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Travel Plans?

alberghi a NizzaA Message from Ray Mitchell

Has air service improved with the merging of Air Canada and Canadian Airlines? Are airline points redeemable? Our clients are asking these and other questions about air travel service with greater frequency. We may soon have the right answers!

You may be aware that the Ontario Minister of Corporate Affairs, along with a planeload of travelers on a recent Caribbean trip, was delayed for many hours on the ground. While his frustration was no greater than that of his fellow passengers, the Minister was in a position to convene a task force to review service being provided by airlines. The task force came up with about two dozen recommendations. Among them was the definite need for a centralized reporting system so passengers' complaints can be accumulated and broadcast.

You may also have seen a recent US study that determined travel service to customers has deteriorate significantly. This has reinforced demands in the United States for a Passengers' Bill of Rights. Is this something we could use in Canada? Passenger outrage is increasing, possibly even faster than airfares and related taxes.

If you feel that you have received less than adequate service from an airline make your member of parliament aware of the circumstances. The Minister of Transport has indicated interest in passenger service, particularly with the virtual monopoly in Canada. Let him know if you are dissatisfied. In this instance silence is not golden.

Ray Mitchell
President, Goliger's TravlePlus
(604) 278-8288 or 1-800-457-3363 or www.travelplusbc.com

A FEW EXAMPLES OF UPCOMING DEPARTURES

IRELAND

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Departs 31 August From Vancouver. This 14 night deluxe coach tour reveals and embraces Ireland's scenic wonders as it meanders east, west, north and south, concluding in Shannon. Initial offer: $3,499.00

FALL CRUISING

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From Vancouver in September or October. Princess and Holland America Lines. Cruise and rail holiday - 3 nights cruising, city stay (choose Anaheim, San Francisco or San Diego) and one night train travel. From $889.00. Cruise and fly holiday - 3 nights cruising, city stay (your choice of Anaheim, San Francisco, San Diego, Las Vegas, Laughlin or Reno) and return flight. From $789.00. Cruise and Puerto Vallarta Holiday - 7 or 8 nights cruising and 2 or 4 nights in this Mexican resort. From $2,019.00

CARIBBEAN GRANDEUR

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Departs Dec. 9 /2000 for 12 nights on board Cunard's Caronia. From $4,019.00

HAWAIIAN ISLAND CRUISE

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Departs May 9/2001.Milano Hoteles Join the SEA Princess in Oahu and cruise to Kauai, Maui, Kona and Hilo. Spend 4 nights cruising at sea before arriving in Vancouver. Initial offer: From $2,080.00

Learn how you can Cruise or Tour for FREE and earn fundraising dollars for your group. May 15, 2000 is the launch date for the Seniors' Foundation Travel Bulletin. The Travel Bulletin presents exclusively priced group departures posted, and in some cases hosted, by seniors' organizations province-wide. List your groups' travel adventure on the Travel Bulletin and support the Seniors' Foundation of British Columbia. Of the wide variety of benefits of the Travel Bulletin, the ultimate benefit is that the more people who travel, the more each traveler saves. Contact Adrienne Mitchell, Sales & Marketing Coordinator at Goliger's TravelPlusaccommodation in Bonn for information about the SFBC Travel Bulletin: 604-278-8286 or email:goligers@travelplusbc.com

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