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® JULY 2008 JAXFAX MAGAZINE The Travel Agents’ Path to Profits Antigua & Barbuda 22 RUSSIA St. Petersburg 24 BELGIUM Hotels for all Tastes 26 PORTUGAL Closest Corner 34 NEW CALEDONIA The Secret 36 AUSTRALIA Wild Melbourne 38 COSTA RICA Green Pot of Gold 44 JORDAN Portal to the Past 46 ETHIOPIA Rides Modern Waves 50 NASHVILLE ...Nowhere Like it Asia Hong Kong Discovery Vietnam & Cambodia Treasures $ 7 Days / 5 nights $ 15 days / 13 nights Starting from 2888 Starting from 1139 Visiting 3N Saigon, 2N Hoi An, 3N Includes round trip airfare and fuel sur- Hanoi, 2N Siem Reap, 3N Bangkok, charge from LAX/SFO. sightseeing, transfers, and meals as Many hotels and optional tours and specified. Includes international transfer options to select from. airfare, fuel surcharge from LAX/SFO SAMPLE ROUNDTRIP NET FARES STARTING AT: and domestic flights. Beijing Discovery The journey features a cruise along Johannesburg $860 Cairo $713 Rome $481 7 days / 5 nights $ the Mekong Delta, a visit to Bombay $680 Auckland $913 Sydney $962 Starting from 999 the Cu Chi Tunnels, a Halong Bay Saigon $785 Manila $665 Shanghai $635 Includes round trip airfare and fuel sur- cruise and a full day trip to Angkor Wat, a world heritage site. charge from LAX/SFO. Many hotels and optional tours and Classic Yangtze River $ Starting from transfer options to select from. 14 days/12 nights 2429 Visiting Beijing, Xi’an, Chongqing ING and Shanghai plus 3 night cruise on OFFER Guangzhou Discovery NOW AYS 7 days / 5 nights $ the Yangtze River. AIRW Starting from 1009 Includes international airfare ISH and fuel surcharge from LAX/SFO. BRIT D AIR Includes round trip airfare and fuel sur- ISHE Transfers, meals, sightseeing and PUBL & NET charge from LAX/SFO. NS Many hotels and optional tours and cultural events included as specified ISSIO ! MM ND transfer options to select from. in the brochure or on the website. CO R-ROU S YEA FARE cks Bangkok Discovery arbu Japan World Heritage ds St 7 days / 5 nights $ xten otion $ 10 days / 8 nights Starting from 2958 GTT E Prom Starting from 1239 ard of Visiting Tokyo, Nikko, Mt. Gift C e End Includes round trip airfare and fuel sur- h Th Fuji, Hakone, Takayama, roug charge from LAX/SFO. Th 08 Shirakawago, Kanazawa 20 Many hotels and optional tours and and Kyoto. This tour fea- transfer options to select from. tures many of Japan’s Asian Classics UNESCO World Heritage sights and includes trans- 10 days / 8 nights $ Starting from 2458 fers, meals, sightseeing and cultural events as specified in the brochure or on the website. Includes international airfare and Visiting Hong Kong, Bangkok and fuel surcharge from LAX/SFO. Singapore. Includes international airfare and fuel surcharge from LAX/SFO. 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VOLUME 36, NO.6 JULY 2008 ® 800-952-9329 www.jaxfax.com Consolifare Password: antigua JAXFAX MAGAZINE EXPLORE SOUTHSOUTH AMERICAAMERICA DESTINATION FEATURES AND ARTICLESSOUTHSOOUTH AMEAMERICA 12 COVER FEATURE ANTIGUA & BARBUDA PLUS: A NEW WAY TO GET MORE COMMISSION FROM SOLAR TOURS* Antigua Rings Wedding Bells They splash along with feet in warm water, cool breeze blowing and sunlight falling yellow through palm trees. Romance. Adventure. It’s perfect. It’s Antigua and Barbu- PATAGONIAPATAGONIA da. It’s where they pledged “I do.” Recently, Antigua won more acclaim as one of the world’s premier wedding and honeymoon locations. Caribbean World Magazine, at Expedition Down South: The Best of Patagonia: Deluxe the 11th and 12th International Caribbean World Awards, named Antigua “Best… 16 nights from $2,085** 21 nights from $9,329** PUBLISHER’S CORNER 6 And The Survey Says.... Buenos Aires - El Calafate - Puerto Natales Buenos Aires - Bariloche - Lake Crossing EDITOR’S DESK 8 If You Weren’t Home, How and Where Would You Go? - Torres del Paine - Punta Arenas - MV - Puerto Varas - Punta Arenas - Torres del Crucero Australis - Ushuaia Paine - Cruceros Australis - Ushuaia - El SNAPSHOTS 11 The Month in Review Calafate EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW 17 Derede Samuel Whitlock, Director USA for Antigua & Barbuda DESTINATION ARTICLES 34 NEW CALEDONIA Whose Secret Is It Anyway? GALAPAGOSGALAPAGOSG 20 CAYMANS 36 AUSTRALIA Reach Upmarket Melbourne’s Tender Wild Side Machu Picchu & Galapagos Land of the Incas & Galapagos 22 RUSSIA 38 COSTA RICA Green Pot of Gold St. Petersburg’s Nights Islands: Islands: Deluxe Tourism and business travel to St. 42 MEXICO Uncommon Retreats 15 nights from $3,155** 20 nights from $4,135** Petersburg have gotten a dramatic boost from an unexpected but totally 44 JORDAN Portal to the Past Peru & Ecuador: Lima - Cuzco - Sacred Quito - Galapagos Islands - Guayaquil - logical source, a leading vodka producer, Perched in the heart of the Middle East, the Valley - Machu Picchu - Quito - Galapagos Lima - Sacred Valley - Machu Picchu - Russian Standard. No accident since Chairman Roustam Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a portal to the past and a cel- Islands Cruise - Guayaquil. Cuzco - Puno - La Paz. Tariko, the founder, was born in St. Petersburg… ebration of the present. Visiting this ancient land is standing on the bank of the Jordan 24 BELGIUM Hotels to Match Clients’ Tastes River where John the Baptist baptized 26 PORTUGAL Jesus. It is serenely floating in the Dead… The Closest Corner of Europe AMAZON Portugal is the closest destination in Europe to the U.S., easy 46 ETHIOPIA Rides Modern Waves AMAZONO to get to and to navigate, and it serves as a gateway to the Deluxe rest of the continent. Blessed with a mild climate year-round, 50 TENNESSEE Nowhere but Nashville Fascinating Brazil: The Best of Brazil: an excellent range of sports awaits the active traveler. Every 10 nights from $1,529** 12 nights from $2,745** corner of the country is rich with historical attractions. It is… 52 SPECIAL INTERESTS Summer Adventures Rio de Janeiro- Manaus - Amazon Cruise - Rio de Janeiro - Iguazu Falls - Iberostar Salvador da Bahia. Grand Amazon Cruise - Salvador da Bahia. *Travel agents, go 50-50 with Solar Tours! Partner with us, and whatever we earn on a package, we will split it with you right down the middle. **Prices are per person, based on double occupancy including in-country transportation. Int'l and Domestic Air not included. Itineraries are priced for travel in September. Prices may change according to your travel dates and other factors. For discounted int'l air, go to www.solartours.com 1-800-388-7652 SERVING TRAVEL AGENTS SINCE 1984 9:00 AM - 8:30 PM EST 2 JULY 2008 WWW.JAXFAX.COM ® TRAVEL MARKETING MAGAZINE IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY: C ON TE N T • JU LY 2 0 0 8 Jet Airtransport Exchange, Inc. 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