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You might have heard a few Black Friday sale ads in the last few days and you can be assured that you'll hear more in the coming days and weeks. There no shortage of them when it comes to the travel industry either so on this week's show Travel Expert Onanta Forbes will join me to discuss whether those deals are worth the hype. Then we'll get some insight and tips on traveling to Morocco. The founder of the Destinations Morocco Tour Company and host of the Destination Morocco podcast, Azdean Elmoustaquim will be here to share his expertise on visiting Morocco.

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In the wake of the devasting hurricane in Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean, when is it ok to head to those places who rely so much on tourism. In other words, how soon is too soon to visit after a disaster? Travel Expert Onanta Forbes will join me on this week's show to tackle that question. Then we'll chat with the folks from the Revelstoke Mountain Resort as they gear up for the coming ski season. And we've got a bonus segment for you this week as we begin a new monthly feature with Rewards Canada founder Patrick Sojka. Once a month he'll stop by to give us the latest news and advice on what's going on in the world of travel rewards.

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Our weekly guest, Travel Expert Onanta Forbes is traveling throughout NFLD so we'll catch up with her on this week's show to learn what she's been up to and get some tips on traveling to NFLD. Then we'll chat with the CEO of TROBBU Boutique Collection, a luxury company offering travelers vacation villas and apartments. They recently opened an all-inclusive luxury villa resort in Tulum, Mexico. So we'll get some insight on that.

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Tis the season for holiday travel so in this week's podcast travel expert Onanta Forbes will join us to offer up a few holiday travel reminders to help smooth out the process. We'll also chat with Tracie Barnthouse from Travel Nevada, she's going to share some planning tips to explore Reno, Nevada and the Lake Tahoe Loop. And, Ken Stewart from Crowfoot Travel Solutions will be along to give us a few destination ideas and travel deals with our Weekly Round Up. 

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Air Canada announced last week that they will be offering a new feature for its mobile app that enables customers to track the progress of their baggage so on this week's podcast travel expert Onanta Forbes will join us to discuss that and some of the other gadgets that are available to keep track of your luggage. Plus, if traveling to Machu Picchu is on your list of destinations for 2024 we've got some tips for you from the folks at GAdventures. And, Ken Stewart from Crowfoot Travel Solutions will be along to give us a few destination ideas and travel deals with our Weekly Round Up. 

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As the saying goes, there's only 2 things certain in life; death and taxes and that includes tourism taxes so in this week's podcast travel expert Onanta Forbes will join us to discuss some of the tax increases on airfares and the increase on other tourism taxes and fees. And any new taxes that you may need to pay. Plus, the folks from the Florida Keys will join us to give us some tips on planning a trip there. And, Ken Stewart from Crowfoot Travel Solutions will be along to give us a few destination ideas and travel deals with our Weekly Round Up. 

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The airlines are back in the news again so on this week's podcast Travel Expert Onanta Forbes will join me to discuss the good and not so good news that transpired last week. Then we'll look ahead to 2024 and chat with the folks from Booking.com who recently released their travel predictions for 2024. And, Ken Stewart from Crowfoot Travel Solutions will be along to give us a few destination ideas and travel deals with our Weekly Round Up. 

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A new report from Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection recently revealed what they say are the safest countries and the safest cities to travel to so in this week's podcast travel expert Onanta Forbes and I will review which countries and cities topped the list. Plus, the Marriott hotel group is looking to expand their portfolio in the Caribbean and Latin America so we'll find out more about that. And, Ken Stewart from Crowfoot Travel Solutions will be along to give us a few destination ideas and travel deals with our Weekly Round Up. 

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On this week's podcast Travel Expert Onanta Forbes and I will discuss our Mexico experience. And the Travvy Awards were announced this past week. They are like the Academy Awards for the travel industry, so we'll run through some of the winners. Plus in honor of Remembrance Day this weekend I'll play a conversation I had a few weeks ago with Rory Cory, the Senior Curator at the Military Museums in Calgary. And Ken Stewart from Crowfoot Travel Solutions will be along to give us a few destination ideas and travel deals with our Weekly Round Up. 

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We were in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for this week's podcast taking in all the sights and sounds of Day of the Dead. 

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