Boston Celtics Package:
Package includes round-trip air from Halifax & 2 nights' accommodations in a deluxe, downtown hotel. tickets to the Raptors vs, Celtics - November 26.

Package includes return airfare direct from Halifax, 4 night's accommodations at the Crowne Plaza, airport transfers and hop on hop off tour. Package from $ 1,193.00 + taxes.

Lady Gaga in Toronto :
Packages include round-trip air from Halifax, 2 nights' accommodations in deluxe, downtown hotel, concert ticket,
Packages from $ 899.00 + taxes!

Senators vs. Leafs - October 9
Islanders vs. Leafs - October 18
Panthers vs. Leafs - October 26
Rangers vs. Leafs - October 30
Senators vs. Leafs - November 2
Sabres vs. Leafs - November 6

2 night packages with return airfare, hotel accommodations and game tickets. From $ 899.00, plus taxes

Winter 2011 Packages:
South product is now loaded and ready to be booked for the 2011 travel season! Below are a few examples of the deals to be had with direct flights from Halifax:
4 1/2 * Catalonia Bavaro Golf/Casino Resort - Punta Cana - from $ 1,499.00 + taxes!
4 1/2 * Occidental Grand Xcaret - Riviera Maya - from $ 1,599.00 + taxes!
4 1/2 * Barceló Marina Palace - Varadero - from $ 1,649.00 + taxes!
4 1/2 * Grand Palladium Colonial Resort - Riviera Maya - from $ 1,699.00 + taxes!

***Please note that ALL pricing is per person, based on double occupancy - pricing is based on availability and therefore subject to change at any time***

For more information regarding the packages above, or for any general travel inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact one of our Specialists:

Disney Special
$ 5,999.00 - 2 Adults and 2 Children under 10. Includes: Return airfare direct from Halifax, 7 night's accommodations at a Disney resort hotel, airport transfers, Disney passes and all taxes.

HRM March Break Special - Brisas Guardalavaca, Holguin, Cuba - Feb 15 - 22 and
Feb 22 - Mar 1. $ 1,099.00 per person, plus taxes.

New York Long Weekend
3 days - 2 nights - accommodations in a downtown Manhattan hotel return airfare, hop-on-hop-off passes. From $ 899.00 plus taxes.

Greek Islands - 9 Days-7 nights- 4 nights in Mykonos and a 3 day Greek Island Cruise. From
$ 1,299.00 per person. Includes return airfare from Toronto and 12 meals. Taxes extra.

Greek Land Vacation - 8 days - 7 nights - All Inclusive Kenetta Beach Resort. From $ 1,399.00 per person. Includes return air from Toronto.

15 Days in Spain - Costa del Sol - Sol Aloha Puerto, accommodations in junior suite, 2 meals daily, direct air from Toronto included. From $ 1,499.00 per person, plus taxes.

15 Day Beach Stay in Portugal - Paraiso de Albuferia, studio apartment with rental car, direct airfare from Toronto included, From $ 1,199.00, per person, plus taxes.

15 day Tour in Tunisia "Hannibal's Journey", includes 2 meals daily. 4 and 5 star accommodations, return airfare from Toronto. From $ 2,099.00 per person, plus taxes.

Roundtrip Airfare to Athens (Oct 12 - 20) - From $ 849.00 per person, plus taxes.

All pricing subject to availability at time of booking.

Day 1: Wednesday, May 11
HALIFAX - TORONTO
Depart on Air Canada from Halifax to Toronto at 2:15pm, arriving at 3:32pm. Connect to your non-stop flight on Air Canada departing Toronto at 5:05pm

Arrive in Tel Aviv at 11:00am where your tour guide and bus driver will meet the group. Drive to Jaffa, which affords you a breathtaking view of the city of Tel Aviv. Walk through the winding allies; art galleries of the town King Solomon had the cedars of Lebanon rafted for the building of the first temple in Jerusalem. Drive to your hotel in Tel Aviv for check-in. Balance of day at leisure.
Dinner and overnight at the Renaissance Hotel in Tel Aviv

Day 3 - Friday, May 13
CAESAREA//HAIFA/AKKO

After breakfast we visit Independence Hall in Tel Aviv where Israel declared its independence on May 14, 1948. Continue north along the Plain of Sharon, the Mediterranean and the old coastal road- the Via Maris that linked Egypt and Babylon as we journey towards Galilee. Stop at Caesarea the incredible fortress city built by King Herod the Great. Visit the Roman Theatre, the Hippodrome, Crusader City and Roman Aqueduct. Then stop for an incredible panoramic view of Haifa, the Bahai Gardens, the bay and seaport. Off for a drive to Akko and visit the once Crusader capital and now a World Heritage Site. Visit the newly excavated Crusader and Turkish halls and incredible site. Continue to the Sea of Galilee and the town of Tiberias, one of the 4 Holy Cities in Israel.
Dinner and overnight at the Holiday Inn, Tiberias

