One stop shopping streamlines all your travel arrangements into one call. No matter what your travel requirements are, all your needs are attended to with one call. Instant access to lowest pricing and prenegotiated CAUS rates with our unionized suppliers. Whether your traveling individually, with a group or to a convention, all your travel reservations (air, hotel, car etc.) and special requests are taken care of with one call. Your confidential profile is brought up and applied to the file. Maximum efficiency!

All our professional travel consultants are members of CUPE local 3532. Our travel team consists of experienced senior travel agents educated and sensitive to the unique requirements and specifics directly related to all aspect of travel as it relates to the trade union traveler. We make it our business to know how your business travels.

Every consultant is fully equipped with the latest, state of the art computer technology available to the travel industry. Our interactive Galileo computer system allows all our agents total access to every file, so if your lead agent is not available or you call another one of our offices nationwide, you'll receive the same first class service from all our travel professionals including changes to current files wherever you call.

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Union/Association profile: (see Attached) All statistical information (ie. name, address, phone, billing etc.), special agreements (ie. preferred airline contracts, specific hotel deals - maybe one of your certs) and travel policies (purchase order numbers required for confirmation), relating to your union or association are automatically brought up on our split screen to give our agents instant access to information you don't need to repeat each time you book travel arrangements.

Personal profile: (see Attached) One step further to your union/association profile is your confidential personal profile. Outlining important personal information specifically about you, the individual traveler. Again a split screen enables our agents to view your pertinent information while making your travel arrangements. So once you've made a travel reservation of any kind, there's no need to stay on the line and repeat your personal preferences or travel membership numbers. We pull the information from your profile and complete the booking (frequent flyer numbers, seat selection, special meals etc.) with no delay to you.

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W.E. Travel is a full service, independent travel management company. We work for you, our only alliances are to you, our client. Our job is to deliver the best price for your travel requirements, period. W.E. Travel's CAUS hotel and car programs offer the trade union movement of Canada preferred pricing at unionized hotels and car rental agencies.

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The CAUS rate program, exclusive to W.E. Travel, is a vehicle that allows all unionized hotels and car rental agencies to competitively offer their products at a discounted rate to the trade union movement of Canada.

Preferred suppliers in the CAUS rate program are hotels and car rental agencies that are just that, suppliers where CAUS purchases numerous amount of rooms, meeting space and cars on an annual basis. This massive purchasing power allows CAUS to achieve preferred pricing levels hotel and car rental companies offer. In a hotel situation where CAUS purchases 5000 room nights, per year, from one property, a preferred rate is offered that only those companies and organizations who purchase at that level can achieve.

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Our team of quality, professional senior travel consultants are ready to assist you in all your travel requirements. When those urgent travel situations arise, we're there for you. Equipped with a state of the art computerized reservations system and the latest in advanced office technology our dedicated travel professionals are there to provide solutions to your travel needs.

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A major artery in our business is the telephone. Ninety percent of our reservations, changes and inquirers are handled through the telephone. When you pick up the phone to make travel arrangements or simply need a travel related answer, your call will be answered quickly and pleasantly every time with the assurance that everything possible is being done to service your request. So, no matter where you are in North America, simply pick up the phone, call us toll free and we'll provide a solution... first, fast and right.

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Our company policy has always been... "if there's something out there that makes us better, go get it."

The travel industry has drastically changed over the last five years and all indications show that trend will continue for a long time. The change... Technology. There is not a single department in our industry which is not or will not be influenced by progressive technological developments. W.E. Travel is a leader in progressive technology. We recognize how our industry is and will be "touched by technology" and our attitude is... embrace it, get comfortable with it and above all, provide exceptional service through it!

Technology has two faces in the travel industry. One is the tools it provides us to better serve our customer and second is the innovations it provides the client to best serve your travel needs.

As stated W.E.Travel will always be equipped with the latest and greatest in technology to best serve our clients. And as technology changes the way you travel, W.E Travel adapts and delivers. When the airlines decided to advance seat select, we adopted the service and your air tickets were delivered with your pre-assigned seat and a boarding pass.

Airlines have now made the decision to offer ticketless travel to their passengers. Please note this is not paperless travel, but you will no longer require a traditional airline ticket. An airline itinerary/receipt will be delivered, faxed or e-mailed to you, usually by the time it takes you to walk to the fax machine.

You'll need personal identification and your itinerary/receipt, (for check-in and security), but there will be no more worries about last minute ticket deliveries, pre-paid airline fees or hassles returning your tickets for refunds, upgrades or simple changes.

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Today's traveler is faced with a myriad of decisions in an increasingly complex world. Finding the easiest, most comfortable and most importantly, least costly way to travel is our business. That's why knowing how and not just who is the hallmark of a successful travel management company.

