Canadian Travel Hacking

Category: Travel Deals

  • Porter Discounts All Fares up to 60%–Ends May 2

    Travel aboard the world’s best small airline, as named by Conde Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards, with saving up to 60% on base fares on all routes for travel through Sept. 3.

    Sample nonstop one-way fares, including taxes and fees, from Toronto are:

    • Windsor … $89
    • Ottawa … $94
    • Montreal … $102
    • Thunder Bay … $123-$135
    • Quebec City … $129-$135
    • Washington, D.C. (Dulles) … $134-$155
    • New York City (Newark) … $136-$142
    • Boston … $139-$150
    • Moncton (one stop) … $148-$180
    • Chicago (Midway) … $155-$165
    • Halifax … $169-$186

    Sample one-way fares, including taxes and fees, from Ottawa are:

    • Toronto (nonstop) … $98
    • Quebec City … $135-$146
    • Moncton (nonstop) … $142-$172
    • Halifax (nonstop) … $152-$172
    • Windsor … $155-$167
    • Thunder Bay … $178-$189
    • Washington, D.C. (Dulles) … $178-$188
    • Boston … $209-$219
    • Chicago (Midway) … $209-$219
    • New York City (Newark) … $209-$219

    Sample one-way fares, including taxes and fees, from Montreal are:

    • Toronto (nonstop) … $110
    • Sault Ste. Marie … $132-$143
    • Halifax (nonstop) … $154-$172
    • Washington, D.C. (Dulles) … $155-$165
    • Boston … $185-$195
    • New York City (Newark) … $213-$224
    • Chicago (Midway) … $234-$245

    Sample one-way fares, including taxes and fees, from Quebec City are:

    • Toronto (nonstop) … $142-$148
    • Ottawa … $144-$156
    • Boston … $178-$188
    • New York City (Newark) … $228-$238
    • Chicago (Midway) … $238-$249
    • Washington, D.C. (Dulles) … $239-$250

    Sample nonstop, one-way fares, including taxes and fees, from Halifax are:

    • St. John’s … $109-$166
    • Montreal … $154-$172
    • Ottawa … $157-$183
    • Toronto (one stop) … $178-$195

    Sample one-way fares, including taxes and fees, from Moncton are:

    • Ottawa … $138-$169
    • Toronto … $148-$180

    Sample one-way fares, including taxes and fees, from St. John’s are:

    • Halifax (nonstop) … $101-$158
    • Ottawa … $192-$209
    • Toronto … $229-$248

    This is part of a larger sale ending Friday, May 2. We suggest booking early to secure sale fares on popular dates before limited seats sell out. The lowest fares were found on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

    Note: A 21-day advance purchase may be required. Sale fares not available May 16-19; June 27 – July 1; Aug. 1-4, 29-31; Sept. 1. Click here for baggage and fee breakdowns and information about taxes, fees and charges.

    Book by May 2.

  • YVR to PEK (China) $530 US–October dates

    Great deal to China from YVR

    You can fly from Vancouver, Canada to Beijing, China for around $531 round-trip in coach.

    Search for the fare on Vayama, an online travel agency.  I found this price in October 2014, but didn’t check for other dates.

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    Source: Million Mile Secrets

  • Free trip to Ukraine – Must speak Ukraine

    Candidates must make themselves available for deployment for a period of eight weeks after April 28, 2014.

    CANEOM will deploy 38 Long-term observers (LTOs) to observe May 25 Presidential election in Ukraine as part of Canada’s Bilateral Election Observation Mission.

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    Skills and Experience:
    -Be in excellent health and fully mobile;
    -Be able to access email. CANEOM communicates instructions and information electronically, due to mission time constraints and observers being spread across a number of time zones;
    -Possess a Canadian passport valid for at least 6 months and has at least some blank pages in it to allow for visas;
    -Be flexible and willing to adapt to changing schedules;
    -Be able to deploy rapidly, and endure difficult conditions with only basic accommodations;
    -Have experience quickly fitting into multinational teams;
    -Have international experience in central and eastern Europe
    -Proficiency in Ukrainian and/or Russian is an asset.

    Details:
    The mission’s objectives are to observe and report on whether the election result genuinely reflects the democratic expression of the voters of Ukraine. The Canadian observers aim to observe, record, and report while in no way interfering or intervening in any electoral processes.

    We can ONLY accept candidates that are Canadian citizens. We cannot accept applications from Permanent Residents as selected observers need to enter Ukraine on a Canadian passport.

    The ideal candidate would have previous domestic or international electoral experience, in-Ukraine/regional work experience or some conversational knowledge of Ukrainian/Russian. We will consider any applicants with some combination of these that are Canadian citizens, have a valid passport and are available for the duration of the deployment.

    Compensation:
    All long term observers are provided a weekly honorarium. Selected candidates would have air transportation and insurance covered and would receive funds for their in country expenses (i.e. local transport, meals, accommodations, etc).Shortlisted candidates will receive more details on this.

    Available here to apply.

  • ‎Vancouver‬ to Hong Kong | $649 roundtrip including taxes

    Thanks to YVR Deals – we have the rock bottom price to get to Hong Kong in September.

    Here are the current cheapest roundtrip flight prices from Vancouver to Hong Kong, by airline, in the month of September. 

    As you can see, Delta is undercutting the next closest competing airline (Air China) by nearly 30% ! A ridiculous gap in the highly competitive world of airfares, especially from Vancouver to Asia.

