Travel industry is going above and beyond to entice Canadians to dust off their passports

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المملكة العربية السعودية أخبار أخبار

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As more people get vaccinated and COVID-19 restrictions begin to lift around the world, airlines and tour operators are eager to ease the path for travellers to book a long-awaited getaway

A double dose of Pfizer’s finest in her system and her wanderlust fit to burst, Tamara Freeland says she was “this close” to booking a long-awaited summer vacation to Iceland on June 21, when the Government of Canada announced that fully vaccinated Canadians would be spared from both post-travel quarantine and Day 8 testing as of July 5.

Requiring only a vaccination certificate to explore the volcano-strewn Nordic nation, which lifted all domestic COVID restrictions on June 26, there was only one thing standing in Freeland’s way: The enduring federal advisory to “avoid non-essential travel outside Canada until further notice.” “On one hand, the quarantine changes suddenly made travel possible for me,” the 50-something resident of Oakville, Ont., says. “On the other hand, the government was telling me not to travel.” Throw in pandemic horror stories about stranded travellers, lost trip deposits and withheld refunds, and Freeland says she “didn’t know what to think.”customer service later that day.

 

شكرًا لك على تعليقك. سيتم نشر تعليقك بعد مراجعته.

Thought of it, but no travel agent, no insurance agent could explain to me what would happen if I reach my destination and test positive, even with vaxx when I was ready to come back. In short, probably not coming home, quarantine there at your expense. No thanks.

لقد قمنا بتلخيص هذا الخبر حتى تتمكن من قراءته بسرعة. إذا كنت مهتمًا بالأخبار، يمكنك قراءة النص الكامل هنا. اقرأ أكثر:

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Porter could shake up Canadian airline industry with jet expansion from Toronto's Pearson airportPorter Airlines could shake up the Canadian airline industry after announcing plans to launch jet service to destinations in Canada, the U.S. and the Caribbean with an order for up to 80 aircraft with a list price of US$5.8 billion. I think it's because they don't expect business travel to be as popular before the pandemic levels and they need to diversify. Probably a good chance the Q400 fleet might shrink. Hopefully more competition and choice for passengers = lower pricing on tickets If they'd be allowed.
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