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Travel 33 | Thursday, March 3, 2016 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com "Connected to your Community" BEAVER TRAILS TO CHINA: The Oakville Beaver travelled to Fan Tian Temple in Xiamen, China with Eini and Carol Di Bon. Take along a copy of the Oakville Beaver on your next vacation and send it in for publication to Beaver Trails, Oakville Beaver, 5046 Mainway, Unit 2, Burlington, ON, L7L 5Z1 or email to editor@oakvillebeaver.com. BEAVER TRAILS TO INDIA: The Oakville Beaver travelled to the Taj Mahal in Agra, India with the Tan family. From left are Clay, Connor, Caleb and Barb. McTavish Travel Passengers flying to Canada from visa-exempt countries must obtain a new entry requirement called and Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) as of 15MAR16. Travellers who do not need a visa to enter Canada must obtain an eTA before they can board a flight to Canada. This includes citizens from most European countries, Australia, Korea, Chile and more. Passengers who transit through Canada by air will also need an eTA. The eTA is available online 24/7 and to apply passengers require a valid passport, a credit card and an email address. An eTA costs CAD7 and is valid for up to five years or until the passport expires. The following groups are exempt from the eTA requirement: American citizens, visitors to Canada who hold a valid visa, commercial airline crew and French citizens who are residents of St-Pierre and Miquelon. Entry requirements for travellers arriving in Canada by land or sea have not changed - no eTA is required. The new eTA screening system was brought in to work closely with a similar system in place in the United States. Information on which travellers need an eTA and the online application are on the Canada Immigration & Citizenship page: visa-canada-eta. Air Canada has announced new non-stop routes from Toronto to: Washington Dulles DC ­ 2 daily flights, year-round, starting 02MAY16; Jacksonville FL ­ twice weekly flights on Saturday and Sunday , year-round, starting 07MAY16; Portland OR ­ 1 daily flight, summer seasonal, starts 26MAY16 and Salt lake City UT ­ 1 daily flight, year-round, starts 27MAY16. Call us for flight, car and hotel reservations. Avalon Waterways' 2017 river cruise preview features 52 pages of itineraries and selling features for next year's cruises to Europe and Southeast Asia. All itineraries featured are ready for booking and travellers who book by 05APR16 can save 10% off any Europe or Southeast Asia cruise, or 15% off any Paris to Normandy cruise. Avalon's Special Interest cruises are in the brochure, including Art, Culinary, Wine Appreciation and Music themes, as well as a new World War II History cruise. In all, Avalon will be operating 16 river cruise ships in Europe ­ 11 of which will be less than 5 years old ­ including 12 Suite Ships with window-facing beds and wall-to-wall windows in the Panorama staterooms which open over two metres wide. The full brochure, which will include new itineraries for 2017 will be released in early spring. In the meantime full details are available on their website. Call us to complete your Avalon Waterways reservations by 05APR16 to secure the discount. avalonwaterways.ca CANADA'S NEW eTA Save up to $6,000 to alaSka BOOK BY MARCH 31 AwAken Your SenSe of Wonder Fjords oF AlAskA 7 nights · Le Soléal · July 2, 2016 Vancouver ­ Ketchikan ­ Petersburg ­ Tracy Arm ­ Haines ­ Skagway ­ Juneau NEW AC ROUTES From US$4,760 per guest Includes: all meals, open bar, transfers, port charges, taxes and gratuities Other ships and sailing dates available AVALON WATERWAYS 2017 302-2904 S. SheridanWay Oakville, ON 905-829-0111 or sales@cruisenet.ca Fares listed are cruise only, pp in USD, based on double occupancy in a Superior stateroom. Savings offer is per couple. Savings of $3,500 per couple are reflected in the above per person fare. Fares/offers are subject to availability and may be withdrawn at any time.Valid on new reservations only on select 2016 Alaska voyages, and must be booked by March 31, 2016. Ship's Registry: France. FL Seller ofTravel Ref No ST37706 and CA Seller ofTravel Ref No 2120712-40. PONANT USA LLC - 132 East 70th St., NewYork, NY 10021- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Suite 300, South Oakville Centre · 1515 Rebecca Street, Oakville 905.827.1100 travel@mctavish.com www.mctavishtravel.com Ont Reg No 1437985