In this episode, Ken Stewart from Crowfoot Travel Solutions will join us to review and discuss all the necessary documents you need when traveling with children, from passports and vaccine certificates to the documents you need when traveling with children who aren’t your own. Plus the Canadian Rocky Mountain Resorts added another hotel to their collection of resorts, the Post Hotel and Spa in Lake Louise. So we’ll get some insight on what that means and get a feel for what it’s like to stay there in our hotel spotlight. And we’ll head to the Florida Keys to explore what it might be like to experience a driving tour across the 5 areas of the keys.

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In this episode, we’ll talk about a court ruling in the US involving the Marriott hotel group, resort fees and advertised room rates. So we’ll get some insight from the folks at Travelers United about the ruling and resort fees in general. Then we’ll head to Costa Rica and visit the luxurious Tabacon Thermal Resort and Spa. And we’ll check in with Celebrity Cruises to learn about the Celebrity Eclipse, the ship we’re sailing on to Alaska at the end of May next year and what it’s like to take a cruise right now.

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In this episode, we’ll learn about a new booking site designed by Air Miles called Air Miles Flights. Plus ski season is almost in full swing, as is the Christmas season, so with that in mind we’ll get caught up with the Resorts of the Canadian Rockies as they get set for the start of the ski season. And one way to get into the Christmas spirit would be to take a tour of the Christmas Markets of Austria, Germany and Switzerland. It’s a tour offered by Trafalgar Canada so we’ll get an idea of what the tour entails. 

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On this week’s show we’ll chat with the CB Rescue Foundation on how you can be a flight companion for a rescue dog on your next vacation. Plus we’ll review the Top 10 Budget Gambling Resorts and Casinos with Time2Play  https://time2play.com/blog/top-budget-gambling-destinations/ and we’ll learn about Destination Vancouver’s #LoveVancouver campaign.

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In this episode, we’ll review what you need to know about any updates to travel health insurance, especially when it comes to Covid coverage. Then we’ll head to Prince Edward County in Ontario, home to the Merrill House Hotel located only a few hours from Toronto along the Northeastern Shore of Lake Ontario. And we’ve got a special announcement regarding an upcoming cruise to Alaska in 2022.  

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Got a Halloween theme for this episode. First we try to answer the question of why we are so fascinated with visiting haunted houses and haunted hotels, we’ll talk with a Professor of Psychology who’s studied why those spooky places appeal to us. And speaking of spooky places is there any more spookier than Bran Castle or Dracula’s Castle as it’s known, in Transylvania? We’ll chat about a tour that offers a private visit to Dracula’s Castle. And we’ll learn about touring a few of the ghost towns of Arizona.  

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In this episode we’ll review the rules around what you can and can’t take with you on your carry on when flying with the folks from CATSA, the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority. We’ll also learn about a new experience this winter at the Banff Gondola called Nightrise. And we’ll head to Thailand to visit the Save Elephant Foundation and talk with the founder who rescues elephants from the miserable lives they live serving in tourist venues and other attractions.

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In this episode, we’ll talk about the issues regarding vaccine passport documentation, COVID tests and travel advisories with ACTA, the Association of Canadian Travel Agencies. Then we’ll visit a unique set of luxury cabins in Southern California called the Midnight Moon Cabins at Big Bear Lake. And we’ll get an update on traveling to Jamaica this winter.

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In this episode, we’ll talk about unruly airline passengers, who are rude and downright abusive towards flight attendants and what can be done about it. Then we’ll visit the newly opened Margaritaville Beach Resort Nassau in the Bahamas. And we’ll head to Myrtle Beach in South Carolina, home to one of the longest stretches of beach in North America.  

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In this episode, travel expert Onanta Forbes shares her recent visit to Tofino, BC. Plus, Jasper’s Dark Sky Festival is coming Oct. 15 to 24, so we’ll find out more about it and some of the events planned. Then we’ll chat with the folks from the Mob Museum in Las Vegas. 

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