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Has this ever happened to you? You see a great deal on a vacation package and think to yourself 'yeah, that would be great for (insert name(s)) and I to on but (insert name(s)) is in a meeting all day and I can't get ahold of them.'
Continue reading...Air Canada Vacations adds a trio of Caribbean destinations
7. July 2011
Packages to Curaçao, St. Thomas and St. Kitts will be available to book for the upcoming winter season. Curaçao, an island in the southern Caribbean off the Venezuelan coast, will have nine resorts to choose from. St. Thomas is one the US Virgin Islands and Air Canada Vacations and will have eight hotels available there. Air Canada Vacations also has three hotels in St. Croix and one in St. John, other members of the US Virgin Islands.
Continue reading...Contiki adds Pride events to itineraries
4. July 2011
I trust everybody enjoyed their long weekend....It was a busy one throughout the country with countless Canada Day celebrations, the royal visit and Toronto's Pride Parade, one of the biggest in the world.
Continue reading...Air Transat and flight attendants union confident deal can be reached
21. June 2011
Air Canada has come to an agreement with their customer service and airport staff but another airline is still looking to cut a deal. Air Transat is continuing negotiations with the union representing its 1500 flight attendants on a new agreement.
Continue reading...By 2050 will we have see-through planes?
15. June 2011
Last year Airbus gave us a look into the future with their Concept Plane, this year the company has moved to the inside to present their take on the cabin of the future. Airbus' envisioned cabin of the future will have what the company calls an 'integrated neural network' which will "create an intelligent interface between passenger and plane. It can identify and respond to passenger needs and enables bespoke features such as morphing seats which change to your body shape".
Continue reading...Air Canada customer service employees could hit the picket line Monday
10. June 2011
Air Canada’s customer service and sales staff could walk off the job Monday. The Canadian Auto Workers union which represents the employees and Air Canada have reached an impasse in negotiations. One of the big sticking points is the airlines desire to introduce a different pension plan for new employees according to the CBC. The union could serve their 72 hour strike notice tonight. However Air Canada says that if the employees do hit the picket line customers need not worry as there is a contingency plan in [Read more...]
Continue reading...Shania Twain heading to Las Vegas
9. June 2011
I'm on a bit of a Vegas tear this week, no real reason to it simply that most of the interesting stories in the last week have come out of there (do you really want me to blog about Transat's second quarter earnings? Didn't think so). I guess I could justify it thusly...summer is prime wedding season and what do you do before getting married? Hit up Las Vegas for a stag(ette), you've seen the Hangover.
Continue reading...Travelzoo gets behind the Canucks
6. June 2011
If you’re reading this post you’ve probably heard of Travelzoo. Their newsletter goes out once a week to thousands of people with the best travel deals out there and of course many times you’ll find one of TravelTST’s great deals on that list. Well Travelzoo has teamed up with Vancouver’s Green Men for the Stanley Cup Final. Travelzoo sent the two spandex clad jokesters to Boston for games 3 and four of the final between the Boston Bruins and the Vancouver Canucks. Here is the [Read more...]
Continue reading...U.K. building courses where travellers can drive on right hand side of road
1. April 2011
In a bid to make North American tourists feel more at home many cities in the United Kingdom plan on building special roads where travellers can drive on the right hand side as they are accustomed to at home. "Making the switch to drive on the left side of the road is hard this will help ease the transition for travellers who rent a car in the United Kingdom," said Alistair Frank Dayton, a British tourism official.
Continue reading...Let’s see a supercomputer do this
17. February 2011
If yesterday's Jeopardy! video bumed you out about the human race this video will restore some hope. The below video took place at London's Heathrow airport last year. Sadly though I can't embed the video, but you can check it out at the link below.
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- Next time you’re in Las Vegas why not have a Quadruple Bypass?
- The Internet and travel agents: a perfect match for travellers
- A lost and found fit for a king
- A trip to Transylvania and other spooky spots
- G Adventures adds North American tours
- Pan Am fairly accurate says former flight attendants
- Snakes on a Plane…almost
- Doctors don’t want pets in planes
- Amigo’s back
- The 10 million mile man
Asides 
You may not see summer as the ideal time to take a vacation to a sun destination but if you’re looking for good value in a getaway it’s one of the best times of year to go.
One way you can save some coin on an all-inclusive getaway this summer is by taking advantage of WestJet Vacations price drop guarantee.
If you book a vacation of three nights or more before May 31 and the price of that trip drops (a minimum $25) WestJet will refund you the difference. The price guarantee is valid between the time you book up to 21 days prior to your departure date.
This deal is good for any vacation between now and Oct. 31.
Call TravelTST to book.
Paris' iconic Eifel Tower. Photo Credit Wikipedia.
Paris is lovely in the springtime and you can see for yourself for less with TravelTST.
TravelTST still has specially priced Paris packages available departing from Vancouver and Calgary on May 10 and 24 but act fast because by 5pm (pacific time) Apr. 4 this special price will expire.
You don’t want to let that happen.
For $899 plus tax travellers get round trip airfare from Vancouver or Calgary to Paris, seven nights at the 3.5 star Hotel All Season Paris Bercy where a bottle of wine will be waiting for you upon your arrival and a one hour cruise on the Seine River.
But wait…there’s more.
Because we want our customers to experience Paris in all of its glory TravelTST and Transat Holidays are throwing in some extras. Every traveller gets a two day Paris hop on hop off bus pass to explore the city at their own pace and a ticket for the Illuminations of Paris Tour, a nighttime bus tour that takes passengers through the city to show off why it’s called the City of Lights.
This deal isn’t available online and has to be booked over the phone or in person at TravelTST.
Remember there isn’t much space left and sold out or not by 5pm pacific time Wednesday this special pricing is gone so call TravelTST at 1-888-665-4541 or drop on by to secure your spot.
TravelTST is open from 9am-5:30pm pacific time Wednesday.
12. July 2011
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