Like thousands of Canadians whose travel plans were interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Adrienne Martin of Whitby was left with an airline travel voucher she wanted to use. A trip to St. Lucia this December seemed like the perfect getaway. She booked the trip with her partner in May. "This time we decided to upgrade the resort; after being locked in the house for so long we decided to treat ourselves," she said. Martin and her partner had a Sunwing voucher worth $4,130 from a previous travel package. They applied the credit to a winter holiday worth $4,650. The pair were scheduled to leave Toronto on Dec. 11 and return on Dec. 18. Read more: COVID-19 pandemic uncertainty scrambles post-vaccination getaway plans The pair booked an all-inclusive vacation in a luxury junior suite with ocean view at the Royalton Saint Lucia Resort and Spa. But on Oct. 20, Martin got bad news from Sunwing. The airline informed her the flight was cancelled and the ...
Marilyn M. Sipes, 93, of rural Galion in Morrow County went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 29, 2024 at Magnolia Terrace Assisted Living in Galion, Ohio. She was born November 5, 1930 to the late Henry Ward and Viola M. (Marshall) Rinehart in North Bloomfield Twp., Morrow County where she lived her whole life until her move in October of 2023 to Magnolia Terrace. She graduated from Lexington High School in 1948 and married her high school sweetheart, Ivan W. Sipes, on June 12, 1949 at Ebenezer Methodist Church in Morrow County. They exemplified a Godly marriage for over 63 years until Ivan's death on September 22, 2012. Together they lovingly raised their family of two daughters, two sons, seven grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren. They enjoyed traveling, especially to visit their family in distant places. They also supported their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren by attending many dance and sporting events, choir and band concerts. Marilyn was a fai...
A New Brunswick father and son say they are out more than $7,000 for a trip they were never able to take due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the airline is refusing to provide a refund for a vacation that it cancelled. Michael Doucette of Miramichi, N.B. says when he booked a tropical vacation to the Dominican Republic in February 2020 with WestJet Vacations for him and his father, Roger Doucette, who lives in Moncton, it was meant to be for stress relief. Read more: Still fighting for a refund from airline or travel supplier? How Consumer Protection BC can help "The whole point of us getting it was to be able to sort of recharge our batteries, after a particularly rough year," Michael said. In less than a year, Roger had lost both his mother and his wife. He thought a getaway might be a great way to help manage his grief. "To be together and have a chance to try and digest some of this stuff," Roger said. But Michael says the experienc...
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