After breakfast, you will drive to the Sea of Galilee region and begin your day with a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. Visit Kibbutz Ginossar, home of the Yiagal Allon Museum and the 1st century AD "Ancient Boat". Continue on to Capernaum, the center of Jesus' Galilean ministry and the site of many of his miracles. You will see the remains of the synagogue site where Jesus taught and worshipped. Continue to the Mt. of Beatitudes, the site of the Sermon on the Mount. Then drive north to the Golan Heights for a greater understanding of the fierce battles that took place during the 1967 Six Day War and the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Stop at Mt. Bental once used as an outpost for a visit. Continue to a Golan Heights Winery for some wine tasting of these famous wines. Continue to Banias, one of the sources of the Jordan River and the site of ancient "Caesarea Philipi" at the base of Mt. Hermon. End the day in Safed, one of the 4 holy cities in Israel for Judaism where the Kabala flourished during the golden age; visit the ancient synagogues and artist colony.
Dinner and overnight at a Kibbutz Guest House on the Sea of Galilee or Holiday Inn in Tiberias

Start the day with a trip to Nazareth, the boyhood town of Jesus. Visit a Nazareth Village depicting a village from the time of Jesus. Drive to Tzippori, 1st-century capital of the Galilee, one of the most important archeological sites in Israel today. See the magnificent mosaic floors, including the "Mona Lisa" of the Galilee. Turn inland and proceed to Megiddo, one of King Solomon's walled fortified cities with ruins of 20 levels of civilization. Walk through the Water Tunnel from the time of King Ahab. View the Valley of Armageddon. Continue southward to Beit Shean, where you will walk through the incredible excavations of the largest ongoing archaeological dig in the land of Israel with its Roman theatre, colonnaded Roman streets, mosaics and Roman bathhouses. It is also the city where the body of King Saul and his sons where nailed to the walls by the Philistines. Then drive through the lush Jordan Valley alongside the Jordan River where the desert now blooms with flowers and vegetation of every description. Drive through the Judean Wilderness to the Holy City of Jerusalem.
Dinner and overnight at the King Solomon Hotel in Jerusalem.

You will drive to the top of the Mount of Olives, for a panoramic view of Jerusalem. Continue to the Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of All Nations. From here, you proceed by bus across the Kidron Valley, past the Tombs of Absalom, Zechariah and James and proceed to Mt Zion to visit the traditional site of the Upper Room (Room of the Last Supper), King David's Tomb. Walk to the Zion Gate and enter the Old City of Jerusalem through this gate and walk through the Armenian Quarter to the Jewish Quarter. Walk along the Roman/Byzantine Street called the "Cardo". Visit the Herodian Mansions, a complex of villas from the time of the Second Temple (2000 yrs ago). Continue to the Davidson Centre and visit the archaeological park of the excavations along the Western and Southern walls of the Temple Mount of Jerusalem. Visit the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest spot and visit the Rabbinical Tunnels. View the Dome of the Rock and Al Aqsa Mosque on top of the Temple Mount. Visit the City of David excavations and see the Hezekiah Tunnel. Walk along the Via Dolorosa (Stations of the Cross) to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for a brief visit.
Dinner and overnight at the King Solomon Hotel in Jerusalem.

Drive to Hadassah Medical Center to see the brilliant Marc Chagall Windows in the synagogue of the hospital. On to Yad Vashem, Israel's memorial to the Holocaust commemorating the six million Jews who perished. Visit and walk through the newly opened Museum, visit the Children's Memorial, walk along the Avenue of the Righteous Gentiles for those who risked their lives to save Jewish lives. Continue to the Israel Museum and visit the Shrine of the Book housing the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest manuscripts of the Bible ever found. Visit the Model of Jerusalem from the Second Temple Period. Drive to the Knesset, Israel's Parliament and take a picture of the large Menorah symbolizing the state of Israel.
Dinner and overnight at the King Solomon Hotel in Jerusalem.

Today is a fun day. After breakfast you drive to the lowest point on earth, the Dead Sea that is over 1300 feet below sea level. Your route will take you back down the Judean Wilderness towards Jericho, the oldest town in the world, which you will see from a distance. Then turn south and drive along the shores of the Dead Sea. Stop at Qumran, where a young shepherd boy discovered the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947 in the cave that you will see. These scrolls are the oldest scriptures of the Bible ever found. You will see where the Essenes (who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls) lived and wrote these scrolls. Continue south to Masada. Take a cable car to the summit of this magnificent fortress built by King Herod the Great, and the last stronghold of the Jewish Zealots. As you walk around the historic ruins of Masada, you will see the palaces, bathhouses, swimming pool, the oldest synagogue in the world, on this mountain in the middle of the desert. After descending the mountain by cable car, travel to the shores of the Dead Sea where you will have time to take a float in the saltiest body of water in the world. Return to Jerusalem. Dinner and overnight at the King Solomon Hotel in Jerusalem.

Day 9 - Thursday, May 19
After breakfast you will be transferred to Ben Gurion Airport for your Air Canada flight departing at 12:30pm. Arrive in Toronto at 5:55pm. Connect to your Air Canada flight to Halifax departing Toronto at 8:40pm and arriving in Halifax at 11:41pm.

