CONTACT
Sault Ste. Marie - Telephone: 705-949-1710 Fax: 705-949-1757
Email: vacationstation@shaw.ca
Ancaster – Telephone: 905-648 7757 Fax: 705-949- 1757
Email: james@thevacationstation.com
HOURS
Monday to Friday: 9.30 am. to 5.30 pm.
Saturday: 11 am. to 4 pm. (closed from May through August)
COMPANY PROFILE
Affiliations:
The Vacation Station is an incorporated company with offices in Sault Ste. Marie and Ancaster, Ontario, Canada. We are an
independently owned Travel Agency, holding membership
of:
ENSEMBLE TRAVEL - Agency consortium with over
1200 members across North America.
IATA
- International Air Transport Association.
TICO
- Travel Industry Council of Ontario
Personnel:
The Vacation Station is staffed by fully trained personnel with over 75 years cumulative experience providing quality service in both the leisure and corporate travel industry. Our staff have travelled to over 100 countries, in all corners of the globe. Particular areas of expertise are as follows:
James Voorend – Ski, Cycle, Walk, Cruise, Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, and Europe.
Wholesale Office Manager - Ancaster
Leda Voorend – Ski vacations, New Zealand, Europe, and Cruising.
Lionella Pontoni – Ski vacations, Europe, Arizona, Las Vegas, and the Caribbean.
Retail Office Manager - Sault Ste. Marie
Shannon South – Cruising, Cycling, Caribbean and South America.
Gloria Ojeer – Las Vegas, Florida, Hawaii and the Caribbean
David McLachlan - Las Vegas, Florida, Hawaii and the Caribbean
History:
The Vacation Station was established in Sault Ste. Marie in 1977. It is located in the Station Mall, where it has been for the past 28 years.
In 2006 we opened our Wholesale division, based in the town of Ancaster, Ontario. This enables us to provide our unique Ski Vacations, Cycle Tours, Walking Tours, Villa’s and Spa Resorts to the Travel Agency community as well as to the general public.
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The Vacation Station has Canada’s largest international ski, cycle, and walking tour program!
THE VACATION STATION & THE ENVIRONMENT
The retail travel industry occupies an unenviable position due to the environmental footprint of its various suppliers, such as airlines, buses and cruise ships. While we have little impact on these activities, we can take steps to minimise our own company impact.
To
erase our CO2 footprint The Vacation Station has purchased 1 hectare of sustainable Radiata Pine forest !!
Fact: Trees absorb carbon dioxide, one of the main Greenhouse gases. They convert it to wood, through photosynthesis.
A hectare of radiata absorbs between 20 and 25 tonne of carbon per hectare annually. Although some carbon is released during the harvesting and processing of forests there is a positive net absorption of carbon.
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Our hectare is part of a larger 250 hectare forest, planted in1996. These trees are now almost 22m tall, and expected to reach 33m at age 30, when they will be felled and the land replanted.This hectare will produce approx. 750 cubic metres of framing and furniture lumber.
Fact: One cubic metre of wood contains approx. 250kg of carbon. Therefore, over the 30 year lifespan of our hectare of trees, they will sequester 187.5 tonnes of carbon out of the atmosphere!!
Fact: Our plantation is recognized as a Kyoto-qualifying forest (forests planted from 1990).
Fact: The activities of The Vacation Station are now carbon positive.
REFERENCES
For groups or individuals considering reserving trips with The Vacation Station, we would be pleased to provide references from organisations who have used our services in the past. These include:
Good Life Management Group, Toronto ON
Viking Ski Club, South Bend, IN
SkiCousi Ski Club, Mississauga ON
High Park Ski Club, Toronto, ON
Voyageurs Ski Club, Toronto, ON
Investors Group, Sault Ste Marie, ON
PROTECTION OF CLIENTS FUNDS
The Vacation Station is registered with the Travel Industry Council of Ontario, which protects the funds of all persons booking travel through our office, should we become insolvent.
Tico Retail Registration # 02429845
Tico Wholesaler Registration # 50014846
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