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18
Aug

Alert from Ottawa: Haiti

Haiti – Exercise high degree of caution All Canadians are required to have a valid Canadian passport to depart from Haiti. You will not be allowed to board a return flight to Canada with a non-Canadian passport and a Canadian Citizenship Card. Non-Canadians travelling to Canada must present a valid passport containing a Canadian visa. […]

15
Aug

Ecuador: 5.7 Magnitude Earthquake

Updated Mon Aug 15, 9:08 am A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has hit the South American country of Ecuador. The moderate quake struck the east of the country at 03:53:18 GMT on Monday (09:53:18 PM Sunday local time). It was centred 183 km (113 miles) E of Riobamba, 190 km (118 miles) ESE of Ambato, 208 […]

13
Aug

Jodi Fox wins Virtuoso VAST AWARD for 2011 top sales!

Congratulations to Jodi Fox of our Vision 2000 Calgary office was announced the 2011 winner for TOP SALES for VAST – Virtuoso Adventure and Specialty Travel. THere are over 25 participating adventure suppliers and over 500 advisors signed up for the Vast Advisor Program

11
Aug

Travel update from Ottawa: Kosovo

TRAVEL reports: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada have issued the following updates on the travel.gc.ca website to the following countries: Kosovo – Exercise high degree of caution The level of tension remains elevated around the city of Mitrovica and the municipalities of Zvecan, Zubin Potok and Leposavic. Protests and political violence may occur at […]

9
Aug

Travel Alert from Ottawa: U.K: Riots

Alerts: Travel updates from Ottawa TRAVEL reports: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada have issued the following updates on the travel.gc.ca website to the following countries: United Kingdom – Exercise normal security precautions Violent riots and looting have been taking place in London, outlying areas and beyond (including Tottenham, Hackney, Brixton, Lewisham, Peckham, Croydon and […]

7
Aug

If Travelling over Christmas or New Year’s Book Early!

Just recently I have been working on a quote for 5 Adults (all singles) for a hotel in Sydney Australia over New Year’s, I believe this has been one of the most challenging things I have done to date. We are still 6 months away but trying to find suitable accommodations has been difficult. However […]