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2011
18
January
So, I'm now blogging for a large Canadian media conglomerate
18
January
Last month, a kind soul and devoted reader took the time to point out to me that Sympatico.ca was looking to fill the position of 'Travel deal blogger' for the Travel section of their giant web portal.
This is the actual ad that they posted on various job sites:
Needed: Engaging travel blogger obsessed with finding great travel deals Are you a seasoned travel writer who has globetrotting down to an art form? Sympatico.ca Travel is looking for a blogger who loves to travel, write about travel and scour the internet and other sources for the best travel deals around. In other words, you eat, sleep and breathe travel.
Check, check, and check. They were asking people to submit their resumes, but perhaps with a bit too much bravado I decided to just send them a short and polite e-mail, explaining who I was, showing them the deals I've found over the past year on my network of blogs, and the following I have on Facebook and Twitter.
To be honest, I felt confident there wasn't anyone in Canada better suited for the job. If there's someone with more of a passion for it than me, they're hiding it pretty well. Sympatico quickly called me back and I'm pretty sure I heard the distinct sound of a pile of resumes being shredded in the background.
So, I'm pretty excited about it. It helps to spread the word to more Canadians, and who knows, maybe it will lead to further opportunities. If I have the conglomerate corporate structure figured out correctly, Sympatico is owned by Bell, who also owns the Globe & Mail and CTV. Hint, hint.
Basically I'll just be posting deals similar to what's currently being posted on my blogs, but they will now also appear on Sympatico's new travel blog, found here:
http://blog.travel.sympatico.ca/
But for my first post, I decided to make it more of an introduction, explaining who I am, how it all began, and how I came to be Canada's deal obsessed travel junkie with a couple hundred thousand Facebook followers.
So here it is, my introductory blog post, simply titled:
Confessions of a Canadian Travel Deal Junkie
Do me a favor and post a comment after you read it. Or at the very least, hit the Like button!
And YES, I will still be posting the deals here of course, as usual. It doesn't really change anything, I'll just be posting on both sites.
cM
2010
5
December
[PROMO CODE] Westjet: 10% off flights (to any city) if you book with Mastercard - [expires: December 26]
5
December
Found this on the MasterCard site:
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2010
5
December
St. John's to Guatemala City - $646 roundtrip after tax
5
December
St. John's pretty much never has any flights to Central America below $1000 roundtrip after tax. They just don't happen.
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2010
1
December
[PROMO CODE] WestJet: 20% off routes that Porter flys, but with blackout dates - [expires: December 06]
1
December
Westjet's match of Porter's code, although WestJet decided to keep blackout dates around the holidays. And it expires a few days earlier.
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2010
1
December
[PROMO CODE] Air Canada: 20% off routes that Porter flys, no blackout dates - [expires: December 08]
1
December
Air Canada has matched the Porter code, as expected.
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2010
1
December
[PROMO CODE] Porter: 20% off flights, even during Christmas, no blackout dates - [expires: December 8]
1
December
Promo code: ELF20
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2010
25
November
WestJet announces 'Blue Tag Thursdays' - will they deliver?
25
November
WestJet has just announced that every Thursday @ 1 PM MST they are going to offer 'one great deal' for just a few hours only.
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2010
19
November
Expedia.ca promo code - $300 off flight + hotel packages - ridiculous deals
19
November
UPDATE: I've just been informed this code works for flight + hotel packages to New York and Cancun too!
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2010
19
November
[PROMO CODE] Air Canada: 30% off flights to places that Porter flys, but *with* blackout dates - [expires: November 24]
19
November
Air Canada has matched the Porter code I just posted, but interestingly, they chose to keep the holiday dates blacked out.
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2010
19
November
[PROMO CODE] Porter: 30% off flights, even during Christmas, no blackout dates - [expires: November 24]
19
November
Promo code: GIFT30
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