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TSA amends Prohibited Items List
The United States Transportation Security Administration has amended its Prohibited Items List. As of April 25 the following items will be allowed in carry-on luggage: Small Pocket Knives – Small knives with non-locking blades smaller than 2.36 inches and less than 1/2 inch in width will be permitted (see above for guide) Small Novelty Bats and Toy Bats Ski Poles Hockey Sticks Lacrosse Sticks Billiard Cues Golf Clubs (Limit Two) Why you need to bring sports equipment into the cabin is beyond me. (TSA Blog)
Continue reading...WestJet drops carry-on luggage allowance
6. March 2013
Starting Apr. 4 passengers on WestJet flights will only be allowed one piece of carry-on luggage, down from the two items customers are currently allotted. The carry-on item (eg. a suitcase, backpack or bag) must be no larger than 21 inches by 9 inches by 15 inches and it must fit in the WestJet sizing devices located at airports the airline flies from. If it does not fit, it must be checked at the boarding gate and picked up upon arrival at the baggage carousel. [Read more...]
Continue reading...The New Way to see the Old World
3. May 2010
Thinking about Europe this year. How about from the convenience of your stateroom on a cruise ship. This year Transat Holidays has packaged up their direct flight to Barcelona from Vancouver and Toronto to connect to Norwegian Cruise Lines fabulous Norwegian Jade. You can sail on a 7 Day Western Mediterranean itinerary this summer, May 2 to October 17 visiting; Barcelona, Monte Carlo (Monaco),Pisa/Florence (Livorno), Rome (Civitavecchia),Naples, at sea, Palma de Mallorca, and Barcelona. Package includes roundtrip airfare,cruise & transfers! There is no better way [Read more...]
Continue reading...Luggage and Packing Smarter
28. January 2010
Airlines are raising their charges for checked luggage. As a result, creative travelers are working on methods to reduce or even avoid those charges. Some of those ideas are okay like: filling all their pockets instead of packing things in a bag, putting on multiple layers of clothes, or painstaking organization of carry-on bags to do more with less. Some of those ideas are not good like boarding at the last minute so they can try to check their bags at the gate – for [Read more...]
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Asides 
See Usher live in Cancun this holiday season by booking a vacation at a Palace Resort with TravelTST.
If you’ve hit a dance floor in Cancun (or anywhere for that matter) you’ve probably heard Usher’s DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love.
Well how would you like to see Usher live in Cancun?
Book at least five nights at a Palace Resort (with the exception of Isla Mujeres Palace and Cozumel Palace) and get two free tickets to Usher’s concert at the Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort on Dec. 29.
Transportation to the Moon Palace for the concert is included for guests staying at another qualifying Palace Resort.
The Palace Resorts are some of Cancun and Riviera Maya’s most elegant resorts so call a TravelTST expert (1-888-665-4541) today to book.
It’s summer time – well on Thursday it will be – and what better time of year is there to take a break and get away from it all?
There are so many options when it comes to summer getaways, be it camping or heading up to the cabin but if you really want to escape for a bit why not take a nice all-inclusive vacation?
Summer is one of the best times to get a great deal on all-inclusive sun vacations with lots of sales and tax discounts available.
Sunwing/Signature is knocking off up to $200 per couple in taxes on their sun vacations for bookings between now and Jun. 22 for travel between July 1 – Oct. 31.
Sunquest can save customers up to $240 per couple in taxes on their sun vacations if they book by tomorrow (June 20) for travel between Sept. 1 – Oct. 27.
Meanwhile over at Transat/Nolitours there is a buy one get one half price sale on select properties if you book before June 25 for travel between Aug. 22 – Oct. 2.
For more details call a TravelTST agent at 1-888-665-4541 or email info@traveltst.ca.
12. March 2013
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