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Deals Traveling in Style Exciting packages available for your clients this fall and winter, from Europe to Africa HOT FOR THE AGENT SOUTH AFRICA The Mantis Collection (www. mantiscollection.com) presents another side of South Africa with its “Eastern Cape Experience.” The five-night package includes a safari at Shamwari Game Reserve, a seaside escape at Oceana Beach & Wildlife Reserve and city diversions at the Shamwari Townhouse in Port Elizabeth. Available until April 2009, the package consists of two nights at the Shamwari Game Reserve, two nights at Oceana Beach & Wildlife Reserve and one night CIE Tours International (www.cietours.com) is offering a discount of $400 per couple ($200 per person) on the November 28 departure of its 12-day/10-night “Christmas Wonderland” cruise on the Amadagio. With the discount, the cruise starts at $2,099 per person (not including airfare). The ship travels along the Rhine and Moselle rivers, cutting through the center of Germany to visit Bernkastel, Cochern, Boppard, Mainz or Heidelberg, Frankfurt, Cologne, Dusseldorf, and Amsterdam, with time for visits to Christmas markets in Trier, Frankfurt, Cologne and Dusseldorf. The price includes three nights in a Paris hotel with daily buffet breakfast; transfer from Paris to the ship, a seven-night cruise with deluxe accomodations in an outside stateroom; all meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) onboard; wine with dinners; cocktail reception on first night; sightseeing activities; and an infotainment system in all staterooms with Internet, movie and music library and English TV stations. Use code 103108CHR when booking. at the Shamwari Townhouse. The package also includes a complimentary spa treatment for two at Oceana Beach & Wildlife Reserve. Prices for the package begin at $419. For more information, please visit the website or call 877-354-2213. New York and the Museum of Modern Art Your clients can get exclusive access to the “Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night” exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art with the Buckingham Hotel’s MoMA Package. Good through the end of November, rates start at $419 plus tax per night with a minimum stay of two nights, which includes two VIP tickets. This special package includes a deluxe suite at the Buckingham and two VIP tickets to the Museum of Modern Art. To book this package, visit the Specials & Packages page at BuckinghamHotel.com or call toll-free at 888-511-1900. Island Destinations (www.island destinations.com) is offering seven nights for the price of six at Namale Resort & Spa (www.namalefiji.com) in Fiji. The package also includes all meals and beverages, roundtrip airport transfers, French champagne upon arrival, dinner for two, water and land sports, daily laundry service and one massage per person. Rates for the package start at $5,550 per room.The offer is valid through November 30.Travel professionals can also earn up to 16 percent commission on any new Island Destinations booking and travel through December 15 by referencing the extra commission at time of booking. O CTO B ER 2008 Home-BasedTravelAgent 29 http://www.mantiscollection.com http://www.mantiscollection.com http://www.cietours.com http://www.islanddestinations.com http://www.islanddestinations.com http://www.namalefiji.com http://www.BuckinghamHotel.com

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Home Based Travel Agent - October 2008 Contents Editor’s Note Publisher’s Note Your Lifeline Agent Profile New Technology Industry News Hot Deals Charging Fees Cover Story: Divers’ Destinations For the Traveler - Cruise - Groups For the Agent - Cruise - Groups Top Hotels in Italy For the Traveler - Destinations - China For the Agent - Destinations - China For the Traveler - Destinations - Caribbean For the Agent - Destinations - Caribbean For the Traveler - Destinations -Las Vegas For the Agent - Destinations - Las Vegas Home-Based Agent Expo New Products

Home Based Travel Agent - October 2008

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