Visitors invited to take a breath or tune it up with Spotify campaign

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Key contacts: nathan McLoughlin Mobile: 0407897814 eMaiL: nathan@jkingassociates. com training: canadaspecialist.com. au; keepexploring.com.au

Remember an eTA for Canada

DESTINATION Canada and Spotify have partnered on a campaign to get Europeans to “dig deeper into Canada and book a trip in 2023”.

Listeners across Australia, the UK, france and Germany have been tuning in to a digital experience that invites them to choose from two options to “discover Canada”.

The ‘Turn It Up’ option matches users to a Canadian city, while the ‘Take A Breath’option pairs users with the landscapes and wilderness of Canada.

The ‘Turn It Up’ path recommends a Canadian city to users based on their music tastes and shares a personalised playlist with the music of that city. Also, Canadian music journalist Karen Bliss explores the history of the music scene in each city.

The ‘Take a Breath’ option matches users with relaxing nature getaway sites such as The rockies and the West Coast.

Well-known Canadian wellness influencers Stevin Tuchiwsky (Calgary), Jeanne rodneauDucharme (Québec), Hayley Gendron (Vancouver) and Zehra Allibhai (Toronto), have created a series of guided meditation walks to highlight the natural beauty of Canada.

The campaign began in late December 2022 and will carry on in a modified form in 2023. canada.withspotify.com

Canada mapped out for agents

LOOK out for your at-a-glance Canada reference map, which you can access by scanning the Qr code above.

“Agents are always asking us for maps, and we have listened!”, said Nathan mcLoughlin Account Director –Trade, Destination Canada.

“We have updated our Selling

Canada map and hope it will come in useful with client itinerary planning or just helping clients understand the sheer size of Canada, the world’s second largest country.

“Save it as a reference tool,” mcLoughlin encouraged.

AGENTS are reminded that all Australian visitors to Canada who arrive by air must be in possession of an Electronic Travel Authority (eTA) which should be obtained before the purchase of air tickets.

An eTa costs C$7: allow at least three days for it to be approved.

It is valid for five years, or until the passport expires, and allows multi-entry. Travellers can only apply for one person at a time. for example, for a family of three they would need to complete and submit the form three times.

Apply online at Canada.ca/ eTa. Any website charging more than C$7 is not an official government site.

ExploreTV in the west

IF you missed it when it first aired on Channel 9 in December 2022, head to gurusexplore.tv and check out two fabulous Canada-themed episodes.

Join Trevor Cochrane as he journeys through vibrant cities, rich cultures and Canada’s pristine wilderness in British Columbia, Alberta and the Yukon. Highlights include the Great Bear rainforest in B.C.

Le Boat adds base in Ottawa

* LE BOAT will expand into Ottawa for its 2023 season. The self-drive boating company will be offering 32 cruisers which can access a new base, Dows Lake Pavilion, on the Rideau Canal. The move will facilitate more convenient one-way trips to Ottawa from its main base in Smiths Falls. Le Boat’s season starts on 19 May 2023 and ends on 9 October 2023. leboat.ca