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AIR CANADA INCREASES SERVICE TO CHILE & ARGENTINA

Effective October 27, 2019, Air Canada’s service to Chile and Argentina from Toronto will increase to 5 weekly flights on board the B777 with a further increase to 6 weekly flights, starting December 3, 2019

Highlights

Air Canada B777 service, and the only direct, year round flights from Canada, via Santiago, offering Economy, Premium Economy and Signature Class

21% VAT refund in accommodations

No reciprocity fee for Canadian and American citizens

Argentina was named among the top 10 Best Value destinations by Lonely Planet in 2019 (https://www.lonelyplanet.com/best-in-travel/value)

Maximum diversity in nature (glaciers, deserts, mountains, volcanoes, jungle and sea coast in the same country.

Book your next business or leisure trip on Air Canada to Chile or Argentina with your UNIGLOBE Travel Advisor

WESTJET LAUNCHES TORONTO TO GATWICK

With lower fares, faster security control and a 30 minute train into the heart of the city, London (Gatwick) has the easiest and most cost efficient airport in London to navigate. Along with WestJet’s award winning service, below are even more reasons to book with WestJet Business Class on the Dreamliner to Gatwick:

Premium Gatwick security and Passport control included for WestJet Business and Premium guests.

GatwickConnects assists with onward boarding card and takes baggage through to connecting flights.

13 lounges with complimentary access to No1 lounge and My Lounge for WestJet Business guests.

Call your UNIGLOBE Travel Advisor to book the amazing introductory Business Class prices to Gatwick on Westjet!

NEXUS UPDATE

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is pleased to inform you that it will be modernizing the way NEXUS members are processed at Canadian airports. The existing NEXUS kiosks that use iris recognition technology will be replaced with new, modernized NEXUS kiosks that use facial verification technology. Vancouver International Airport will be the first to launch this new process in fall 2019, with other Canadian airports following in the ensuing months. These airports are:

·         Halifax Stanfield International Airport

·         Montréal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport

·         Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport

·         Calgary International Airport

·         Edmonton International Airport

·         Toronto Pearson International Airport

·         Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport

·         Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport

To facilitate the transition to facial biometrics, your cooperation is required. You will need your passport the first time you use a new kiosk. You will be prompted to upload your passport photograph during your first passage for storage and identity verification purposes. Members who do not have a passport will be referred to an officer for identity verification.

This modernization is intended to better serve NEXUS members travelling by air as facial biometric verification provides travellers with a simplified method of being identified. This initiative aligns the NEXUS program with international trends on traveller processing, and supports the CBSA’s goal to increase efficiencies without compromising security.

It is also important to note that declarations will not be completed at the new kiosks. If you have something to declare you must do so verbally, to an officer, at a clearly marked area in the customs hall after using the kiosk. For more information on a traveller’s duty to declare, please visit the CBSA I Declare webpage.

For more information on this initiative, including instructions on how to use the new NEXUS facial verification kiosks, please visit the NEXUS Air webpage.