**PLEASE NOTE THE ITINERARY IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND MAY VARY IN THE ORDER WE VISIT**

We are pleased to quote the group traveling to Israel from May 11-19, 2011. The rates are per person in Canadian Dollars based on double occupancy. Rates are based on a minimum of 15 paying passengers.

The rates include the following hotels or similar and services:
* Roundtrip airfare on Air Canada from Halifax to Toronto then non-stop from Toronto to Tel Aviv.
* 7 nights hotel accommodations in the following hotels or similar
" 1 nights Renaissance Hotel, Tel Aviv
" 2 nights Holiday Inn (deluxe rooms), Tiberias
" 4 nights King Solomon Hotel, Jerusalem
* Breakfast and dinners daily in the hotels in Israel
* 6 full days of sightseeing
* All Entrance Fees to all selected places of interest including Independence Hall, Nazareth Village, Davidson Center, City of David, Golan Heights Winery, Herodian Mansions and Chagall Windows
* Services of a licensed English speaking tour guide
* Modern air-conditioned motor coach
* Porterage of 1 piece of luggage per person for the airport and hotels

Not Included:
* Airport taxes and fuel surcharges of $570 per person (subject to change at anytime)
* Tips to the guide and driver. A suggested tip to the guide is $6 USD per person per day and for the driver $3 USD per person per day and restaurant staff $1 USD per person per day.

Absolute Travel requires a deposit of $ 500.00 per person refundable up to 90 days before departure (less $100 for administrative fees per person), less than 90 days the deposit becomes non-refundable and a full non-refundable payment 45 days before departure.

To book your seat or obtain a trip itinerary based on your exact requirements call us at 455-0034.

Roundtrip airfare from Halifax and 4 nights at Bally's Las Vegas Hotel & Casino from $799.00 + taxes, per person, based on double occupancy.

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Package includes round-trip airfare from Halifax + 6 nights accommodations at the Crowne Plaza Zurich with daily breakfast and a Geneva Panoramic Tour
From $ 1,211.00 + taxes, per person, based on double occupancy

Package includes round-trip airfare from Halifax + 6 nights accommodations at the Center Plaza Hotel with daily breakfast and a hop-on/hop-off tour of the city.
From $ 1,461.00 + taxes, per person, based on double occupancy

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From $ 1,049.00 + taxes, per person, based on double occupancy

Package includes round-trip, direct airfare from Halifax, 3 nights accommodations at The Kensington Close Hotel & Spa in London, One-day hop-on/hop-off tour in London, 1st Class train ticket from London to Paris, 3 nights accommodations at the Hotel Concorde Montparnasse in Paris + One hour cruise on the Seine River in Paris
From $ 1,769.00 + taxes, per person, based on double occupancy

Package includes round-trip airfare from MONTREAL and 7 night in a 1 bedroom apartment at Vistamar
From $ 1,084.00 + taxes, per person, based on double occupancy

Effective immediately, the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) is implementing emergency measures at security checkpoints under the direction of Transport Canada. All US bound passengers are permitted one (1) carry-on bag effective immediately.

The following are examples of items that are not counted as carry-on. Unless otherwise stated, the items must be carried on the person, and not inside a larger bag.

Carry-on baggage refers to items that a passenger has access to during a flight. In terms of dimensions, carry-on baggage is limited to a size of 55 cm x 40 cm x 23 cm (22 in x 16 in x 9 in), which is equivalent to the size of a small gym bag.

Carryon baggage that falls within the size outlined includes a small suitcase or a briefcase. The following items do not count towards the one carryon bag limit:
" One of the following will be permitted in addition to the carryon bag: a purse, laptop* or camera bag**.
" A cane, walker, crutches or other life-sustaining items may be carried in addition to the carryon bag.
" Medical equipment (oxygen tank, doctor's bag) may be carried in addition to the carryon bag.
" Diaper bags and other essential items for those carrying infants may be carried in addition to the carryon bag.
" A musical instrument may be carried in addition to the carryon bag.
" Pets may be carried in addition to the carryon bag.
" All duty free items purchased after the security check may also be carried onto the aircraft.
" Diplomatic or consular bags
*Regular carrying cases for laptop computers means small bags designed only to hold a laptop computer and its accessories. Laptop cases that have extra compartments (e.g., expandable cases, cases with wheels and a collapsible handle, backpack-type cases) are allowed, but count as the person's one carryon bag.
**Cameras and accessories in purpose-designed carrying cases.
Items such as reading material, personal electronics, and medications must be stored in the passenger's carryon bag, and packed prior to the security check. In general, having fewer carryon items helps speed the screening process for everyone.

The Mexican government has announced that Canadian passengers flying into Mexico will be required to show a valid Passport as of March 1, 2010.

If you are planning a trip to Mexico in 2010, please remember to apply early for your passports if you do not have one.

Cuban Tourism Authority has announced that Canadian passengers entering Cuba will be required to show proof of Medical Insurance prior to entry.