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6
Mar

Insider tips on Meetings & Incentive Travel

Great news from the Incentive Travel front:  Business is booming and more and more Canadian corporations are seeing the tangible benefits of offering travel as a key incentive to their staff. There’s no question that incentive travel programs are big achievers.  They motivate, drive sales, inspire performance, help retain the best talent, create branding opportunities, […]

6
Mar

Toronto’s Pearson International

Canada’s busiest airport, Pearson (YYZ) is located about 20 km northwest of downtown and was used by over 36 million travellers in 2013.  Interestingly, it’s number two in North America (after JFK) for both international passengers and, along with JFK, is one of just two North American airports to serve six continents. Since its beginnings […]

5
Mar

Madagascar: floods

From the US Dept of State: This emergency message alerts U.S. citizens to reports that heavy and consistent rains have caused severe flooding in the central highlands of Madagascar, and has prompted the Government of Madagascar to declare a state of disaster, including in the capital of Antananarivo.  Extensive flooding has washed out dikes and […]

5
Mar

France: announced strikes: Mar 6 – Apr 9

Mar 6 Corsair employees plan to go on strike from March 6 at 00:01 to March 8 at 23:59 to push for job guarantees in the takeover by Air Caraïbes. Mar 9-11 French union CGT announces train strike beginning at 7pm on March 9th and runs until 8am on March 11. Travelers planning to take […]

5
Mar

Italy: strike update Mar 20-May 7

Friday, March 20, 2015   Some Alitalia personnel will be on strike for 8 hours, from 10:00 to 18:00. Please check with your ticket office whether this will affect your flight. Friday, March 20, 2015   Some ENAV airport personnel will be on strike for 8 hours, from 10:00 to 18:00. Please check with your ticket office […]

5
Mar

Recipe: Icelandic Leg of Lamb

Sheep farming in Iceland is as old as the settlement of Iceland itself. To this day farmers are rearing their sheep by a method established by centuries of tradition, with most farms still family-owned and operated. Ingredients: 1 leg of lamb, preferably without hip bone 15 juniper berries, crushed 2-3 tbsp blueberry or blackberry jam […]