Travel Tips and Deals for Maritimers

I had the flights all picked out on Aeroplan in business class. There was availability on the preferred airlines on the right dates. The hotel points were ready to go. My father had mentioned wanting to take another jaunt over to Europe and it seemed like a great trip was in the making. But when it came time to pull the trigger, the urge to go overseas faded. It was replaced with a desire to visit more exotic places…like Parrsboro or New Ross. [Read more…]

In the travel sphere one often hears mention of the “off season” or “high season” or “shoulder season”. Those terms refer to periods of the year when a destination is either especially busy and expensive or relatively cheap when hotel occupancy numbers are low. Sometimes you can also find a sort of micro-season when a few days buck the trend of that period. I wrote a post on the blog last month about great hotel rates in Chicago over the first week of July. Another such phenomenon exists for New York City and Washington, DC in late November. [Read more…]

Most Maritimers are probably familiar with Aeroplan miles and WestJet dollars but few likely pay much attention to the loyalty program connected to Alaska Airlines. That’s for good reason as it doesn’t fly out of any airports in central or eastern Canada. However, you can still use Alaska miles for flights because they have partner airlines that fly out of Halifax. Here are a few thoughts on why you might want to consider acquiring some Alaska miles. [Read more…]