The more intense your travel schedule, the more complex the airlines like to price your travel. Airline pricing is all linked to the complexity and reasonability of their rules and regulations. Our challenge in constructing your complex travel itinerary is to match the most convenient and comfortable way at the lowest pricing.

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Once you've made a reservation with us, just give us instructions on where you'd like your documents delivered and we'll have them there, free of charge. The only time a fee is charged by the airline is for an administration cost, occurring as tickets are being issued at the airport. However, this fee will be eliminated in a month or so when ticketless travel is introduced. You will receive a fax or e-mail and that is your itinerary/receipt. Take that document with personal identification to the airport and away you go.

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Every travel consultant you deal with at W.E. Travel is a professional travel planner. Who not only is a specialist in the travel industry, but takes pride in the job they perform daily. There's no such thing as "you can't get there from here" at W.E.Travel. When your travel plans demand you fly all over the place or to an obscure destination, a W.E. professional travel planner is available to assist you in fitting in all your professional and personal appointments and responsibilities.

Leisure travel is an area where professional travel advice is definitely an asset. Let our leisure travel specialists assist you in making the right decision for you. Utilize the knowledge and experience of a leisure travel professional for free. So, no matter how extensive, complicated, elaborate or personal your leisure travel is, we can help.

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Don't know much about the destination you are traveling to? We can help. Whether you're interested in the distance of your hotel to the airport or the convention centre, or what the average temperature is for your destination for that month, we are here to assist you.

Do they offer complimentary shuttle to and from the airport? Should I rent a car? Can you find me a hotel close to these four meetings I have? Is it financially reasonable that my union stays at a hotel with higher rates but closer proximity to the meetings, or should I choose to expense cab fares from a cheaper, farther hotel?

All these small details can not only benefit you financially but also professionally and personally. Is it worth the extra dollars to be sharper for that morning meeting? Say you're traveling from Vancouver to Ottawa and have an 8:00am meeting. With the time change alone, it's a struggle. Add the fun of getting up an hour earlier to get a cab, find your destination and allow enough time for traffic at that time of day.

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The key to travel management is information. W.E. Travel provides valuable, customized reports detailing all areas of your travel. Tracking and monitoring every travel dollar spent saves you money and maximizes your travel dollar.

Developing and enforcing travel policy is critical in managing your travel. W.E. Travel will provide reports that explicitly detail every travel dollar spent. Our high/low fare report breaks down every flight and tracks savings achieved and missed. You can actually see how much you're saving through your travel policy. More importantly, we can spot the areas where savings were possible and not achieved. This monthly report allows you to monitor and educate your travelers to ensure maximum savings are achieved on every reservation. City pairs and corporate travel analysis reports highlight frequent travel patterns and gives us exact details to negotiate with suppliers in these areas.

Knowing the exact dollar amount and how often you use travel suppliers' services is paramount in negotiating discounts through volume. W.E. Travel works for you in finding the best pricing for you in all areas of your travel. We then take the hard numbers, from our consolidated union buying power, to the suppliers and negotiate rates based on the enormous buying power this produces.

Management reports will be customized to your specifications and are great to compare and reconciliate with your credit card monthly billings.

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Which management reports are best for me? How do I get the most out of the reports you offer? Can you produce a report that gives me the following information? Would you assist me in developing and/or enhancing a travel policy that best suits my travel requirements?

Managing your travel goes beyond finding the lowest fares and pre-negotiated volume rates. Travel management starts with a solid plan. Overseeing and reviewing your travel patterns, educating and instructing your travelers and implementing a travel policy that ensures your travel dollars are spent wisely, are key to the success in travel budgeting.

We'll show you how to benefit from the reports we offer and/or assist you in designing reports that best serve your needs in reviewing your travel strategy.

We'll take a good hard look at your current situation, listen to your desired outcome and offer potential strategies, showing you advantages and disadvantages by offering experienced, professional recommendations specific to your travel requirements.

We're part of your team. Being your agent of record means being there for all your travel. No matter what your needs or concerns are, if it's travel related we want to help.

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W.E. Travel sells a variety of travel insurances for your travel needs. Whether your traveling on business or leisure, we can offer a comprehensive travel insurance policy.

Good planning is essential to the success of any journey. That's why, as a wise traveler, you have consulted a W.E. Travel professional. Knowledgeable, and dedicated to the success of your business or leisure trip, our experienced travel consultants can recommend the proper insurance for worry-free travel, worldwide.

Travel insurances, like all insurances, have specific rules and regulations. Reading the fine print is always essential and sometimes confusing. We strongly recommend you thoroughly read your travel policy, and we also invite you to consult our travel professionals to help you find the travel insurance that is best suited for your trip.

