We have had a few calls and emails lately concerning the airfares to Goose Bay. In particular the fare for the Halifax to Goose Bay leg. Some travel websites and even the Air Canada website will show fares that can sometimes top $2k from the U.S!

There is help though. Canada One Travel in Winnipeg, MB, Canada have great fares to Goose Bay. For Example $601 USD Harrisburg PA return, $692 USD Atlanta GA return, $807 Los Angeles CA return, and $807 from Portland OR return. They also don’t charge the Canadian Goods and Services Tax for US citizens.

These guys have the best deal. Hands down. You can check them out on the web at http://www.canada-one.com , or by phone toll-free at (866)401-9900.

See you this summer.

Robin Cooper

Recently there have been changes in the Canadian sales tax programs but the VRP was overlooked, and it may now be eliminated. The VRP allows visitors to Canada to get a rebate for half, that is 7%, of the 14% tax on their costs of travel to Canada. If the VRP were to be eliminated, this would essentially reflect a price increase of $258.65 USD on top of the cost of a week’s trip to our lodges. Therefore, I would like to invite readers to visit the URL http://www.petitiononline.com/vrp1/ and to sign a petition addressed to the Hon. James Flaherty, Minister of Finance, to help save the Visitor Rebate Program, or at least replace it with a new model. You are required only to give your name, location, and email address —you have the right to keep your email address private. Please help us save our VRP.

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