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THE INDUSTRY AGENDA Agents can experience Greece this winter Calendar SEPTEMBER Travel Mart Latin America September 10-12, Quito, Ecuador www.travelmartlatinamerica. com OCTOBER Ensemble Travel Group International Conference October 15-19, Las Vegas www.ensembledirect.com World Religious Travel Expo October 29-November 1, Orlando www.religioustravelexpo.com FamTrips GREECE Gate 1 Travel is offering a seven-day fam to Greece with departure dates of December 8, February 16 and March 2. The price for agents is $299, land only, double occupancy. Companion fare is $499, land only. Single supplement is $201. Air is available and is commissionable. Departure and arrival transfers are included with air purchase. The package includes five nights’ accommodations in a choice of hotels; breakfast daily; transfers between cities; sightseeing via air-conditioned motorcoach; services of an English-speaking tour manager; services of an English-speaking local host in Athens; entrance fees per itinerary; visits to the Agora, Temple of Apollo and Castalia Spring. Optional dinners in Athens, Delphi and Kalambaka are available. Contact: Gate 1 Travel: tel: 800-682-3333 or 215-572-7676; fax: 215-886-2228; e-mail: info@gate1travel. com; website: www.gate1travel.com. AMAZON CRUISE & ECUADOR Taca Airlines, M/V Manatee Explorer and Pacific Holidays are co-sponsoring a seven-day fam trip to the Amazon. Departure date is March 7, 2009. The cost is $1,695 per agent (land, cruise and air from Miami), companion fare is $1,895 per person. The itinerary includes the colonial city of Quito; an overland journey to Otavalo to participate in the indigenous fair; a four-day/threenight expedition voyage along the Amazon; first-class hotel; sightseeing; meals; transfers; superior cabins, full board; all activities; all shore excursions onboard MV Manatee Amazon Explorer; and inter-Ecuador air and ground transportation. Contact: Marta Visu, Pacific Holidays: tel: 800-355-8025 or 212-629-3888; fax: 212-629-8882; e-mail: sales@pacificholidaysinc.com; website: www. pacificholidaysinc.com. NOVEMBER World Travel Market November 10-13, London www.wtmlondon.com NTA Annual Convention November 15-19, Pittsburgh www.ntaonline.com Travel Counsellors Conference November 21-24, Marbella, Spain www.travelcounsellors.com DECEMBER Luxury Travel Expo and Home-Based Travel Agent Expo December 2-4, Las Vegas www.vegastravelweek.com Signature Travel Network 2008 Sales Meeting December 5-6, Las Vegas www.signaturetravelnetwork. com Deal of the Week Travel Impressions (www.travelimpressions.com) is offering five-night travel packages to the sixth annual “Best of Jamaica” celebration, October 7-12 at Grand Lido Braco Resort and Spa. Book by September 30 for rates from $879 per person. Agents will earn a 1 percent bonus in addition to their standard commission when booking through the website. JANUARY 2009 Association of Southeast Asian Nations Tourism Forum 2009 January 5-12, Hanoi, Vietnam www.asean.com Suppliers can e-mail fam trips to rroberti@questex.com. We are no longer accepting fams via fax or mail. Send deals info and calendar submissions regarding industry-related events to Jena Tesse Fox (jfox@questex.com) for consideration. Be sure to include a web link. September 1, 2008 TravelAgent | 81 CONNECTING YOU For more events, visit www.travelagentcentral. com/travelagentcentral/event/eventlist.jsp http://www.travelmartlatinamerica.com http://www.ensembledirect.com http://www.gate1travel.com http://www.religioustravelexpo.com http://www.wtmlondon.com http://www.ntaonline.com http://www.travelcounsellors.com http://www.pacificholidaysinc.com http://www.pacificholidaysinc.com http://www.vegastravelweek.com http://www.travelimpressions.com http://www.signaturetravelnetwork.com http://www.travelagentcentral.com/travelagentcentral/event/eventlist.jsp http://www.travelagentcentral.com/travelagentcentral/event/eventlist.jsp http://www.asean.com

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