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home of the Calgary Stampede. The trip also includes a kayaking excursion in Revelstoke. Anyone from G.A.P’s team of Adventure Specialists can handle agents’ queries and bookings; call 800-465-5600. For information about agent discounts, contact Star Statulevicius at star@gap.ca or 416-260-0999, ext. 172. G.A.P Adventures typically pays a commission of 10 percent. To join as a preferred travel agent, complete the form at www.gapadven tures.com/travel_agents/new_agent. In addition to thrilling white-water rafting trips in British Columbia, Canadian Outback Adventures (www.canadianoutback.com) conducts a “Bald Eagle Safari Adventure” day trip in and around Brackendale, a British Columbia town between Vancouver and Whistler that attracts the largest gathering of bald eagles in North America. Every fall, flocks of these majestic raptors, the national emblem of the U.S., descend on Brackendale, which borders the awe-inspiring Tantalus mountain range. The Eagle Safari takes clients on a two- hour float trip down the Squamish River for up-close views of the eagles in their natural habitat, feasting on salmon chum. The trip concludes with a hot lunch at the Howe Sound Inn Brew Pub. Available between November 24 and February 19, the excursion is priced at $109.99 for adults and $89.99 for children ages 5 through 12. Transportation to and from Whistler or Vancouver is available for an additional charge. Two hotels sell packages in conjunction with Canadian Outback Adventures’ Eagle Safari. They include accommodations and buffet breakfast along with the day trip, for which binoculars and transportation are provided as part of the package. The hotels are the Fairmont Waterfront (604-691-1991) in Vancouver and Adara Hotel (866-502-3272) in Whistler. Package price is CDN$459 double, plus tax. For more information about the Eagle Safari or other Canadian Outback Adventures trips, call 800-565-8735 or contact Meghan Tabor, tour and travel coordinator (604-921-7250, CONNECTING YOU For more information on tour operators’ Canada programs, visit www.travelagentcentral.com/ canadatours adventurerez@canadianoutback.com). Maxxim Vacations (www.maxximvacations. com) is offering a five-night self-drive vacation to Calgary and Banff, Canada’s oldest national park. Clients select hotels, inns and bed-andbreakfasts to stay at, based on their preferences and budgets. Maxxim has contract rates with Air Canada/United, and can include attractions and car rentals with unlimited mileage. Package prices range from $899 to $1,169, depending on city of origin. After booking, clients receive an information packet with vouchers, brochures, maps and other useful travel information. Travel agents receive a 10 percent commission from Maxxim. The company also has eight- and 11-night vacations in the Yukon and CONTINUED ON PAGE 58 Interested? Request #013. December 10, 2007 TravelAgent | 57 http://www.travelagentcentral.com/canadatours http://www.travelagentcentral.com/canadatours http://www.maxximvacations.com http://www.maxximvacations.com http://www.gapadventures.com/travel_agents/new_agent http://www.gapadventures.com/travel_agents/new_agent http://www.canadianoutback.com http://clippervacations.com http://www.clippervacations.com/rsvp http://clippervacations.com

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