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People & Places 1 2 5 3 4 1. NYC & Company recently announced a new “Just Ask the Locals” campaign at JFK International Airport, American Airlines Terminal 9 (left to right): George Fertitta, CEO of NYC & Company; Anthony Shorris, executive director of Port Authority; Gerard Arpey, chairman/CEO of American Airlines; Anthony Coscia, chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; Mayor Michael Bloomberg; Jonathan Tisch, chairman of NYC & Company. 2. Cavallo Point—the Lodge at the Golden Gate, which will open summer 2008 in Sausalito, CA, has appointed Zeena Fakoury director of sales. 3. MSC Cruises (USA) has appointed Nicola Iannone as director of national accounts for its North American sales team. Iannone will be responsible for developing strong business relationships between MSC Cruises and major travel retailers, consortia and tour operators. 4. Luis Rodríguez has been named general manager of Casa Velas Hotel Boutique, the only AAA Four-Diamond adults-only all-inclusive golf resort in Mexico and a member of The Leading Small Hotels of the World. Rodríguez oversees day-to-day hotel operations, marketing and sales and food and beverage. 5. Jan Milligan of Woodinville, WA-based Cruise Holidays has earned the Platinum Luxury Specialist I designation from Platinum Seminars, a Campus at Sea educational company focused on training for agents selling the luxury segment. Off the coast of Monte Carlo on Windstar’s Wind Surf (left to right): Dana McPherson of Platinum Seminars; Don Milligan (Jan’s husband); Jan Milligan; Bill Brown, president/CEO of Platinum Seminars and Platinum Luxury Society. 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 South America Rising: COVER STORY EUROPE: Undiscovered Croatia PACIFIC/ASIA: Chiang Mai: Hotspot of Northern Thailand LAS VEGAS: Las Vegas’ Inside Man Las Vegas News & Notes Las Vegas: The New Frontier PACIFIC NORTHWEST: A Gem on Oregon’s Central Coast FLORIDA: Hyatt Regency Miami Spruces Up Ensemble Update Agent Outlook: Cruising Today Nantucket Island Resorts Classified Marketplace Home-Based Travel Expo Update Advertisers’ Information People & Places Thailand Planner

Travel Agent - September 10, 2007

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