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Canadians Leaving Vacation Days Unused, Handing More Than $5.5 Billion In Wages Back To Employers

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TORONTO, Oct. 19, 2016 /CNW/ – Most Canadians would like an additional 11.5 more vacation days per year, according to the latest annual “Vacation Deprivation” survey from Expedia.ca. But would they take them? In 2016 Canadians received an average of 17.3 vacation days but will use only 14 of them. That adds up to nearly 31 million unused vacation days and more than $5.5 billion in wages handed back to employers! But that’s not all… 27% of Canadians go a year or more without taking a vacation, with an additional 36% going six months to a year without a break.

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Travellers To Canada Will Experience New Documentation Requirements Starting Sept. 30th

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Travelers flying to Canada starting Sept. 30 will experience a raft of new documentation requirements depending on their citizenship. The rules are part of Canada’s Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA), established in 2011 to facilitate travel between the U.S. and Canada. A result of the eTA was an effort to more closely scrutinize foreign nationals from visa-exempt countries.

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Renewing Your Passport? Will that be for four-and-a-half years or nine-and-a-half?

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  We were in the middle of booking our next trip to Europe when we discovered that our passports would expire 2 days after our scheduled return home. Uh oh… some countries require you to have 6 months available after your departure date – otherwise they won’t let you in. It’s a bit excessive, but that’s the new world we’re living in. No problem, we’ll just renew our passports and they’ll tack the remaining 6 months on to the end of our new expiry date – after all we’ve paid for that six months and it’s not our fault other countries make that rule – right? You’d think that would be so, but not if you’re Canadian.

Exuma – Stocking Island Stingrays (Video)

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We’ve had a YouTube channel for a couple of years now, but haven’t uploaded more than a couple of our videos … well … that’s about to change! Today we’ve uploaded the first of 8 videos from our trip to Exuma, Bahamas – a true paradise just an hour from Florida. We hope you enjoy our series, starting with this amazing experience at Stocking Island where we got to swim with, feed and pet the stingrays! We only spent an afternoon on Stocking Island – we experiences a lot, but  missed so much – so we’ll be sure to spend a full day there when we go back.

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The Importance Of A Tech-Free Vacation

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Mobile Phone, Tablet, MP3 Player, Laptop Computer, iPhone, iPad Kindle… we’ve all got several or all of those tech-toys. How often do we put them down and re-charge ourselves? Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Selfies, Periscope etc….. In our tech-obsessed era of constant connectivity we rarely take a vacation or holiday from work. It’s imperative that we take the time to cut the ties and take a Tech-Free holiday/vacation. Here are some tips to help you rejuvenate YOU…