Travel tips

Google has been indirectly involved in the travel industry for years. From the day their search engine launched, it became a tool that travellers use for trip planning.

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.

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.

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.