10,000 all-inclusive holidays for $695

Sunwing has launched the biggest advance sale in its history: 10,000 package holidays for $695 – including airfare from Canada.

The sale, which is in effect only through Sept. 29, features package holidays to select destinations in Mexico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and Jamaica.There are 24 departure cities across Canada, including four in Ontario (Toronto, Ottawa, Sudbury and London) and eight in Atlantic Canada (Fredericton, Moncton, Saint John, Charlottetown, Halifax, Deer Lake, Gander and St. John’s).

The price of $695 is per person, double occupancy, and excludes taxes.

All featured hotels are all-inclusive.

Hotels range from smaller resorts to some of the tropics’ more spacious and stylish hotels. Destinations and hotels vary by departure point and availability is strictly on a first-come first-served basis.

The sale applies to holidays starting Nov. 1 and is valid for new bookings only.

Curious? Call us today to learn more about this special sale! 1 800-563-2338

Fun Sun offers free tickets to see the Anaheim Ducks

Got a passion for hockey? Kids begging for a trip to Disneyland? Here's a great way to combine both! Fun Sun Vacations is offering customers a chance to see the reigning Stanley Cup champions, the Anaheim Ducks, play against some of their favourite Canadian teams.

What you have to do is book airfare and a minimum of four night’s accommodation in Anaheim through Fun Sun and you will receive one free game ticket per person.

Okay, now the small print. Your trip must fall over the date of the game, you have to ask us to add these game tickets to your file when you book, the tickets are "as is" and there is no there is no guarantee that you will all be sitting together.

That being said - its a free ticket to an NHL game - how cool is that? There are limited game tickets available. Games that still have tickets available are Oct. 28 versus the Edmonton Oilers; Dec. 2 against the Edmonton Oilers; Jan. 9 versus the Toronto Maple Leafs; Feb. 29 against the Calgary Flames and the March 12 game versus the Vancouver Canucks.

Faith based airline - Vatican to offer charters

The Vatican may have territorial limits, its own post office and even a football tournament, but it has hitherto lacked what all real states offer: an airline.

However, since August the Vatican has launched its first charter flights for pilgrims from Rome to Lourdes, with some of the world's top religious destinations to follow, including the shrine of Fatima in Portugal and the shrine of the Madonna of Guadalupe in Mexico.

"The spirit of this new initiative is to meet the growing demand by pilgrims to visit the most important sites for the faith," Father Cesare Atuire at the Vatican pilgrimage office, the Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi, told La Repubblica. He said that with 8 million visitors a year, Lourdes was an obvious first destination.

The flights come thanks to a deal with Italian charter airline Mistral, whose blue and yellow colours coincidentally match the Vatican's, noted CEO Valerio Vaglio.

Mr Vaglio said the headrests on passengers' seats would sport the logo "I'm Searching for Your Face, Lord", while religious guides would be on hand, alongside the usual stewards.

Mistral was launched by the Italian action and comedy film star Bud Spencer and today it is controlled by the Italian post office. Mr Vaglio said that at night, the aircraft flying pilgrimage routes will have their seats removed and be converted back to flying sacks of mail.

Father Atuire hinted that luxury would not be a selling point. "The cost of the packages will bear in mind that the customers will be pilgrims," he said.

Signature offers ‘Pay No Tax’ event

Signature Vacations has launched a “Pay No Tax” sale, with no “black out” dates or product exclusions.

From Sept. 6-12, travellers are invited to book any vacation package throughout the Caribbean and Mexico departing Nov. 1 through April 30, 2008 and take advantage of savings of up to $447 per couple.

The sale pricing is already reflected in adult package prices and is combinable with Early Booking Bonuses, but no other promotions.

Space Hotel to Open in 5 Years!

At a cool US $4 million for a three-day stay, the Galactic Suite, the first hotel in space (with the most expensive hotel rooms), has been unveiled by a Barcelona-based architect.

Opening for business in 2012 guests get to travel around the world in 80 minutes. Reservations will begin next year for the aluminium vessel made of five modules, which is to be launched by rockets into space.

The most expensive hotel room to-date, will give guests the opportunity to see the sunrise 15 times a day. Guests will also be able to participate in scientific experiments during their stay in the hotel, 450 km from earth.

The biggest challenge about hotel rooms in zero gravity – the bathrooms. Presumably that little difficulty will be resolved prior to lift off. Yah, no kidding!