36 — Sunday, September 12, 1999 - North Shore News Travel A series of six informal evening Travel Talks will be hosted by Travel Concepts on the North Shore this fall. The first event features Club Med and will take place on Thursday, Sept. 16 at 7 pan. in Travel Concepts’ Ambleside office, 1716 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, Club Med, one of the most venerable and successful leaders in the vacation trav- el ficld, has been in business for nearly 50 years. One of the seerets of its success is an ability to develop product to fit the chang- ing desires of its guests. In an increasingly busy and complex world, Club Med sim- plifies the business of taking a vacation and offers a unique experience that maximizes leisure time for its gues With over 100 villages in 30 countries around the world, Club Med caters to families, honeymooners, singles and cou- ples of all ages. Special rates are offered for people over 55 years of age in North American Zone villages and some loca- tions offer optional intensive training pro- gras in scuba, horscback riding and ten- nis. Club Med is known for customer satis- north shore news >'TRAVEL faction. Last winter 80% of guests had their expectations exceeded, 85% expressed a strong desire to return to Club Med and 95% jek that the value for money was extremely good, Travel Concepts is extending an epen invitation to meet Don Prins, regional sales manager for Club Med in Western Canada and to [earn more about “Foday’s -eping Up With “Phe Modern is the first of six diflerent topics to be presented this fall. Ir will com- menee at 7 p.m. sharp on Thursday, Sept. 16, As seating is limited, reservations arc essential. Call 926-85] 1 to reserve space. Whistler/Blackcomb rated top ski resort WHISTLER/BLACKCOMB is back on top. For the third time in five years, Ski Magazine has rated the B.C. ski resort as the number one in North America. Whistler/Blackcomb last garnered to spot from Ski in 1996 and 19$5. The 12) annual reader survey appears in the ott ¥forip CuANPioNn MON Feaser Unrversiry Five Bano invites young players to join their junior band. The Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Band World Class Instruction Available Ages 8-13, beginners or not-so beginners welcome. Call Lynn Bullis at 943-7 987 Extraordinary Cruising: South America 2060 We invite you aboard the newly refurbished Seabourn Sun (formerly INSIDE PASSAGE DAY CRUISE & TWO NIGHTS ACCOMMODATION Talk features Club Med October issug aad goes on sale Sept. 12. Andy Bigtord, editor-in- chief of ski said, “Whisder,/Blackcomb had a tremen- dous 1999 season and Ski magazine read: ers nouced. The resort ranked very high in the important categories inchiding service, fodging, dining, terrain, challenge and htts. Whistler/Blackcomb also. “moved ahead in value largely due ote the favourable exchange rate on the Canadian dollar.” Whistler/Blackcomb received eleven gold-medal honours and three silver- medal honours of the sixteen categories rated. Most notably, Whistler/Blackzomb received top-ten gold medal rankings for apres-ski (No. 2), lodging (No. 2), terrain (No, 3), service (No. 3), on-mountain food (No. 3), lifts (No. 4), off hill activi- ties (No. +), dining (No. 5), challenge (No. 7), scenery (No. 8) and value (No. 10). Whistler/Blackcomb opens for the 1999-2000 winter season on Nov. 24. Early season weather predictions forecast 3 winter similar to last when snowfall records were broken with a record of 55 feet of snow at Whistler/Blackcomb from Nov. °98 through closing day of the season on June 11, 1999, _SCBUS ER —< “SHOLIGAYS: @ Uolland America Line _ a oteabeTiu®N af Paecr ceva? 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RESERVATIONS CALE 1-800-HELLO (1-800-435-5622) Royal Viking Sun) for 56 sublime days: January 12 — March 8 Caii the North Shore's only [ Luxury Cruise experts and inquire about our special pricing on all or part of this | fabulous itinerary. Edgemont Office 986-2262 This special package includes a 20% discount on travel aboard the ferry-liner Queen of the North as well as special rates at a number of participating hotels and Bed & Breakfasts. Call coday. These discount packages are available for a limited cime only. Ambleside Office 926-8515