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Groups, meetings and conventions of all sizes, are a specialty of W.E. Travel. Since this is a very important part of your business, it is a very important part of our business.

W.E. Travel provides complete, convention/group travel and logistics management. Because of our experience and extensive, continuing relationships with hotels, conference centres, catering, car rental and other convention suppliers, we're able to arrange your complete schedule, from A to Z... first, fast and right.

Our objective, is to assist your personnel with as much convention/group organization as they require. Once they gather your needs and determine the size of your group, we'll sit down with you and assist in any or all facets of the convention/meeting you require.

From site selection to your final report, our one call, convention group services, provides simplicity and convenience to your staff, delegates and members when attending your convention/meeting. Imagine one phone number for all their travel convention/meeting requirements and a custom, detailed report for you.

One Call! That's right. One phone call, fax or e-mail and all your delegates' travel requirements are attended to by a professional, senior travel consultant.

First we'll register your group/convention with both airlines and negotiate discount rates, rules and regulations, free tickets and other specific requirements unique and beneficial to your event.

We then secure the meeting/conference space and the accommodations. Site selection, hotels (preferences, locations, and facilities), and convention/conference centres are discussed and secured as your decision process unfolds. Once you've decided where and when you want to go, we send in our negotiators and again, because we use the buying power of a large membership, we're able to present a number of attractive options for your consideration.

Once you've decided on the accommodations and conference space that's right for you, we finalize the finishing touches and prepare the necessary contracts for you to sign.

Because we have assisted in the negotiations of the room requirements, we are then in a position to handle all the room reservations and requirements of your delegates. So the same consultant that reserves your air/rail can now reserve all your room requirements at the same time. Efficient, simple and convenient for the traveler or their assistant. When your itinerary arrives, it has all your travel reservations and confirmation numbers on one piece of paper. (including car rental if applicable)

We then prepare final room lists for yourself and the hotels. If your convention has hundreds of travelers and W.E.Travel has handled the reservations, we will provide an on-site travel desk, with an agent, for your delegates needs and concerns. If somewhere along the line an emergency arises or their arrangements or needs have changed, a professional travel consultant is there for you, when you most need one.

It has been our pleasure, on occasion, to assist in areas at a convention that are not travel related. At one specific conference we arranged entertainment for 300 delegates with a musical group unique to the city/province where the convention was held.

Our state of the art, cutting edge hotel reservation software allows us to produce a detailed report anytime you require and of course a detailed report at the end of your conference. W.E. Travel's leisure department will also assist in setting up event travel during the convention for you and your quests and any additional travel you may wish to do, once in that area of the country (ie. Vancouver - Whistler or Montreal-Florida)

So you see W.E. Travel removes the hassle and other logistical problems associated with convention/meeting travel and allows you and your associates to concentrate on your union business.

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Since leisure travel is so vastly different from business and convention travel, W.E. Travel has a separate department for all your leisure travel needs. Specialists in leisure travel and leisure travel destinations are available to assist you in designing the right vacation or getaway for you.

When planning leisure travel always remember W.E. Travel is YOUR travel agent. We work on your behalf. So if you see something you're interested in, in the newspaper, on the internet, or anywhere else, W.E. Travel can sell that product and deliver the same price or better. The call is free, so why not see if we can save you money?

If you wish to receive our fax specials on leisure travel, please notify one of our offices or simply fax us your name and number and we'll set you up to start receiving what's new and exciting in our leisure travel department.

Planning a special or important trip? Don't leave anything to chance or guess work. Call on the vast experience and knowledge of one of our leisure travel consultants to answer all your questions and concerns about the destinations you're interested in.

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A benefit to your MEMBERSHIP! Because you choose to do your business and group/convention travel with W.E. Travel, we searched for a way to show our appreciation. What we heard you say was: "OFFER SOMETHING SPECIAL TO OUR MEMBERSHIP!"

So we went to the marketplace and did just that. What we were able to accomplish was: A 5% discount off selected packages to union staff, members and their families from certain "preferred" travel suppliers.

What is a selected package from a preferred supplier? Packages are trips that combine several aspects of travel together in one "package". (ie Air and Hotel.) Our preferred suppliers are those we provide huge volume to and those who simply want to be part of the CAUS program to receive business from the trade union movement of Canada.

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No need to join any last minute club. All last minute travel specials are made available to all travel agents. If you would like more information or wish to know what last minute deals are available, just give one of our leisure travel specialists a call and we'll let you know all the last minute deals you can take advantage of. And if they're with one of our preferred suppliers, you may be eligible for your 5% discounts and save twice on the same trip. Ask your leisure travel specialist if the package qualifies.

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