St. Maarten (Dutch) and its French neighbour, St. Martin, occupy the smallest piece of land in the world shared by governments of two nationalities. St. Maarten is the more developed although St. Martin is catching up. Available in the area are high-rise mega-hotels, casinos, discos, watersports and golf and shopping. This winter, Canadian tour operators are offering value-priced air and land packages to St. Maarten, such as a seven-night package from Transat Holidays at the Great Bay Beach Resort from $1,499 p.p.
The Sonesta Maho Beach Resort from Air Canada Vacations starts from $1,339, including breakfast daily, while Signature Vacations has the Caravanserai Beach Resort from $1,519, also including breakfast.
WestJet has introduced numerous schedule enhancements, including new non-stop routes and increased frequencies between cities across Canada.WestJet will introduce new non-stop service between the following cities: Vancouver and Hamilton, daily non-stop service beginning May 1; Toronto and St. John's, daily non-stop service beginning May 1; Edmonton and Abbotsford, daily non-stop service beginning April 23; Calgary and Halifax, daily non-stop service May 1 to Oct. 28; Toronto and Victoria, daily non-stop service, seasonal, May 12 to Oct. 28.
With effective dates beginning March 21 through to May 1, WestJet will also increase the number of departures between cities in its existing route network as follows:
Toronto and Calgary increases to seven non-stop flights per day; Toronto and Vancouver increases to five non-stop flights per day; Toronto and Edmonton increases to four non-stop flights per day; Toronto and Halifax increases to four non-stop flight per day; Vancouver and Winnipeg increases to three non-stop flights per day; Toronto and Thunder Bay increases to three non-stop flights per day; Calgary and Hamilton increases to three non-stop flights per day; Toronto and Moncton increases to two non-stop flights per week; Vancouver and Montreal increases to two non-stop flights every business day; Toronto and Charlottetown increases to daily non-stop service.
Effective March 22, 2006, Destina.ca will cease to operate as a full-service online travel site.
However, since it was owned and operated by Air Canada, you can still visit aircanada.com and you will continue to be able to book: * Air Canada's simple range of fares,
* Great car rental deals and lowest hotel rates - guaranteed*,
* Aeroplan Miles awards for every hotel, car rental and eligible flight booked online.
In addition, you will now have access to additional products and services such as:
* Air Canada's Multi-trip Flight Passes, and
* Web Check in, allowing you to check in on line and print your boarding pass from the convenience of your home or office - all before arriving at the airport.
They will continue to service all existing travel bookings and award pending Aeroplan Miles.
To view or change a Flight booking online, visit aircanada.com and click on the "View/Change My Bookings" link located at the top right-side of the page.
To view a flight booking, you must provide:
* the booking reference
* passenger last name
To change a flight booking, you must provide:
* the booking reference
* passenger last name, and
* the credit card number used to make the original online booking.
If you require additional assistance or have questions regarding your Flight bookings call them toll-free at 1 866 871-4747, or at +1 514 350-0686 if calling from outside North America.
Car Rental Reservation
To view, change or cancel a Car Rental booking online, you must have originally completed your car reservation online using the "Member Sign In" process (i.e. completed your car reservation using your Aeroplan number and password). To access your Car reservation online:
* Go to aircanada.com
* Sign in to aircanada.com
* Click on the "View/Change My Bookings" link located at the top right-side of the page.
If you completed a car booking as a Guest, that is, without using the "Member Sign In" process, require additional assistance or have questions regarding your Car Rental bookings call them toll-free at 1 866 871-4747, or at +1 514 350-0686 if calling from outside North America.
Hotel Reservation
To view or cancel a Hotel reservation online, visit aircanada.com and click the "Hotels" tab located on the main menu. To access your hotel reservation, click on the "View/Cancel Reservation" link located on the left side of the page. To view or cancel your hotel reservation:
* you must provide the itinerary number
* email address used to make the reservation
If you require additional assistance or have questions regarding your Hotel reservations, call them toll-free at 1 800 387-9005.
Sunwing Vacations is offering Varadero packages from Toronto, London, Ottawa, Thunder Bay and Sudbury, Ont., and St. John's this winter. Choose seven- or 14-night stays from among 24 all-inclusive resorts, while those in Toronto or those who are willing to make a Toronto stopover can choose from 35 in Cayo Coco, Havana, Holguin, Santiago de Cuba and Camaguey. Passengers can stay at Sunwing Club Hotels, which have all-inclusive resort features and other amenities, such as beach chair reservations, advance reservations at a la carte restaurants, a welcome cocktail, separate check-in, and a complimentary fruit plate and a bottle of wine in guest rooms.
Cuba's white-sand beaches, culture and resorts make it a popular vacation spot for Canadian travellers.
