FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE! Friday, December 3rd, 2004

MANOTICK TRAVEL & CRUISE CENTRE WINS GOLD

OTTAWA BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD!!!

MANOTICK TRAVEL & CRUISE CENTRE won top honors in the "Professional Services of the Year" category last night at the 2004 Greater Ottawa Chamber of Commerce Business Achievement Awards Gala!

The annual awards ceremony took place at the Ottawa Congress Centre, in front of a large audience of over 800 of Ottawa's top businesses. Manotick Travel & Cruise Centre beat out several other well-known companies, including the Gowling Lafleur Henderson Law Firm and Logan Katz Chartered Accountants, to win the "Professional Services of the Year" award!

Owner, LESLIE COATES, says "This award is a wonderful recognition of our agency's 25th Anniversary this year! We enjoy bringing quality travel expertise to the community and look forward to another twenty-five years of exceptional service."

Manotick Travel was founded in 1979 and 2004 marks its "Silver Anniversary". Manotick Travel is now the 2nd oldest travel agency in Ottawa with its original ownership and employs 9 top professional travel consultants. The company does business with suppliers and clients worldwide and specializes in unique upscale vacations, creative incentive travel and professional corporate travel management services.

Check out the list of winners in the Ottawa Business Journal HERE