Flight Centre is already the authorised ticket retailer for Canada for Paralympic Games tickets and will now also manage travel arrangements for the athletes, coaches, team leaders, sport specific support team, CPC Executives and personnel who are attending London 2012, as well the 2011 Parapan American Games in Guadalajara next month.

Additionally, Flight Centre will be offering travel options for friends, families and fans of the CPC.

"We're truly honoured that the Canadian Paralympic Committee is entrusting us with their intricate travel needs, which we feel is a sign of our reputation worldwide for offering unbeatable travel product and service," said Craig Doherty, Flight Centre's vice-president of Strategic Partnerships.

A portion of every dollar spent through Flight Centre, an Australian-based company with more than 1,500 stores in nine different countries employing over 8,000 staff, will also go to support the CPC.

"We're thrilled to welcome officially Flight Centre to the Canadian Paralympic Team," said Henry Storgaard, the CPC's chief executive..

"Travel arrangements for our athletes, coaches, support staff – not to mention family, friends and fans – requires the utmost attention to detail and pre-planning; it is a relief to know our entire team is going to be so well-supported by Flight Centre.

"This will allow our athletes and all team members to lessen the stress of dealing with arrangements and instead focus on high performance at the Games."

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