Booking early puts extra cash in your vacation wallet

Jump-start your winter vacation planning
As summer shifts into fall, the changing season is the perfect time to consider your winter vacation. Bargains may be had with last-minute bookings, but savvy travellers know early-booking bonuses provide huge savings and benefits. Planning ahead means you're more likely to have the vacation where and when you want, and save money, too. As the fall season approaches, travel suppliers launch a host of promotions geared to generate interest in early bookings for fall and winter vacations. You can receive added value for your money when you take advantage of these promotions. Starting August 26, we at American Express^® Travel Services will offer Free* American Express Travellers Cheques until December 2, 2000. By working with top industry suppliers in this promotion, we are able to give clients extensive vacation destination options all at affordable prices.

Take the money and run with American Express Travel Services
"Take the Money and Run" with us this fall because we plan to give you FREE* Travellers Cheques. Imagine receiving extra money to spend on your vacation simply by booking during the promotion. Clients will receive a bonus of $200* Cdn in American Express Travellers Cheques for every two-person booking with a minimum purchase of $1,600 per person. Or, receive $100 Cdn in Travellers Cheques when you spend $850 per person. But the rewards don't stop there. American Express Travel Services will give away over 5,000 prizes this fall**. For each booking that is qualified to receive the Travellers Cheques offer, the client will be given a Thank You Gift Scratch Card for a chance to receive one $10,000-cash prize, or one of 10 exciting vacations for two – including Caribbean destinations or cruises, Hawaii, Caribbean and Mexico; or one of 5,000 Konica Single-Use Cameras.

Largest selection from preferred suppliers for your dream vacation
Our promotion sponsors include Air Transat Holidays, Club Med, Signature Vacations, Air Canada Vacations, Royal Caribbean International Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Sunquest Vacations, Alba Tours, Encore Cruises, Holland America Cruise Line, World of Vacations, Princess Cruises and The Holiday Network. With this impressive list of suppliers, clients have an extensive assortment of destinations, cruises and all-inclusive packages from which to choose their vacations. Would you like to golf in beautiful Florida, swim the exquisite waters off the Turks & Caicos Islands or ski the peaks in Banff National Park on a North American getaway? Or is Europe, Bora Bora in French Polynesia or Costa Rica more your style? Whatever you envision, an American Express Travel Services counsellor can tailor your vacation and give you maximum savings by combining our "Take the Money and Run" value-added rewards with the early-booking bonuses available from our sponsors.

Incomparable service and convenience make travel easy
The rewards of booking your vacation with American Express Travel Services go beyond our promotion bonuses. American Express Travel Services has knowledgeable and experienced counsellors, conveniently located offices across Canada, and a consumer-friendly Web site, www.americanexpress.ca or www.americanexpress.com/canada. With over 1,700^† locations in 130 countries to help with itinerary details such as confirming or rescheduling airline tickets, sightseeing arrangements, and hotel and car rental reservations, American Express Travel Services offers assistance to clients all over the world.

This fall, every American Express Travel Services client will walk away a winner. To avoid disappointment, be sure to book early and enjoy the extra spending money for your vacation. For complete details on the "Take the Money and Run" promotion, call 1-888-414-TRIP to contact your local American Express Travel Services office. Or, see our complete office listing.

Peter Drutz is Vice President and General Manager
Travel Service Network, Amex Canada Inc.

* Certain terms and conditions apply. See an American Express Travel Services counsellor for details.
** While quantities last. Purchase required. See an American Express Travel Services counsellor for details.

^†Comprises Travel Service locations of American Express Travel Related Services Company Inc., its affiliates and Representatives worldwide. Affiliate offices in Canada are owned by Amex Canada Inc.

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