Air Canada Vacations says it’s temporarily suspending some of its winter/early spring schedule due to rising cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. In a letter to members of the industry today, company vice president Nino Montagnese said new virus cases and government regulations have led to “unavoidable disruptions” for ACV. The cancellations are from January 24 to April 30, 2022, he said. “At first glance, 2022 can be mistaken for its predecessor,” he said. “Omicron ushered in a wave of renewed uncertainty that coincided with the holidays and impacted our industry yet again.” Suspended destinations include Antigua, Aruba, Samaná Read more
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There are tons of great travel deals out there for Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Travel Deal Tuesday. FLORIDA The Boca Raton in south Florida is offering A Golden Escape — a savings of up to 25%! Guests can choose to stay in any of the property’s five luxurious hotels including Beach Club, Yacht Club, Cloister, Tower or Bungalows and will receive a $500 dining credit to be used at any of the resort’s dining outlets, such as the new MB Supper Club, which debuts December 1, or The Flamingo Grill, a Major Food Group restaurant; $500 spa credit to be used in the 50,000 square foot Read more
I’m not going to call this the beginning of the road to recovery, because I learned in my years covering baseball that you never jinx things in the press box by saying things like, “Gee, this game is REALLY moving along nicely,” as that pretty much GUARANTEES a 15-inning nightmare. However, I will say it’s a joy to have good news to report on a couple of major fronts today in my regular Future of Travel blog, including news of June planning by both Air Canada Vacations and the Lufthansa Group of airlines. Lufthansa Group Boosting June Service Lufthansa Read more
Two Canadian travel companies are offering great Cyber Monday deals. But you have to move fast. Sunwing today (Nov. 26) announced that it will be reducing prices by up to 40 per cent on a huge selection of all-inclusive vacation packages for Cyber Monday only. Air Canada Vacations, meanwhile, is offering 35 per cent on all new bookings of certain Las Vegas Flight & Hotel packages with MGM Resorts. shoppers can choose from more deals than ever before during the tour operator’s largest ever one day sale. Available on line and via travel agencies, vacationers can take advantage of unprecedented Read more
This is shaping up to be quite a Leap Day for travel lovers. It’s barely noon in Toronto and I’ve already seen several really, really good deals for folks looking for travel bargains. Here are a few I’ve noticed so far… Air Canada Vacations: I got an email just after noon EST to say folks can save up to (yes, it seems there’s always that famous catchphrase, “up to”, but still) 50 per cent on trips to the Caribbean and Mexico with ACV. You also can get Aeroplan bonuses of 2,900 miles until March 3 for May and June departures, Read more
