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WestJet Announces Enhanced Schedule + New Non-Stops To Florida, Mexico and Costa Rica

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 Sun, sand and so much more – Airline’s 2015-2016 winter schedule enhances service across its network CALGARY, July 20, 2015 /CNW/ – WestJet today announced it is launching new non-stop service to Florida, Mexico and Costa Rica, as well as adding more than 85 flights across its growing domestic and international network as part of its winter 2015-2016 flight schedule. WestJet’s regional airline, WestJet Encore, will also begin service three times a day to Boston, its first U.S. destination.

Waldo Helps Plot the Perfect American Road-Trip

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Who knew that one day Waldo would actually prove useful! Waldo? You say … Yes – Waldo – the star who got his start in a series of children’s books in England … that quirky little guy with his distinctive red-and-white-striped shirt, bobble hat, and glasses – that’s the one! Well, in reality it’s not Waldo himself that’s going to guide you on the perfect American road-trip, but rather one Randal S. Olson from the University of Pennsylvania who researches artificial intelligence and algorithms … the guy who came up with the optimal search strategy to find Waldo.

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10 Tips for the Lone-Traveller

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Today we welcome Sam Tickell – friend, fellow motorsport and travel enthusiast (of RacerViews) – to talk to us about travelling solo.  So without further ado, we present Sam’s “10 Tips for the Lone-Traveller” Recently I went on a six week European and Chinese holiday…… Alone. There were a number of things that I learned from this wonderful experience. If you’re travelling alone it can be liberating and a lot of fun. And after this, it will be my preferred choice of travel…so here are the top 10 things I learned that could help you.

Book Smart – Top 10 Travel Booking Tips

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We have a love-hate relationship with travel … yes, you heard that right … travel bloggers that “hate” travel! Or at least the research and booking part of travel, so we’ve put together our “Book Smart – Top 10 Travel Booking Tips.” Travel is a wonderful thing but it really does come with it’s own set of stresses! Over the years we’ve seen our share of travel-turbulence – lost in the middle of no-where thanks to GPS gone rogue, over-booked flights, hotels from hell, sleepless flights with screaming babies, but as Iain would say, “that’s all part of the adventure.” And it’s true, most of those niggly problems are quickly forgotten – because after-all – you’re on vacation! For me, once of the biggest stresses is the planning and booking … because I’m the typical “A-Type” personality that plans everything to death. Couple that with being “frugal” and you have a recipe for tossing in the towel on travel. #1 – Don’t Rely Solely on a Travel Agent. While we’re not trying to put anyone out …

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Canadians Experiencing Increase In Summer Travel Regrets

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Travelocity.ca survey reveals 86 per cent of Canadians feel the pressure to make the most of their summer but are failing to do so TORONTO, June 18, 2015 /CNW/ – A recent survey from Travelocity.ca® has found that Canadians are increasingly experiencing more summer travel regrets compared with previous years. The survey revealed Canadians are failing when it comes to warding off these summer regrets by not getting out there and Seizing the Summer. Nearly one third (32 per cent) of Canadians list not travelling enough as their biggest summer regret, worse than last year when only 25 per cent of respondents expressed the same feeling. “With the first day of summer and National Seize the Summer Day coming up on June 21, Canadians are feeling the heat to get outside and book their summer vacation. Yet year after year