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OMCA
OMCA Fall Conference in London is Nov. 15-18, 2015. Coach operators should attend to get the latest information on key industry topics that affect your operations today and discover new tools to help elevate your business. Reconnect with old friends and colleagues in the industry and expand your professional network. For just $450, the Coach Operator program provides valuable educational sessions and networking opportunities. Click here to view the Coach Operator program and conference details. Our Coach Operator business session lineup includes the following topics:
- Protect your US DOT Safety Rating
- Harmonized Sales Tax and Coach Operators (Understanding the rules for Zero-Rated trips)
- New technology and processes to help expedite bus passenger clearance at the Niagara-Buffalo border crossings
- Effective and affordable marketing through social media)
- Coach Operator Council meeting and open forum
- Linked, Locked and Loaded — "Social Selling 101"
Plus, Coach Operators can enjoy the Sunday evening Travel Showcase Reception; the ever popular and enjoyable Ice Breaker event on Sunday evening; Monday afternoon's Coach Operator Social sponsored by Wajax; Monday evening's reception; Tuesday's Awards Lunch; the Silent Auction; and three (3) days of Operator breakfasts and all-delegate luncheons, Monday to Wednesday.
OMCA
This year's hockey tournament will be held in Toronto (North York) at Canlan Ice Sports York University, 989 Murray Ross Parkway. All levels are welcome, and balanced teams will be created! All funds raised will go to both the OMCA Development Fund and the Mary Lynn Higgins Youth Fund.
To sign up, please email John Temple immediately at john@tnt-tours.com — an application form will be sent. Final cost $99 per player ($125 to keep your jersey and socks) for a minimum of 3 games. Hotel rates will be arranged at a nearby Hilton family hotel.
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Don't miss out on our array of education seminars specially aimed at Tour Operators attending Marketplace in November. A first for OMCA, our new seminars include a presentation on how to maximize your social media presence, an open forum on passenger and coach safety, plus a moderated hotel panel discussion. Click to view the full Tour Operator lineup on our website.
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There is no better way to visit Atlantic City - by yourself or with a group - than by bus or motor coach. Hop on one with companies and you'll receive front-dorr service to Resorts Casino Hotel.
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OTEC via Aboriginal Tourism Ontario
Aboriginal Tourism Ontario (ATO) will be
releasing their updated 2020 Plan with promising findings that clearly identify how ATO can manage the
future of Ontario's indigenous tourism for communities, businesses and partners while bolstering the
economy with jobs and revenue. But timing is everything!
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Toronto Star
Ontario teacher unions have agreed to provide receipts for the controversial $2.5 million payout from the province to help cover bargaining costs, a demand Premier Kathleen Wynne announced just days after the education minister came under fire for saying no accounting of the funds was needed.
While Wynne's move — along with news the money had not yet been flowed to the three teacher unions — stunned the Legislature, the high school teachers' union told the Star it came as no surprise.
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The National Gallery is proud to be the permanent home of the world’s most comprehensive collection of Canadian art, inviting all Canadians, and visitors from around the world, to experience the best Canada has to offer in visual art.
Please contact group reservations for further information.
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It’s finally here the impressive Masterworks from the Beaverbrook is an uncompromising exhibition of 75 exceptional paintings spanning four centuries of European and Canadian art.
Plan your group tour to the Alix Art Gallery in Sarnia, Ontario to see up close these exquisite paintings from October 2, 2015 through February 7, 2016.
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Toronto Star
Work to rule has a nice ring to it. Sounds like you're following the rules without breaking them.
As public elementary teachers ratchet up their pressure tactics this week, students may be tempted to raise their hands and ask: who decides what the rules are, how to bend them, when to break them?
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Buffalo Business First
While representatives from Visit Buffalo Niagara were in London recently hoping to secure more bookings from United Kingdom-based travellers, the agency — along with its Niagara County counterpart — is already claiming success with a nearby member of the British Commonwealth.
A targeted Canadian marketing campaign, funded by Visit Buffalo Niagara, the Niagara Tourism & Convention Corp. and New York state, contends that $28 million in new Southern Ontario tourism dollars made their way into the region.
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Financial Post
For snowbirds just starting to plan their packing for this winter's trip south, a recent report about more robust exit-tracking may have given some seniors pause — especially at the suggestion that their travels could affect the government benefits they rely on. The system — a joint effort between Canada and the United States — was outlined in recently issued memos from Social Development Canada (SDC) and Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
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