April 13, 2005 - Save Money by Booking Early with Signature Vacations
Signature Vacations has already unveiled its 2005/06 Tropical Sun winter preview brochure. Key properties in destinations like Mexico, the DR and Cuba are featured, with a range of early booking bonuses and special features available to consumers to encourage booking early for next winter.
Signature Vacations is also expanding their group bookings for weddings, reunions or other groups of travellers.
How about a Weekend in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico?
How's this for a long weekend? Signature is inviting travellers to get on a jet on April 29 and spend a long weekend in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The three-night package from Toronto, features a choice of eight all-inclusive resorts, starting at $598 (plus taxes) up to $698 at the Golden Crown Paradise Resort. Air-only is also available for $498 round-trip.
Find out more at www.signaturevacations.com/puertovallarta
April 16, 2005 - Transat Holidays Summer Vacation Packages
Transat Holidays has released its Summer/Fall 2005 brochure. This edition features 99 hotels located throughout Mexico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Saint-Martin/Sint Maarten. Transat Holidays is offering an early booking bonus promotion. You can save all season long at various hotels by booking and paying at least 35 days in advance of your departure.
Transat is featuring 63 hotels which offer a honeymoon package. Newlyweds will receive a bottle of champagne and a fruit basket upon arrival or a room category upgrade.
There are also savings featured for families, with close to half the hotels offering free accommodation and meals for children.
For more information, visit the Transat Holidays website at www.transatholidays.com
April 17, 2005 - Summer Sun Packages with Signature
While most tour operators are currently focusing on their European trips, Signature Vacations has added another option for travelers looking for that summer sun.There are destinations for families, couples, honeymooners and more. Sunday flights, popular with honeymooners will be offered from Vancouver to Cancun and the Mayan Riviera; from Calgary and Edmonton to Las Vegas; from Toronto to Varadero, Holguin, Puerto Plata and Punt Cana; and from Montreal to Cancun and the Mayan Riviera, Cayo Coco and Varedero.
Other destinations offered, which vary depending on your departure city, include: Antigua, Barbados, and Puerto Vallarta.
Find out more about Signature Vacations Summer program at www.signaturevacations.com
April 18, 2005 - Transat Holidays Paris Package
Transat Holidays is offering a new package for the upcoming Europe season called "Golden Package Plus" for Paris. It is a complete itinerary with a one -week stay in Paris at the newly opened Hotel Bleu Marine Montparnasse. An English speaking guide and motorcoach transportation make daily excursions to Normandy, the Loire, Versailles and other attractions. The package also includes your flight, breakfast, two lunches and two dinners, round-trip transfers, a one-day subway/bus pass in Paris and all excursion and admission fees as outlined in the package.
The package is available May-Sept 2005, with five monthly departures. For more information on this and their other European programs, check Transat Holidays European brochure or their website at www.transatholidays.com
April 20, 2005 - California Vacations - What You Haven’t Seen
It is understandable why California attracts a lot of people. There it is warm and sunny most part of the year, Los Angeles is full of movie stars, rollerblading babes can be found all over the place in Venice Beach. Even if it is exaggerated, this part of the California mystique is real and not very hard to find.But California has other things too, that are not scripted, sanitized, and broadcast to the mesmerized masses of the world. The glitter and glamour are only the surface of an incredibly diverse state that would be a productive and powerful nation in the event of ever getting separated from the Union. California has it all: redwood forests, an incredibly verdant Central Valley, the Sierra Nevada, deserts, a lot of well-known cities, and hundreds of miles of beautiful coastline.
Despite the crime, pollution, traffic, and earthquakes, which have made California famous as well, people here are still the golden children of the United States, America's spoiled rich kid that is either loved or loathed by everyone. (In Oregon, for example, they sell lots of license-plate rims stating "I hate California.") To be perfectly sincere, people here don’t really care. Californians are aware of the fact that they live in one of the most interesting places in the world, and they're proud of their state. Nobody can guarantee you that you'll meet Arnold Schwarzenegger or learn how to surf here, but with a little time, a little money, and an adventurous spirit, you will be guided by us and offered one of the most fulfilling vacations of your life. The four of us do nothing but travel, but we chose to live in California because this place has so much to offer.
By Dominic Ferrara - http://www.californiavacationsources.com
April 23, 2005 - How to Get Better Rates When Parking at the Airport
Parking fees at the airport can really add up especially when parking for a week or more at a major airport such as Toronto. Here are some tips on how to get a cheaper rate.1) Check with the airport directly to see if they offer any discounts. Some airports offer better rates for longer term parking and for parking in designated areas (usually the farther from the terminal the cheaper). Some also offer discounts for seniors or handicapped drivers (ID is usually required).
2) ParkN' Fly and other off site parking lots. If this option is available to you, it is almost always a less expensive option. It has been my experience that the shuttles run quite often and it is not much of an inconvenience to park farther away. Just make sure to factor in some extra time for your departure.
3) Stop-over hotels. If you have to drive to another city or have an early morning flight, staying over at an Airport hotel may be a good option for you. Check the rates, some hotels include 1 weeks parking in the price and have free shuttles to the airport. Compare how much it would cost to park at the airport, the price of the room and airport parking may work out to be almost the same, might as well stay over!
4) Don't bring your car! Look into other options to get to the airport. Can a family member, neighbour or friend give you a ride? Can you take public transit? Would a taxi ride be cheaper? Do you know anyone who lives close to the airport where you could leave your car?
Check out these options for airport parking and find the one that best fits your needs and use that money you just saved and buy yourself a nice souvenir.
April 25, 2005 - CanJet doubles up on Deer Lake service and St. John's
Starting May 16, CanJet will double its service to Deer Lake, Nfld. The airline will add a second flight to and from Halifax with same-plane service to Toronto, while the current Halifax-Deer Lake-Halifax midday turnaround flight will offer connecting service to and from Calgary beginning June 27. CanJet has also announced plans to increase its St. John's service on June 27 in part to accommodate demand from the addition of Calgary and Vancouver to its overall route network. Clients now have three St. John's-Halifax flights to choose from, one of which offers same-plane service to Toronto from Halifax.
For more information on CanJet or other Canadian airlines, visit Fly From Canada - Canada Airlines
April 30, 2005 - Hiking in Lake Louise
Travellers seeking to explore pre-history in Alberta can now hike through the Burgess Shale, one of the richest and most important fossil sites in the world. From June 1 through Sept. 30, the Lake Louise Inn is offering the Stay and Hike package. The Burgess Shale site is located in Yoho National Park, 20 minutes south of Lake Louise.
The package includes an overnight stay, a full-day guided hike, lunch and return transfers to the hotel. The 10-hour hike is about 20 km round-trip with an elevation gain of about 760 metre. Hikes to the UNESCO World Heritage site are limited to guided groups of 15.
Package prices start at $158 per person, and accommodation-only rates are $104 to $200 per night. For more information go online at www.lakelouiseinn.com, or call 1-800-661-9237.
