JAXFAX Travel Marketing Magazine

JAXFAX Travel Marketing Magazine

JAXFAX The Travel Agents’ Path to Profits MARCH 2012 TAIWAN THE HEART OF ASIA Looking Ahead in KOREA CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE The OKTOBERFEST Experience Cities of ISRAEL, Old & New ETHIOPIA, Naturally CARTAGENA Love CARIBBEAN Luxury PLUS: 2012 AIR CONSOLIDATOR GUIDE CROWNBROCHURE PETERS SPECIAL INSERT: 2012 GTT is celebrating 28 years of Professional & Reliable Services. www.gttglobal.com AUSTRALIA • NEW ZEALAND • MEXICO • CENTRAL AMERICA • SOUTH AMERICA • PUERTO RICO • CARIBBEAN UK & EUROPE COMMISSION SPECIAL APPROVED TRAVEL DATES Fare Class Applicable Commission February 1, 2012 thru May 15, 2012 C, D 16% BLACK-OUT DATES J, Z 11% April 5, 2012 – April 15, 2012 All Economy 7% AMS ® PROMOTIONAL ONLINE DESTINATIONS FROM THE US ATH BCN BRU GTT CDG OFFERS DUB CHEAP FCO GROUP & BIZ FRA CLASS NET GLA LGW FARES TO LHR INDIA, AFRICA LIS & EUROPE MAD MAN MUC The commission levels mentioned above are for travel on a specific U.S. carriers VCE online flights to these destinations. 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This year, the Republic of Korea will host the 2012 World Expo in Yeosu from May … 24 Consolidator Airfares & Tour Listings KOREA NTO EUROPE TAIWAN TAIWAN NTO 28 CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE: Heritage...History... Riding With the King 16 With abundant hospitality, these Central and Eastern European countries are Early last November, I stepped off a bus welcoming visitors with open arms. Here you will find amazing and diverse in front of GIANT headquarters in landscapes and architecture, as well as beautiful classical… Taichung City to meet King Liu, the founder of GIANT Bicycles and the Jack 6 Germany: The Oktoberfest Experience LaLanne of Eastern Asia—a man whose What started out as a bucket list trip may very well turn into an annual event. products and public feats of endurance... At least that was what I told my friend Pete as we flew home from our first EVERY MONTH visit to the beer drinkers pilgrimage known as Oktoberfest. For years my … PUBLISHER’S CORNER 6 38 Consolidator Airfares & Tour Listings EDITOR’S DESK 8 AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST CRUISE NEWS 10 43 A Trip to the Cities of Israel, Old and New PARTNER’S VOICE 14 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW 21 Over the years, I have always enjoyed Israel, picking olives on a first trip decades ago; camping out in the Negev Desert beneath the sparkling stars, INDUSTRY CALENDAR 27 crossing the sands of the Sinai by bus, getting lost in the souk of the Old… FAM TRIP DIRECTORY 61 44 Ethiopia, Naturally AIRLINE INTELLIGENCE 68 Historical sights abound in Ethiopia and while a visit to the country is most BEEN THERE HAVEN’T... 70 definitely a lens into the cradle of civilization, there are many other reasons to SUPPLIERS DIRECTORY 71 visit this land. 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F., Drain, Oregon Vacation Packages for 60 Years Caravan® For your free brochure TM Phone: 1-800-Caravan com Visit: Caravan.com DEPARTMENTS & DESTINATION ARTICLES CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA TRAVEL MARKETING MAGAZINE IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY: 50 Falling in Love in Cartagena Jet Airtransport Exchange, Inc. (JAX) 52 W Main St., Milford, CT 06460, 203-301-0255, F: 203-301-0250 Fifty yards off the beach, I watch the dark-skinned fish- Verified Audited Circulation ermen rowing their morning’s catch to shore. I throw up Douglas Cooke, CTC my arm and wave. These pescadors launch their tradi- Publisher & Editorial Director, doug@jaxfax.com tional wooden boat off the beach at daybreak … Randi White | Randi@jaxfax.com Vice President & Associate Publisher 52 Costa Rica – The Osa Experience Jeff Posner | Jeff@jaxfax.com Associate Publishing Manager | Contributing Editor CINDY ROSS 54 Consolidator Airfares & Tour Listings ART DEPARTMENT Chantal Guillou-Brennan | CBjaxfax@aol.com CARIBBEAN & BERMUDA Art & Production Director, Webmaster EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Katie Hultgren 57 Don’t Break the Bank Selling Luxury for Less Managing Editor | Editor@jaxfax.com If you’re in the mood for vacation but don’t have a lot of extra cash to spend, Arielle Feger Editorial Assistant | Arielle@jaxfax.com the Caribbean is ripe with high season bargains that won’t break the bank. Bill Becken, West Coast Editor From air and hotel packages to gratis room nights and generous… Lillian Africano, Cruise Editor Ryley Hartt, Editor-at-Large 58 Selling the Caribbean CHTA Travel Marketplace 2012 Worldwide Correspondents Europe: Tom Bross, Monique Burns, Maria Lisella 60 Consolidator Airfares & Tour Listings Barbara Radcliffe Rogers & Stillman Rogers Central & South America: Mercedes Cardona Asia Pacific: Marian Goldberg NORTH AMERICA & HAWAII Africa & the Middle East: Lisa Loverro Caribbean: Melanie Reffes Contributing Editors 62 Florida: Tourism Heats up in the Sunshine State Nina Africano, Maxine Albert, Geri Bain, Jeff Burdick, Christopher Cooke, Phyllis Cocroft, Jad Davenport, Denise Dubé, When winter settles into the colder states, tourism heats up in sunny Florida. Ben Frank, Chantal Guillou-Brennan, Barry Goldsmith, And with tourism being the state’s biggest business, employing over 1 million Buzzy Gordon, Patricia Harris, Susan McKee, Mark Laiosa, Bob Levine, David Lyon, Denise Mattia, people, the local travel industry is on the top of their game in bringing … Merrie Murray, Cindy Ross, Margery Weinstein Clifton N. Cooke, CTC. | Clif@jaxfax.com 64 Consolidator Airfares & Tour Listings Founding Publisher & Editor-at-Large Circulation & Subscriptions: 66 HOMEBASED AGENT NEWS 800-952-9329 | circulation@jaxfax.com Marjorie Vincent | Marjorie@jaxfax.com Business Manager Advertising: sales@jaxfax.com MARCH 2012 COVER: TAIWAN Member of: ASTA–American Society of Travel Agents; ATA–Africa Travel Assoc.; NTA–National Tour Association; ATME–Assoc. of Travel Marketing Exec.; CHA–Carib.Hotel Assoc.; CTO–Carib. Tourism Organization; PATA–Pacific Asia Travel Bicyclists whiz by raging river rapids, Assoc.; USTOA–U.

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