World Traveller 73 About
An executive based in Vancouver, Canada, he enjoys maximizing the use of airline and hotel award points in order to “Upgrade Your Travels”. His travels have led him to over 75 countries and over 1,000,000 miles flown. When he’s not on the road, he can often be found in his second adopted home in Whistler, Canada. He chronicles his personal and business travel adventures, advice, upgrade tips, tricks and secrets here…
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The Plaza Premium Lounge network operates over sixty lounges under the Plaza Premium Name worldwide. The Plaza Premium Lounges typically offer a consistent lounge experience with a broad food presentation, even when visiting outside of regular meal hours. Today’s travel took me through the Plaza Premium Winnipeg lounge on my trans continental route across Canada. How would the Plaza Premium Lounge Winnipeg fare for a connecting traveler ? Review: Plaza Premium Lounge… Read More
Todays flight was on the backbone of Air Canada’s narrowbody fleet; the Airbus 320-2. Air Canada’s Airbus 320 family has been flying across the country for almost thirty five years with the Airbus 320 being the most popular version of this aircraft. Consistent with the age of this aircraft, the Air Canada Business Class cabin also offers a dated experience. It has been a few years since I’ve sat in this product…. Read More
We had a day visit through Banff, after spending the weekend hiking in the Lake Louise area. After a wonderful stay at the Fairmont Lake Louise, today’s objective was taking MrsWT73 on her first visit to Banff, Alberta, Canada. Since no visit to Banff would be complete without a walk through the Bow River Trail, we set out on this mission immediately upon our arrival in Banff. Walking the Bow Falls River… Read More
In the second part of local hikes within the Lake Louise area, we took in the more energetic Fairview Lookout trail from the Fairmont Château Lake Louise. Complimenting our experience on the Lakeshore trail, the Fairview trail offered those spectacular crystal blue lake views of Lake Louise that were missing from the ground level lakeshore view points. The trail was a little more energetic that I expected, although it was well worth… Read More
Air Canada has announced a promotion for elite Aeroplan member travellers that happen to find themselves a little short of Aeroplan status miles for the end of the qualifying year. Air Canada is offering an opportunity for elite members to buy up to the next (or current) level of status instead of having to fly the required amount of qualification miles. This is a time limited offer and only makes sense under… Read More
I returned to Lake Louise in early November on an introductory trip with my wife whom had never seen the area. Since the Lake Louise ski hill hadn’t officially been opened for the season, we were looking for some local hiking activities to fill our time and allow us to enjoy our Lake Louise experience. On the day of our arrival, we took in the fairly simple Lake Louise Lakeshore hike. Winter… Read More
Despite moving all around Canada, and heavy travel across the North American business travel circuit, the picturesque town of Lake Louise had escaped my travel patterns for a substantial period of time. When my travel plans took me to Calgary for a week, and since MrsWT73 had never visited Lake Louise, it seemed like a great opportunity to rediscover Lake Louise, Canada with a stay at the Fairmont Château Lake Louise. Review:… Read More
Occasionally, travels take me to unique restaurants that I wouldn’t ordinarily get the opportunity to visit. My recent travels through Calgary had me passing through Nick’s Steakhouse and Pizza restaurant in the west end of Calgary. Nick’s Steakhouse and Pizza is a bit of a Calgary institution that has been in operation since 1979; almost 45 years. Stepping through it’s doors leads you to an era long past, in a retro experience… Read More
With a recent business trip to the western part of Calgary, I ended up staying at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel and Suites Calgary West for a five day stay in the region. The Four Points by Sheraton Calgary West represented some straight forward “no nonsense” accommodation that happened to be well located for meetings in the Western Calgary area and its proximity to Canada Olympic Park. How would a week… Read More
The Westin Whistler Resort and Spa remains one of the most popular options for a Marriott Bonvoy points hotel located in Whistler, Canada. Situated right next to the Whistler Village, the Westin Whistler Resort and Spa offers almost every feature imaginable for a full service hotel at a ski resort. I would get the opportunity to visit the property for a three day stay during off season, being able to test out… Read More
This week’s travel had me travelling to the northern part of Vancouver Island in South West British Columbia. Departing from Vancouver, with limited flight availability, and some labour issues impacting the BC Ferries service resulting in many cancellations, I ended up deciding to fly over through Nanaimo, making the Courtyard by Marriott Nanaimo the logical choice for a hotel stay in this particular region. The Courtyard by Marriott Nanaimo is the only… Read More
Admittedly, this space isn’t really about video games. However, with a mostly welcomed downturn in travel on the road over the past few months, I’ve been spending more time at home; which is always a treat. Inspired by one of my last business work trips that had a family tag on portion to it, I ended up purchasing an Arcade 1Up video arcade game for my house. How would my venture into… Read More
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