In this post, we share information about insurance we have purchased to help offset the costs of extending our stay on a trip due to quarantine requirements.
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The 10 Things We Don’t Miss About Travel
Travel is our thing and has been for the last 15+ years. Throughout the years, we have perfected how to travel for short weekend trips, mileage runs, and longer around the world trips to maximize each moment and optimized each deal to lead us to the destination, not the other way around. 2020 was offContinue reading “The 10 Things We Don’t Miss About Travel”
COVID Cancellations: Refund Status Update
After months and hours of fighting tooth and nail, we have managed to close the loop on all of our outstanding claims for refunds with airlines and hotels! We ended up pretty lucky by not losing lots of money and ending up stuck with a bunch of travel vouchers that would be difficult to useContinue reading “COVID Cancellations: Refund Status Update”
COVID-19 Protocols for Tourists: 3 Extreme Examples
Recently there have been many news reports about countries that are planning to re-open to tourists, and the measures they plan to take in order to ensure the safety of both citizens and visitors. It’s been really interesting to see the variance in protocols being implemented – in some cases, the requirements have been veryContinue reading “COVID-19 Protocols for Tourists: 3 Extreme Examples”
Plan – 7 Mistakes to Avoid When Booking Flights
Last updated: November 24, 2019 As easy as it can be to search for flights and book them either using points or paying for them, there are complexities to air travel that are not always easy to find and understand. We’ve learned from mistakes we’ve made and how to avoid them. In this post, weContinue reading “Plan – 7 Mistakes to Avoid When Booking Flights”
Winter Travel Woes – 5 Tips to Mitigate Disasters
Winter is a time when many of us just want to get away from the cold and snow and it’s also the time when it’s the most difficult to travel. During the polar vortex, thousands of flights were cancelled and hundreds more today when a winter storm hit Southern Ontario. Like many travelers, we’ve experiencedContinue reading “Winter Travel Woes – 5 Tips to Mitigate Disasters”
Airfare 101: How a $300 flight can cost you $1,000
Most of us are always on the lookout for cheap airfare deals and when we find one, we often impulse buy it in fear of the deal disappearing only to be left with buyer’s remorse later on. Just recently, a friend of ours booked “the deal of a lifetime” and later complained that due toContinue reading “Airfare 101: How a $300 flight can cost you $1,000”
Why Aeroplan Cancelled My Ticket Without Telling Me and Other Horror Stories!
As the date when Air Canada and Aeroplan end their agreement approaches quickly, we’ve been busy allocating our points to make the most of them in 2018 and 2019. Jason and I have a love – hate thing going with Aeroplan; it’s given us the opportunity to travel around the world affordably but has alsoContinue reading “Why Aeroplan Cancelled My Ticket Without Telling Me and Other Horror Stories!”
Travel Deals to Bali: Should you go right now?
Since the end of September, concerns about Mount Agung erupting have affected travel to Bali. When the volcano erupted on November 27, it forced DPS – Denpasar Airport to shut down for 2 days as flights had to be cancelled due to the volcanic ash in the air that clogs jet engines. As the tourismContinue reading “Travel Deals to Bali: Should you go right now?”
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