Category: Travel

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ICBC’s tips for summer road trips

Summer: long weekends, longer days, BBQs and road trips. They all go hand-in-hand. ICBC has issued a tip list for safe summer road trips. The provincial insurer says that in British Columbia, in July and August, over the years 2005 to 2009, there is an average of 1,232 crashes and 361 injured victims on B.C. [...]

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Ryanair’s net profit falls over business lost to volcanic ash, higher fuel costs

Irish budget airline Ryanair reported a 24 per cent drop in first-quarter net profit, citing C50 million (US$65 million) in lost business from the Icelandic volcano as well as a rising fuel bill – but the carrier says it remains poised to keep expanding. Net profit for the April-June quarter fell to C93.7 million ($121.8 [...]

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Snowbirds’ winter planning should start in summer

View the video here on your mobile device. While many Canadians are in the middle of planning road trips and weekends at the cottage this summer, it’s hard to believe that some people are actually looking forward to winter. For thousands of snowbirds, winter is their chance to get away and spend some time in [...]

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Forgoing travel insurance and paying out of pocket

View the video here on your mobile device.   The Canadian Snowbirds Association, which represents thousands of older traveling Canadians, officially endorses Medipac Travel Insurance as its insurer as choice. The Royal Canadian Legion also selected Medipac as its exclusive Travel Insurance Member Benefit Partner. As a result, Medipac knows a thing or two about [...]

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Cuba makes insurance mandatory for visitors

View the video here on your mobile device. As of May 1, anyone wanting to visit Cuba must buy their own health insurance coverage. The Cuban government added that medical insurance policies purchased abroad must be from insurance companies recognized in Cuba. It also states that sales points will be established at points of entrance [...]

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