Best City to Plan a Corporate Retreat Corporate retreats are an important part of any large business. Getting scattered teams together to align goals, review past achievements, and set the table for tomorrow are important measures. Choosing where to host a corporate retreat isn’t as straightforward. Depending on where your team members are based will Read More
2019 On-Time Airline Performance The Punctuality League has awarded Copa Airlines, the popular Latin American airlines with the highest on-time percentage OTP, marking nearly 90% of its flights arriving at their destination on time. There were no Canadian airlines in the top 20, and only 2 American airlines (Hawaiian and Delta) cracking the list. What Read More
Working in tourism, Holidays for Humanity, CEO, Aaron Smith is a very frequent flyer, he has traveled to over 60 countries and all but one continent. His business travel lifestyle has taught him the best ways to pack for work and the unexpected. 1. Accept a clean laundry routine “Look at your itinerary and make Read More
Don’t let a flight cancellation turn into a business nightmare. Even after spending countless hours carefully plotting every step of your journey, an unexpected delay or flight cancellation can derail your well-laid-out plans. But a minor roadblock doesn’t have to result in a travel disaster. Taking a few extra precautions to dodge delays, knowing your Read More
Located on the Pacific Rim, Vancouver, BC is the primary gateway between both Canada and Asia; and Canada and California’s Silicone Valley. It is become a major shipping port, with a growing financial sector. Home to approximately 3 million residents, Vancouver is consistently ranked in the top 5 most liveable cities in the world. It Read More
Best Neighbourhoods to stay in London for Business Travel Home to 9 million residents, London is one of the planet’s leading cities. It is an economic, cultural and tourism powerhouse. It offers 365 days a year of opportunities to explore, engage, and be entertained. A city this size can confuse the inbound traveler, leading to Read More
BEST NEIGHBOURHOODS TO STAY IN NEW YORK FOR BUSINESS TRAVELERS New York is a city that boasts of being one of the most expensive costs of living in the United States making it a gargantuan and herculean task to get a place to stay even for a short period of time. The city is a Read More
Montréal is the heartbeat of French-Canada and the yin to Toronto’s yang. Greater Montréal is home to 4.2 million residents, and approximately 65% of the population has French as their first language. Montréal is famous for its jazz, it’s style, it’s food, and now has one the nation’s fastest growing tech sectors. To visit Montréal Read More
Home to 6.5 Million residents, Greater Toronto is a sprawling metropolis and Canada’s largest city. It brings tourists and business travellers alike from all over the world. When visitors first stay in Toronto they often find themselves downtown among the cities bright lights. However, to know the city is to know that it is a Read More
Air New Zealand has joined Delta, Qatar Airways, Philippine Airlines, Turkish and Scandinavian Airlines as the next major international carrier to offer free unlimited Wi-Fi onboard its aircraft. As an industry, airlines are collectively discovering that Wi-Fi is now deemed as an essential service by passengers. This move comes at a time where they are Read More
Wow Air to close operations On Thursday, March 28th, Wow Air, the Icelandic budget airline canceled all flights, stranding over 1000 passengers. Wow Air joins a growing list of low-cost airlines that have ceased operations citing financial hardship among rising fuels costs and over-supply. In recent years, Europe has aso lost Air Berlin, Primera, and Read More
Brazil is ending the visa requirement for travel from 4 nations, including Canada. As of June 17, 2019, Australian, Canadian, Japanese and American tourists will no longer need a visa. The end of the 4-nation visa requirements came about as part of a larger announcement from the new Brazilian government. It stated that in-bound visitors Read More
From 2021, Canadian citizens will need to apply for an ETIAS Visa Waiver before traveling to Europe. Since the European Union made the announcement, there has been some confusion about exactly what ETIAS is. The ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorization System) will be very similar to the American ESTA Visa Waiver Program. It will Read More
After 1-October, 2019, travellers to New Zealand will need to register and pay an arrival tax before entry to the island nation. Additionally, on the same date, visitors will be required to register with New Zealand’s new Electronic Travel Authority and paying the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy. Only locals and visitors from Australia Read More
A boarding pass is your gateway to flying. It is a critical document with respect to inventory management, customer service, and security. It contains access to a passenger’s personal information, their flight details, seat selection, and in certain instances further security tagging or Secondary Security Screening Selection (SSSS). There are now 2 types of boarding Read More
