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Internet marketing company opens new
offices in Antigua
Internet marketing company POWERi has announced the
opening of its new offices in St. John’s, Antigua. The
decision to open offices on the island comes as the
company expands its services and product lines deep into
the Eastern Caribbean. POWERi’s Antigua offices
will be headed by Lorraine Headley. Headley is a veteran
of Caribbean tourism having worked as a tourism
economist at the Organization of Eastern Caribbean
States, and also as the Director General of Tourism for
Antigua and Barbuda from 2005 to 2007...more
> (Source: Caribbean Net News)
Travelscope goes into administration
Travelscope Holidays, the Gloucester-based company,
which runs worldwide escorted tours plus ocean and river
cruise programs, has ceased taking bookings. Paul Clark,
Phil Duffy and Andrew Stoneman of Menzies Corporate
Restructuring were appointed joint administrators. A
Menzies statement said: "All trading activities have
been suspended and no further holiday bookings are being
taken. "Please note that both the company's and the
administrator's phone lines are extremely busy at this
time and therefore we would ask you to be patient." The
administrators referred inquiries to the company's
website for further updates at
www.travelscope.co.uk. (Source: TravelMole)
Tralliance is changing dot-travel rules
Tralliance, the company that controls the dot-travel
Internet domain, is introducing several controversial
policy changes designed to bring serious Web traffic to
dot-travel sites. The new policies, which remove
some restrictions on who can own dot-travel domain names
and impose new rules on registrants, were approved in
November by The Travel Partnership Corp., the domain's
advisory and oversight body. The policy shifts,
some of which are fundamental, will take full effect in
January. But one of the most important changes -- doing
away with priority registration of place names once
reserved for countries, states, cities or other
destinations -- became effective Dec. 21...read-->
(Source: Travel Weekly)
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Countdown
Caribbean Marketplace 2008 kicks off this Sunday,
January 13th, at Atlantis Paradise Island in The
Bahamas. Two intense days of business appointments are
enhanced by an informal network to build
relationships and rapport, through activities such as
the CHA Education Foundation Scholarship Foundation and
social functions hosted by your hosts in The Bahamas...read-->
Member corner
Kudos to Chukka Caribbean Adventures' recognition as top
Caribbean Nature and Adventure Tour Operator;
internship sought in conference planning at a CHA hotel;
and Condé Nast Bridal Media launches
Caribbean advertising program...read-->
Membership value
Recently, the United States Congress passed a Federal
budget that delays the passport requirements for
Americans on the borders of Canada, Mexico, and the
Caribbean. If approved by President Bush, this
means Americans re-entering the country by land will not
need a passport until mid 2009. This possible
postponement affects Americans re-entering the U.S. by
land only and not by sea or air; therefore not
changing or delaying the requirements for Americans
entering the United States at any airport.
(Source: Jamaica Tourist Board)
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