Grand Forks, North Dakota has a great little airport. GFK in your airport codes and search engines. Very recently, United Airlines has decided to offer connecting flights from GFK to DEN. From Denver you can go anywhere in the world.
This is a good thing.
More choices means better prices. I have noticed that Delta airlines is consistently offering below market price fares out of GFK. Why? Because they don't want to lose existing business. They want to keep their plane loads at viable levels.
What does this mean to you? You can now fly Delta, United or Allegiant out of Grand Forks. You can save yourself $200 or more on a return trip if you fly out of GFK. It can mean a difference of $1000 to a family of 5. Is that worth it? Yes.
What if it means an overnight stay in Grand Forks? Great news there too. There are tons of great hotels within 15 minutes of the airport. An average night's stay will run you about $70.
More options means more travel. More travel means more life experience.
Of course, prices vary on your travel dates and destination.
Visit their local tourist blog to learn more about Grand Forks.
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Our Caribbean Province?
The beautiful Turks and Caicos islands have for decades entertained the possibilities of an alignment with Canada. Over the last four decades, the Canadian House of Commons has heard discussions and had varying levels of support for a political union between Canada and the Turks and Caicos. There has been talk of the islands joining Nova Scotia, or becoming their own 11th Canadian Province.
In 2009, the Member of Parliament for Edmonton East, Peter Goldring sent correspondence in an effort to re-open dialogue with the government of the Turks and Caicos. It is certainly an interesting read and does indeed show there is still interest in pursuing discussions. Link to the letter from the House of Commons.
The Canadian influence can certainly be seen across the Caribbean with three of our banks being the largest operators of banking institutions in the English speaking Caribbean. I can't say for certain which Canadian banks those are, but I CAN say absolutely, without a doubt, we drove past a CIBC location and an RBC location in the Turks and Caicos. Later, I used an instant teller at the airport that was Scotiabank. And, the grocery store in Provo was located right next to a beautiful, modern Scotiabank building. So, without better research, I state those three as my best guess.
Canadian banks can be seen and used readily in the Bahamas as well.
Canadian tourists are welcomed and should feel comfortable in the British West Indies. We have long since invited and supported trade and development in these areas and in 2009 added the Caribbean on our government's list of preferred foreign aid recipients.
Every year tourism continues to grow as an industry. The people of the Turks and Caicos welcome over 200,000 tourists to their islands annually. If you are interested in learning more about what the islands have to offer, visit their official tourism website.
In 2009, the Member of Parliament for Edmonton East, Peter Goldring sent correspondence in an effort to re-open dialogue with the government of the Turks and Caicos. It is certainly an interesting read and does indeed show there is still interest in pursuing discussions. Link to the letter from the House of Commons.
The Canadian influence can certainly be seen across the Caribbean with three of our banks being the largest operators of banking institutions in the English speaking Caribbean. I can't say for certain which Canadian banks those are, but I CAN say absolutely, without a doubt, we drove past a CIBC location and an RBC location in the Turks and Caicos. Later, I used an instant teller at the airport that was Scotiabank. And, the grocery store in Provo was located right next to a beautiful, modern Scotiabank building. So, without better research, I state those three as my best guess.
Canadian banks can be seen and used readily in the Bahamas as well.
Canadian tourists are welcomed and should feel comfortable in the British West Indies. We have long since invited and supported trade and development in these areas and in 2009 added the Caribbean on our government's list of preferred foreign aid recipients.
Every year tourism continues to grow as an industry. The people of the Turks and Caicos welcome over 200,000 tourists to their islands annually. If you are interested in learning more about what the islands have to offer, visit their official tourism website.
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