When you first set out to plan a trip, the research phase can range from fun and enlightening to tedious and frustrating. Your success usually depends on how easy or difficult it is to find solid information to guide your decisions. Online travel forums can be very useful in this regard as long as you let your excitement for the trip drown out any background noise. [Read more…]
6 Tips For Redeeming Hotel Points in the Dynamic Pricing Era
Dynamic pricing is the name of the game now when it comes to booking hotels with points. Not all hotel loyalty programs have made the switch, but most of the more popular ones have. Hence, you might want to approach redemptions a little differently. Below are a few suggestions that could be useful to thwart some of the negative repercussions of dynamic reward pricing. [Read more…]
Condor’s Cheap Flight Finder: Great Airfare Deals Halifax to Europe
If you’re looking to travel Halifax to Europe this summer or autumn and have flexibility with your dates or destination, it’s worth checking for low fares on Condor. This German leisure airline can be the key to scoring a cheap trip with their well priced round-trip and one-way tickets to or from various European cities. [Read more…]
Points Deal in Scotland: Wyndham Duchally Country Estate
There is a relatively recent addition to the Wyndham Rewards portfolio of properties that presents a very interesting option if you have any plans to visit Scotland. It would be particularly useful if you intend to travel with a group. The deal involves capitalizing on two separate hotel loyalty program opportunities: buying points at a discount and redeeming points for an upgraded room. [Read more…]
Are WestJet Premium Fares a Good Deal? (Halifax to Europe)
If you have some extra cash in your travel fund, you might want to take a glance at WestJet’s premium class fares on their non-stops between Halifax and Glasgow, London, Dublin or Paris. I don’t usually pay much attention to fares beyond economy, but there may be some value to be realized if you have plans to travel across the pond this summer or autumn. [Read more…]
Direct Flights Halifax to the United States (2022)
If you live in the Maritimes and fly to the United States much, you’re likely aware that non-stop routes out of Halifax have a tendency to come and go. The convenience of completing US pre-clearance in Halifax instead of Montreal or Toronto – where lines can be long – is a terrific advantage to flying direct. The non-stop options at the moment aren’t too bad except for one glaring omission. [Read more…]
Hidden City Ticketing: Halifax Example
Hidden city ticketing is a somewhat controversial backdoor method to save money on airfare. I’ve recently come across an example of such a fare involving Halifax, so I thought I’d make a brief blog post about it in case anyone was wondering about this kind of booking and whether or not it’s a good idea. [Read more…]
Checking Air Miles Flight Reward Availability (As We Await Upcoming Changes)
The Air Miles loyalty program has revealed that it will soon introduce redesigned flight rewards on its website. It’s not clear exactly when the new booking platform will appear, but I thought it might be worth doing one last check of flight redemptions out of Nova Scotia to see what’s available and to compare to search results after the changes are implemented. [Read more…]
Points Priorities for a Disney Vacation in the Genie+ and Lightning Lane Era
A trip to Walt Disney World in Florida (or Disneyland in California) is getting more expensive all the time. With the recent announcement of Genie, Genie+ and Lightning Lane, budget considerations have really taken centre stage. Even some Disney diehards are now saying they’ve finally been priced out. In this post I’ll share a few ideas on how to choose a Canadian points strategy to keep a Disney trip within reach without sacrificing too much on the experience. [Read more…]
6 Guiding Principles for Trip Itinerary Planning
When you’re putting together a trip, it can be a real challenge to design the ideal itinerary. For some, it’s one of the most enjoyable elements of travel planning. For others, it’s no fun at all. Therefore, I thought I’d try to compile a few recommendations or strategies that I have found useful in hopes that something might prove beneficial to others contemplating post-pandemic travels. [Read more…]
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