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People & Places 1 2 3 5 4 1. At a recent Greaves Travel Agent Advisory Board meeting at the Taj Mahal in India (left to right): Diane Hilliard, Hilliard & Olander; Phoebe Weinberg, Greatways Travel, Inc.; Tom Jackson, World Travel; Janice Boyd, Protravel International Inc.; Natalie Cambata, Greaves Travel; Carole Cambata, vice president of Greaves Travel; Peter Bates, president of Strategic Vision; Shahrookh Cambata, CEO of Greaves Travel. 2. Thailand’s popular King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament will take place from March 31 to April 6, 2008, at Anantara Resort Golden Triangle. To officially launch the charity tournament, Anantara Resorts will host a kick-off match—open to the public—in Bangkok on September 21, 2007, featuring a parade with celebrities and pachyderms. 3. Mission Hill Family Estate Winery has announced that Daniel Zepponi has been named president. He will oversee all operations of the family-owned winery. 4. Island Destinations has announced the appointment of Jodi Lubin as northeast business development manager. She will coordinate all sales efforts from Maine to Washington, D.C. 5. The historic Hotel Cass will re-open its doors in late summer as the Hotel Cass Mag Mile Chicago after a $16 million redevelopment, the newest metropolitan addition for the Holiday Inn Express flag. Mike Zels has been appointed general manager for the 175-room boutique property. E-mail photos of agents out and about in the industry for consideration to dbutcher@questex.com (300 dpi) or send to Travel Agent magazine, attn: Daniel Butcher, 757 Third Ave., 5th floor, New York, NY 10017. Photos must have captions to be considered. TRAVEL AGENT (ISSN 1053-9360) is published weekly, with the exception of December, where 3 issues will be combined (51 issues yearly) by Questex Media Group, Inc., 306 West Michigan St., Suite 200, Duluth, MN 55802. Subscription rates: $250 for one year in the United States; $350 for one year in Canada and Mexico; all other countries $350 for one year. Single copies (prepaid only): $4.95 in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and in all other countries. For air-expedited service, include an additional $75 per order annually. Include $6.50 per order plus $2 per additional copy for U.S. postage and handling. For current single copy or back issues on CD-rom, call 866-344-1315. Outside the US, please phone 615-377-3322. Periodicals postage paid at Duluth MN 55806 and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to TRAVEL AGENT, P.O. Box 5066, Brentwood, TN 37024-5066. Canadian G.S.T. number: 840033278RT0001. Publications Mail Agreement Number 40017597. Printed in the U.S.A. Copyright 2007 Questex Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including by photocopy, recording, or information storage and retrieval without permission in writing from the publisher, Questex Media Group, Inc. Authorization to photocopy items for internal/educational or personal use, or the internal/educational or personal use of specific clients is granted by Questex Media Group, Inc. for libraries and other users registered with the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Dr., Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400 fax 978-750-4470. For those not registered with the CCC, send permissions request to: questexpermissions@reprintbuyer.com or 800-494-9051, Ext 100.

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Contents Editor's Letter News You Can Use Agenda: Fam Trips, Calendar of Events, Deal of the Week Cover Story: Open Skies PACIFIC ASIA: New Zealand Tourism Update CARIBBEAN AND BAHAMAS: One&Only Ocean Club’s Slow Season Package MIDDLE EAST: Middle Eastern Airlines ALASKA: Cross-country Skiers Flock to Fairbanks CRUISES: Azamara Assails The Sea HONEYMOON AND ROMANCE: Honeymoon Survey Results Agent Profile Luxury Travel Expo Update Classified Marketplace Advertisers’ Information People & Places

Travel Agent - August 13, 2007

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