 011-297-587-0110.
Westin Aruba Resort, Spa & Casino—$50 food and beverage
credit per person, per stay; valid now through 2007;
www.Starwood.com/Aruba or 1-866-978-5792.
In THE BAHAMAS, Club Peace & Plenty, located on the Island
of Exuma, will reimburse the basic cost of obtaining a passport
for up to two children and two adults. Valid for bookings
received by Dec. 31, 2006 for travel in 2007; www.
peaceandplenty.com or 1-800-525-2210.
Westin and Sheraton Grand Bahama Island Our Lucaya
Resort—$100 resort credit to guests who obtain a passport
now through Dec. 31, 2006 for travel now through June
2007; www.ourlucaya.com or 1-888-627-7129 for the Sheraton
or 1-888-627-7130 for the Westin.
In ANGUILLA, Arawak Beach Inn—a special rate and a complimentary
day-trip to U.S. travelers who make Anguilla the first
stamp in their new passport; valid for travel now through June
30, 2007; www.arawakbeach.com or 1-877-427-2925.
In ST. LUCIA, Ladera Resort will reimburse the cost to obtain a
passport to travelers who make St. Lucia their first visit with
their new passport. As an added incentive, Ladera will also
provide guests with a leather passport case, a complimentary
30-minute Jet-Lag massage at the Ti Kaye Posé Spa and a
beverage from the bar. Valid Jan. 1, 2007 to Dec. 21, 2007;
www.ladera.com or call 1-800-738-4752.
MARRIOTT AND RENAISSANCE Caribbean Resorts—with hotels
in Aruba, St. Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands), Curacao and
St. Kitts—are offering a $100 resort credit for those who
make any one of these destinations their first visit after obtaining
their new passport. Valid Jan. 1, 2007 to April 30,
2007; www.paradisebymarriott.com or call 1-888-PARADISE.
SUPERCLUBS—with resorts in Jamaica, The Bahamas, Curacao
and Dominican Republic—offers travelers who obtain new
passports or renew older ones, a credit of the basic cost of
obtaining a passport towards a vacation package. Book by
Jan. 8, 2007, for travel anytime in 2007; www.SuperClubs.
com or call 1-800-GO-SUPER (1-800-467-8737).
For updated information on how the Caribbean is responding
to the new U.S. travel requirements, go to:
http://www.onecaribbean.org/information/
categorybrowse.php?categoryid=759.
For U.S. passport information: www.travel.state.
gov/passport.
NEW CARIBBEAN
AIRLINE
REPLACES BWEE
Caribbean Airlines, as of
January 1, 2007, will be
replacing BWIA West Indies
Airways, which has
served the Caribbean for
66 years. The first Caribbean
Airlines flight will
also take off on the first
day of the new year.
Tickets purchased
on BWIA will be honored
by the new airline and
frequent flyer miles in
Club BWEE will automatically
be transferred. For
more information go to
www.caribbean-airlines.
com or www.bwee.com,
or call 868-627-2942.
Caribbean Cuisine
and Entertainment
in Philadelphia
The Caribbean Tourism
Organization (CTO) took
an element of Caribbean
Week in New York to the
King of Prussia Mall in
Pennsylvania on Friday,
November 3.
Cooking demonstrations
were done by Chef
Murphy, sponsored by
Antigua and Barbuda and
a chef sponsored by local
restaurant, Bahama
Breezes. Caribbean entertainment
was sponsored
by Aruba.
The event, held at
the Macy’s store, was
planned to lead off a Caribbean
Weekend in Philadelphia.
Attendees were
invited to visit the Caribbean
Section at the Philadelphia
Inquirer/Daily
News Travel Show held
on Sat./Sun., Nov. 4/5.
The Caribbean Section
at the show was the
largest and most exciting,
and attracted the most
attendees.