    These cheap flights are currently showing in Delta’s system for the months of September, October, November, and very early December. Incidentally, October and November are often cited as the two best months of the year to visit Hong Kong when the temperatures are at their most comfortable (19C-28C) and plenty of sunshine.

    The available date combinations are pretty limited though. Wednesday to Wednesday flights look to be the best bet. They have 1 stop each way, in Seattle.

    Vancouver does have non-stop flights to Hong Kong, which take 12 hours of travel time each way, vs the 16 hours (including the stop) it would take with these Delta flights. To save nearly 50% off the cheapest non-stop flights (~$1200 with Air Canada) does seem worth it.

    What a great deal! I wish I could book this.

  • Air Canada Promotional Code: Save 15% Off Fall Travel Within Canada

    Book a fall flight with Air Canada by April 21st, 2014 and save 15% off!

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    Simply enter the promotional code 15SPRING right at the booking menu to save 15% off your flight between September 8th, 2014 and December 14th, 2014. This coupon will not work between October 10th and October 13th, 2014.

    This coupon code will not help you get to somewhere warm in the states as it is only valid on flights within Canada, but it is still a fantastic offer. Seats are limited so make sure you book your desired seats as soon as possible.

    The fares indicated on the Air Canada website are ONE-WAY per person.

    Click here to check out the Air Canada Fares an Save 15% off Your Fall Flight Within Canada!

  • US$1849 – Disney World: 6 Nights w/7-Day Park Tickets for 4

    I have never been – maybe I won’t go until the kid(s) are older but a great deal for some families out there.

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    Families of four save US$171 on regular rates when staying in a Standard room at their choice of the following select Disney Value Resorts: Disney’s All-Star Sports or Disney’s All-Star Music.

    Stay in the middle of the magic with this package that includes:

    • Six nights accommodations for four guests (two adults, one junior, one child)
    • Seven-day Magic Your Way Base Ticket (per person) that includes admission to any one of the four Theme Parks per day
    • Complimentary parking and transportation throughout Walt Disney World Resort
    • Extra Magic Hours: Each day, one of the Theme Parks offers extended hours, so guests can stay longer at select attractions

    Stay most nights Aug. 3-20 for US$1849, or July 1 – Aug. 2 for US$2092 (savings of US$231).

    This is part of a larger offer for select Disney Value, Moderate, Deluxe and Deluxe Villa resorts. Inquire at booking for pricing.

    Note: Tickets are valid for one theme park per day and expire 14 days after first use. Offer valid with two adults, one junior aged 10-17 and one child aged 3-9. Different rates available when both children are 3-9 or 10-17.

    Courtesy of TravelZoo Canada.

     

  • Vancouver to Los Angeles, California | $224

    the first two weeks of May seem to be a target for price drops, as you can see from this Google Flights search…

     

    Using Google Flights you can find sub $225 fares from YVR to LAX the first 2 weeks of May.

    https://www.google.ca/flights/explore/#explore;f=YVR;t=LAX;li=3;lx=5

     

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  • 8X Aeroplan miles for every reservation made on Bestwestern.com

    Register to earn 8X miles for every reservation made on bestwestern.com and get up to 20% off for stays until March 31.

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    Link to the Best Western Promotion.

     

  • Free Hotel and Rental Credit (Uber, TravelPony, AirBnb)

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    New accounts can add an additional $20 credit. Sign-in, go to the promotions page and enter code HIPMUNK to add $25 credit.

    The additional credit will show under “additional promotions” and be available when you book your first ride.

    Credit to Dansdeals.com and their forum as the first place I saw this. 

     

    AirBnb

    I love this website when I want to stay in an expensive city but cannot afford a hotel. This lets you find houses, apartments and even treehouses with great prices. I even have my condo listed (to make extra travel money to get away). (Use our referral and get $25 credit with your first booking)!

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    You earn $35 in Travel credit when you create an account. Also, $25 off bookings of $250 or more, Code 25OFF. Not bad!

  • Hotels.com Canada: Save 11% on all US Destinations when you spend C$350 or more with code BETTERFX. Book by 3/16/14, Travel by 4/20/14.

    Use this coupon to get 11% off the price of your booking at a participating Best Price Guarantee hotel when you spend a minimum of C$350 for your entire stay.

    Go to the Hotels.com home page

    You must pay for your stay when you make the booking. The discount doesn’t apply to any taxes, fees or additional costs, and you’ll need to pay the full price for any other rooms in this booking.

    To use this coupon, you must be over 18 years old. You need to book by 11:59 pm CST on March 16, 2014 on the Canada English or French version[s] of Hotels.com for a stay to be completed between February 10, 2014 and April 20, 2014. Bookings are subject to availability and the hotel’s terms and conditions.

    This coupon can’t be used for:

    1. Package bookings i.e. hotel + flight
    2. Bookings made through Group Travel Services
    3. Bookings paid for at the hotel
    4. Bookings paid for in a foreign currency
    5. Bookings at non-participating hotels
    6. Bookings made prior to receipt of this coupon

    Go to hotels.com/deals/hotel-exclusions for a list of non-participating hotels. Participating hotels are subject to change at any time.

    This coupon is only valid for the first 15,000 bookings as long as you use it by the deadline above. You’ll be able to check that it’s still valid before completing a booking. There’s a limit of one coupon per booking, and it can’t be combined with other offers.

    Hotels.com Canada: Save 11% on all US Destinations when you spend C$350 or more with code BETTERFX. Book by 3/16/14, Travel by 4/20/14.