Destinations
G Adventures Sets Out On The Trans Bhutan Trail
After two years of extensive restoration, the Kingdom of Bhutan will reopen the historic and sacred Trans Bhutan Trail for the first time in 60 years in March 2022. The trail will be officially inaugurated by His Majesty the King of Bhutan, whose vision it was to restore the ancient route for tourism, adventure and connection. From April 2022, international tourists will be able to walk the trail for the first time, simultaneously providing much-needed economic benefits to rural communities along the way. G Adventures, has been selected by the Bhutan Canada Foundation, the...
Take To The Slopes With Porter
Porter Airlines is now offering non-stop service from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport to Mont-Tremblant International Airport. The seasonal service operates until March 28, 2022, with Porter Airlines CEO, Michael Deluce commenting: “It is exciting to return to our first seasonal destination. Our passengers can fly from downtown Toronto to Mont-Tremblant in as little as 70 minutes and enjoy a number of winter and holiday festivities.” Porter’s winter schedule includes up to four weekly flights, with connections from various Porter locations also available and Porter Escapes...
Click & Collect At YUL’s Loop Duty Free
This Holiday season, it has never been easier to shop the great range of airport savings and exclusives at YUL, Montréal-Trudeau airport The Loop Duty Free. The Click & Collect service allows passengers to buy online between 30 days & 24 hours before they depart. Before flying, passengers can visit award winning theloopdutyfree.ca, and shop the array of thousands of products and pre-order them online. Passengers can collect their shopping in The Loop Duty Free store (international or US transborder zones) when departing from YUL, Montréal-Trudeau airport, taking stress...
Shame On You
In an open letter to the federal government, Jamie Milton of Uniglobe Carefree Travel Group in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, asks for an explanation. Milton writes: “I implore you and the Government of Canada to look at the details below and explain to me how you can possibly shut down an industry that was already on the brink with ZERO science to back up the incredibly detrimental impact to an entire industry.” And she continues: “I promise you this action WILL cause untold bankruptcies in our industry. If you think there were customer service issues with the rebuilding...
Canada Jetlines Preparing For Takeoff
Canada Jetlines Operations Ltd. has announced the signing of a Definitive Lease Agreement for its first Airbus A320 aircraft, with delivery of the aircraft expected by February 2022. Eddy Doyle, CEO of Canada Jetlines, said: “I am pleased that we have a definitive agreement for our first aircraft. The Airbus A320 is a fuel-efficient, narrow-body framework that supports a high-density seat configuration. Canada Jetlines is well positioned to carry out the completion our airline licensing process with a targeted launch date in Q2 of 2022.” The aircraft is an Airbus A320-200,...
Hope For The Holidays
More than half of Canadians say they are more hopeful this year with 80% of those crediting the ability to see friends and family in-person. Two-thirds of those who donate (63%) and volunteer (66%) indicate it fuels their hope and optimism over the holidays, according to two new surveys from Imagine Canada and Mental Health Research Canada. One-third (32%) are feeling less anxiety about the pandemic, with the vaccine relieving worries of their family (56%) or themselves (53%) contracting COVID-19. The first study – Mental Health Research Canada’s Hopefulness Survey –...
Aeroplan, Uber Canada Expand Partnership
Aeroplan members based in Canada are now able to earn the following when linking their Aeroplan and Uber accounts: 1 Aeroplan point per $1 spent on eligible Uber Eats orders over $25 in Canada 1 Aeroplan point per $1 spent on Uber Airport Rides (all ride types including Uber X) and Premium Rides (including, UberXL, Uber Comfort, Uber Black, Uber Select etc.) in Canada and the U.S. 2 Aeroplan points per $1 spent on Uber Premium Airport Rides in Canada and the U.S. Plus, every time Aeroplan members take 10 Uber rides in Canada or the U.S., they'll receive a $20 CAD Air Canada...
ACTA Celebrates Passage Of Bill C-2
There is at least some reason to celebrate today (Dec. 17) following the passage of Bill C-2 which will provide continued support for Canada’s travel and tourism industry. ACTA president, Wendy Paradis said: “ACTA is extremely thankful that Parliament has finally passed Bill C-2, which includes the Tourism and Hospitality Program financial support programs. The program will provide critically needed wage and rent subsidies to hard-hit travel agencies through to May 2022.” Paradis added: “As governments respond to the Omicron variant of concern with new travel restrictions...