As we speak to more and more tech entrepreneurs and developers across Canada, we see that most of them are now allowed to work from home at least until January 1st, 2021 or some even as far out as mid summer 2021. So this could be your one time chance to continue working but instead … Continue reading Working From Home? Work From The Beach in Barbados With This Year Long Visa.→
Snaptravel , Toronto Travel startup, is super cool to use as you can just your Facebook messenger to talk to their smart AI enabled bot to secure the best deals on hotel websites around the world. So it comes no surprise that they secured additional $13.2m on top of existing $8m to raise capital all … Continue reading Toronto Travel Startup SnapTravel Snaps $13.2m Additional Investment→
Hopper, Montreal startup, that provides travel deals, is in hot water this week due to their faulty PR campaign that landed them in trouble with both Westjet and Air Canada. Hopper advertising PR campaign claimed (still claims?) that it will provide you, the user, with “secret fares” on its app at discounts of up to … Continue reading Montreal App Hopper Gets Cut by Westjet / Air Canada→
On a recent vacation search, one of our employees have decided to go down to Riviera Maya for a much needed rest. After searching through multiple reviews on Tripadvisor, he has came upon a wonderful resort of Grand Palladium in Riviera Maya. Problem started when he started booking it, he got a price different from … Continue reading Where You Book Your Vacation From Matters→
Richard Branson’s company Virgin has officially decided to back Toronto to Montreal Hyperloop project. This hyperloop between two Canadian major cities will bring the trip that usually takes around 6 hours to just 39 minutes if built. Imagine taking 5pm Hyperloop to dine at Moishes Montreal Steakhouse just to be in your bed in Toronto … Continue reading Richard Branson Backs Toronto to Montreal 39 Minutes Hyperloop→
SnapTravel announced today an $8M USD Series A round led by iNovia Capital. SnapTravel allows users to find and book the perfect hotel room over SMS and Facebook Messenger. Financing was provided by iNovia Capital as well as Lightbank, Bee Partners, and Hedgewood. What is Snap Travel? SnapTravel gives you access to great hotel deals over … Continue reading Toronto Travel Website SnapTravel Raises $10M Series A→
Canada is still considering whether to follow UK and US in their laptop and iPad carry on ban on airlines flying from Middle Eastern countries. The ban came into effect this past Saturday March 25th. This basically means you are now allowed to use your laptop during your flight. You can still use it at … Continue reading Canada might follow US / UK on laptop / tablets ban on flights→
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