Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 24, 2007, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba Winnipeg free press monday december 24, 2007 a5 Winnipeg repress. Com 200 Princess St. 667 0000 the Winnipeg free press is read by 43% of Winnipeg adults every weekday. Thatus # 1 in Canada among major newspapers. 1761 Wellington ave. 535 Panet Road Portage place 2nd for. Northgate shopping Centre in Steinbach at Clear Spring mall in Winkler at Southland mall boxing Day nobody does it like hangers door crashers first come first serve these Are not misprints values to $ 40 00 hangers Price $ 4 11 ladies jeans casual pants dress pants huge assortment ladies skirts Denim Corduroy Cottons values to $ 30 00 hangers Price $ 1 88 values to $ 35 00 hangers Price $ 3 22 ladies sweaters blouses tops menus sport shirts shop til you drop 9 00 am 6 pm dont miss these buys get Here Early All Christmas decorations cards wrap & bags off lowest marked Price 70 % discounted at the till All gift Ware everything must go discounted at the till off lowest marked Price 70 % Winter clothing items in ladies menus & kids Wear now 60 % fashion goods outerwear casual clothing & More off and More free watches for the kids 1st 100 people 100/ store free Tonka key chains 1st 300 people 300/ store no rain checks. While Stock lasts. 1000 s & 1000 s of values to $ 40 00 hangers Price $ 2 77 m. S. R. P. Wow. . Com two shows d e c e m b e r 3 12 0 0 7 for Reserva i ions Call 488 4520. New years eve first one at 6 00, doors open at 5 00 ticket prices Are $ 10 second show is at 10 00, doors open at 7 45 ticket prices Are $ 25, which includes celebratory Champagne at Midnight As Well As party favours. Re mores restaurant & comedy club Darryl Lenox from new York european shoe shop 436 Academy Road 487 4193 wow. Europeans Eshop. Com boxing Day Sale u p to 7 0 % selected merchandise off open boxing Day 9am 6pm starts boxing Day 9am 5pm up to 70% off alterations extra 475 0063 All sales final 215 Stafford featuring casual pants $ 45 & $ 60 jackets sport shirts $ 150 & $ 250 $ 45 closed dec. 29 Jan. 7 Semi annual Sale by Geoff Kirbyson i f you re looking for a last minute stocking stuffer How about some Sun Sand and Spanish local travel agencies have dropped their prices for return airfare to Cuba the dominican Republic and Mexico to $ 99. The Only catch is youve got to be prepared to pick up and leave before the new year. Lori Neufeld a travel agent for Bonaventure travel said an overabundance of planes headed to Southern climes out of Winnipeg this year is forcing the travel Industry to slash prices from As High As $ 800 for return airfare just to get people in the seats. Wed rather have the seats filled with someone anyone than for the plane to Fly half empty she said. Ive never seen anything less than $ 99, especially not at Christmas time. The sales includes resort areas such As puerto vallarta Mazatlan and Huat Ulco in Mexico Punta Cana and puerto Plata in the dominican Republic and Holguin and Paradero in Cuba. Before you Start searching under the Couch cushions to pay for a flight keep in mind youll also have to cover Between $ 200 and $ 300 in taxes per person depending on where you re going. Regardless the airfare discounts Are having a significant Impact on the Price of All inclusive vacations Neufeld said. For example leaving dec. 31 for a two week stay at the three and a half Star Briskas Del Caribe hotel in Paradero Cuba will Cost a family of four $ 3,414, taxes included. Booking today for the same Holiday in the Middle of february will set you Back in the neighbourhood of $ 7,700. Neufeld said the first Salvo in the vacation Price War was fired by sunning vacations a Toronto based discount travel Agency that has Long been a player in the Eastern Canadian Market. Last year sunning had one flight to Cancun from Winnipeg and the times we rent Good. This year they came in guns a blazing to Mexico Cuba and the dominican Republic with Good times and their own aircraft. Their prices were so cheap the Competition had to Price match them she said. Michelle Rowan co owner of Charleswood travel said sunning has differentiated itself in the Market by adding services to its charter flights such As leather seats and a Welcome Glass of Champagne. Sunning is trying to move into our Market and get people comfortable with people using them. What they ave got going for them Are Lovely planes and Good service. They re going the opposite direction of some of the Charters who have Cut Back on services she said. Rowan said would be vacationers should be aware that the Best deals occasionally come from hard to sell hotels or the Musty and Mouldy rooms at the better hotels so it pays to do your Homework. Neufeld said As attractive As the current discounts May be they wont Appeal to everybody. If you want to take advantage of these prices its always a Roll of the Dice. If you re footloose and fancy free it works really Well. Some people cant Book off work or make babysitting arrangements on Short notice she said. It can never work for a family reunion and it does not work Well on Spring break. Anytime you re really counting on taking a Holiday this would be a very dodgy Way to do it. The Low prices May not last beyond this season As operators May look at their reduced profit margins this year and reduce the number of vacation flights next year she said. Geoff. Kirbyson free press. My. Ca dreaming of a warm Christmas travel agencies slash fares but youll have to hurry Mark Baker / associated press not that theress anything wrong with a White Christmas but for just a few Bucks you could be basking on a Beach this week ;