I have had the pleasure of staying at the Westin Wall Centre, Vancouver Airport (YVR) many times. It is one of my favourite hotels in Vancouver. It is located close to YVR with a free shuttle, you have a great lounge to watch planes land, close to River Rock Casino and the Canada Line to get downtown, a nice pool and…
Fairmont Hotels Canada has a great offer coming up! Head online to Fairmont next week on June 24, 2015 between 1pm and 4pm EST and purchase a $250 gift card and you will receive a $50 gift card for free! If you’ve got a summer getaway coming up, this is a great way to save money on your upcoming trip!…
WestJet announced it has selected London, England as the first transatlantic destination from Canada for its wide-body Boeing 767-300 aircraft. Service from Canada to London will be through London Gatwick. “This news marks the next phase in the international portion of our strategic plan,” said Bob Cummings, WestJet Executive Vice-President, Commercial. “WestJet is at the right scale to make this…
For a limited time and exclusively for LoungeBuddy members, Silvercar is offering new customers 1 free day (up to $89 in value) towards your first Silvercar reservation of 2+ days.* Drive off in a premium Audi A4 from any airport where Silvercar is available. Here is a list of Silvercar locations: Austin – AUS Chicago – ORD Dallas – Love…
I loved our stay in Sydney and our trip to the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium was very interesting. It is conveniently located in Darling Harbour just north of the Pyrmont Bridge. My wife and my 2 kids went in. A child is considered 4 – 15 years. 3s and under enter SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium free of charge (great policy). It was very…
Early in 2015, I took several months parental leave and enjoyed a trip with my family to Australia/New Zealand. We stayed for 10 nights at the Four Points by Sheraton (almost felt like we moved in) and had an amazing time. The location is perfect (close to Darling Harbour, Pyrmont Bridge, and about 40 minute walk to the Opera House,…
Air New Zealand announced today that in celebration of its 75th anniversary, it will offer a one-day, $475* fare sale for tickets from Vancouver, Canada to Auckland, New Zealand. Seventy-five (75) tickets at the incredible price of $475* including taxes, a significant savings compared to the average published fare to New Zealand, will be on sale for one day only…
Jeopardy is my favourite game show – you learn a little obscure knowledge every time you watch it. Our friends in the US had problems with this category! I wonder though how many Canadians would have got them all right (I even had problems with 1 of them at first – it is not where I live)! Enjoy the clip…
The 50% conversion rate promotion from Royal Bank (RBC) Avion to British Airways (BA) Avios is back again and runs from now until July 15, 2015. RBC Avion cardholders and clients who hold other eligible RBC Royal Bank products or services that earn RBC Rewards points†, have the option of converting their RBC Rewards points to Avios◊. As a member…
I consider frequent flyer miles similar to currency as they have a value and how you choose to use those miles gives you a different return (i.e. high-end blender vs business class ticket reward). I have seen so many award booking services pop-up in Canada where you pay $100 for assistance on booking an award ticket. I feel this is…