18 - The Canadien Ci 7 a e7 with NO MORE LUNEUPS! YOU WILL LIKELY BE ABLE TO AVOID A LENGTHLY LINEUP when checking into your HOTEL ROOM in the future - great idea, rigbt! AMERICAN EXPRESS, HILTON HOTELS & IBM have instituted a triai program at the Chicago O'Hare Airport Hilton, and several thousand- frequent travellers are being issued the card. They will be able to bypass the front desk and go to a kiosk, insert the 'smart card' - it wilI have an 8k computer chip and will carry the travellers full personal travel data - get the rom their travel agent had booked for themn according to their needs on file in the agency computer system, and a key will be issued. Another step along this, never-ending technology path - wow, wbat an exciting future for travel! THE 1999 EUROPE CAMPAIGN IS ON for ail suppliers for summer travel 10 the Continent, and AMERICAN EXPRESS is offering ils cardholIders 'Double Amex Points' for bookings made up until May 31 10 go t0 one of the many fascinating countries to visit. SIGNATURE, SUNQUEST, ACV, are some of the air/land providers. while cruise lines such as PRINCESS, HOLLAND AMERICA and RCCL are also participants. An added reason to book early, as most people do when planning their Europe travel. AND SPEAKING 0F EUROPE - A 14-DAY 'EUROPEAN GATEWAY' TOUR is offered by COSMOS TOURS, wîth England, Holland, Germany, Ausîria and Iîaly on the itinerary. See the LEANING TOWER 0F PISA; drive along the RHINE RIVER; visit the cilies of Amsterdamn, Rome and London. There are variable prices ranging from around $1.400. up to $2,500. depending upon air travel being included. We've visited ail except Holland, and rccommend a tour such as this 10 rcally gel to sec and learn the local highlights. DID YOU KNOW DEPT: Over 26,000 Canadians visiîed the Caribbcan island of ST. MAARTEN last year - an increase of alrnost 9% over '97! TRAVEL TIP 0F THE WEEK: When travelling by car on your vacation, gel your accommodation aI the end of the city you may be leaving from, and gas up your car, 10 avoid the city raffie in tbe moming. 878-2886 16 Martin St. (downtown) Aiso in Haites Hilis, Oakville and Clarksen www.brucehood.com 2, 1999 Couple hopes to open up own glass blowing studio roIo D1Y ,Melle. leINt .,Waterco1or welcome Artist Wendy Whitemors shows off an example of her work durlng the meent grand opening of her Nassagaweya studio. =ravet Profeuaoaal 1>aw & CruSe Offi*ai Attention Bruce Hood Travel Clients and Amerlo.. Express Cardmembers We wilI be closed April 2 & 3, May 22 & 24, July 31 and August 2/99. Ail other Saturdays we wiIl be open 10-2. Summer hours are effective May 29th until and including August 28th. Monmay - Thus'sday 8_& Fé'iday 8-7, Saturdoy 10-2 16 Martin Street, Milton 878-2886 Aloo in oakvIIIe - Halton His * Mlissauga We have the skills, experience and guarantee to take the worry out of tax time. Relax and let our professionals ensure you get the maximum deductions and tax credits. Expecting a refund? We cari make sure you get the money you're entitled to. Faster. M1.1nflgtgjm 500OLaurlerAve. Unh #17 876-4654 otrom BLOWN on page 16 sbops from Ottawa and Montreal 10 British Columbia. For Ms Wilson and Mr. Toccalino, much of the real work of pulling, twisting and blowing bot glass is done at a studio lbey share with other glass artists aI Mississauga's Living Arts Centre. While that location affords tbe pair the kind of exposure they're looking for, their real dream is to one day open up a studio in downtown Milton. "We'd like il 10 be on Main Street," said Mr. Toccalino. "It wouldn'tjust be a retail store, il would bc an attraction. People would corne fromn aIl over." An in-town studio would highlight just why the prctty vases, goblets and platters carry such a hcfty price tag. Wiîhouî that exposure, il can be a bard selI 10 convince folk that the nifty goblet they're fingering will set them back $95. "Most people don't undersland what goea mbt Ibis," said Mr. Toccalino. They could leam by visiting thc Milton Renaissance Festival. For the past lwo years the couple bas manned a booth aI tbe festival, selling wares and providing up close and personal blown glass demonstrations. Tbough tbe pair keeps 10 simple items at tbe festival, tbe basic premnise is tbe same - Ms Wilson does tbe fasbioning wbile Mr. Toccalino doca bis damnedest 10 belp out. "I bold ber aI tbe beginning Ibat even bad bclp is better Iban no belp,' said Mr. Toccalino. Since tben, be bas become mucb more - iýýý Virginia Wilson got mbt glass biow- ing whiie taking another arts course. adept 10 Uic vibes of good glass blowing. "It's like a rbytbmic dance," said Ms Wilson. "It's very important thaI you work with tbe samne person." Aside from doing general dulies, Mr. Toccalino also acta as narrator aI thc festi- val, offering interested audience members a blow-by-blow account of tbe proceed- ings. Wbat tbey sec invariably blows tbem away, said Mr. Toccalino. "People are mesmerized," be said. "Il ducs tbat 10 everyone.- To reacb tbe pair ai Spacesyde Hot Glass, cal 878-4738. Print show at Harrop Gallery Prints of works by the popular Group of Seven are now featured aI tbe Harrop Gallery. Tbe Canadiana Collection Group of Seven Art Sbow and Sale is being beld ai tbe Steeles Avenue gallery until April 30. The prints of celebrated landscape artist A.J. Casson and otber members of tbe Group of Seven are exbibited. 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