Travel tips

Social media has become a huge part of the travel experience. Travellers use it to find travel destinations, conduct research, post updates, connect with travel providers and, of course, post photos of their vacation.

Everyone wants to have the perfect trip. They want to get the best deal, stay at the best hotels, eat the best food and have an enjoyable flight. Much of the success, or failure, of any trip has to do with planning. You can let things ride and under-plan or you can meticulously over-plan your trip. To ensure you have a great trip, the key is to fall somewhere in the middle.

In the days leading up to a vacation, one of the many tasks that travellers have on their to-do list is to get currency for the country they will be visiting. Although it’s always a good idea to get bills of different denominations, many of us make sure to get a large number of $1 bills, so that we can tip our bartenders and servers at restaurants, housekeepers at the hotel and other service providers during our trip.

Public places are full of bacteria and viruses. Whether you are planning a trip to the mall, grocery store or gym, you are guaranteed to encounter germs. However, two of the biggest culprits are airports and airplanes. A recent study looked at the dirtiest places, and the bottom line was that airports and airplanes are dirtier than your home and most public places.

Travelling without travel insurance is not advisable, but many Canadians still choose to travel unprotected, particularly when they travel outside their home province but within Canada.

The year 2016 is being hailed as the year when Canadians choose to explore home and destinations that are closer to home. With all that is going on in the world, the less-than-desirable hassles brought on by travel and the lower-than-normal Canadian dollar, more Canadians than ever are planning to stay home and explore some of the many world-class tourist destinations that are only a short trip away.