Michel Rochefort

Effective October 30, air passengers departing from Canadian airports, travellers on VIA Rail and Rocky Mountaineer trains, and travellers on non-essential passenger vessels on voyages of 24 hours or more, such as cruise ships, will need to be vaccinated. Effective…

It is now eight years since I am in the world of travel points. I earned over a million Aeroplan points, in large part thanks to great promotions offered by American Express. This allowed me to go to beautiful places…

The Government of Canada has announced further relaxations for travelers. As of August 9 at 12:30 a.m., all travelers (vaccinated or not) entering Canada by plane will no longer be required to spend 3 days in a hotel designated by…

Flair Airlines, Canada’s only true ultra low-cost carrier, continues to change the face of the Canadian aviation market with unprecedented growth as it announces non-stop, low fare flights between 8 Canadian cities and 6 U.S destinations: Fort LauderdaleFrom Toronto, Kitchener-Waterloo, Ottawa & Montreal…

More and more countries are opening their borders to foreign tourists, but there are still restrictions to follow. As with visas, each country has its own entry policy, travelers should inform themselves about COVID-19 entry restrictions, testing requirements and quarantine…

MONTRÉAL, April 29, 2021 Transat A.T. Inc. announced today that it has reached an agreement with the Government of Canada to borrow up to $700 million in additional liquidity through the Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF). An amount of $390 million, representing the liquidity needed…

MONTREAL, April 12, 2021 Air Canada announced today that it has entered into a series of debt and equity financing agreements with the Government of Canada, which will allow Air Canada to access up to $5.879 billion in liquidity through the Large Employer Emergency Financing…

MONTREAL, April 2, 2021  Air Canada and Transat A.T. Inc. (“Transat”) announced today that they have mutually agreed to terminate the Arrangement Agreement for the proposed acquisition of Transat by Air Canada. Air Canada and Transat had originally agreed in June 2019 on the acquisition,…