YLW Connection - Fall 2009 - (Page 18)

CARIBBEAN W ith Bob Marley music piped in through the airport terminal and almost 1000 people attending the Air Canada Vacations and Kelowna International Airport Caribbean Goes North Event, the airport was bustling with more activity than usual. Air Canada Vacations, their hotel suppliers and the various Caribbean Tourism Boards had displays and brochures to provide information on travel packages while Caribbean food samples were handed out from Kelowna business Joy’s Tropical Food Supply. Within a couple of hours all participants had run out of brochures and goodies. “This was a huge success for Air Canada Vacations and all of our Caribbean travel suppliers,” said Edna Ray Air Canada Vacations Regional Sales Manager BC/Yukon, “we are really pleased to see so many people attend this event. It really made this worthwhile for our partners who traveled here from Jamaica, the Bahamas and other Caribbean locations.” The huge draw for attendees, besides the great travel information and free parking 18 WWW.YLW.AERO GOES NORTH EVENT at the event, was of course the chance to win an all expense paid trip for two to Santa Clara Cuba, courtesy of Air Canada Vacations and Occidental Hotels and Resorts. With almost 1000 entries at the event the winner of the prize draw was shocked to learn he had won. Mr. Charlie Hayes of Kelowna was telephoned shortly after his name was drawn. “My wife and I came to the airport to learn about destinations weddings for my son and his fiancé,” says Hayes. “We walked away with lots of good information to give them but I never thought I would win a trip.” When asked if he was going to give the prize to his son as a wedding gift or to use it himself he said, “I’m not giving this away, we’re going to take the trip and then take another to join my son and his fiancé at their destination wedding!” Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway stops by for some Caribbean food from Kelowna business Joy’s Tropical Food Supply while passing through the airport http://WWW.YLW.AERO

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of YLW Connection - Fall 2009

YLW Connection - Fall 2009
Contents
Airport Services
Drive 1.6 Million Passengers Development Program
Mexico Travel
Vernon Yours to Explore
Eyes in the Sky
Big Business at YLW
Travel Medical Insurance - Not Just for Out of Country But for Out of Province, Too
Caribbean Goes North Event
Taxing Your Air Time
Okanagan Art Goes Global
YLW Connection Wins International Award
YLW News
Trivia & Games

YLW Connection - Fall 2009

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