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Fly Porter Airlines, Get a Free Manicure

December 5, 2011 at 9:00 AM | by | Comments (0)

Joe Fresh might not be that familiar a name to those living in the nifty fifty, but for those above the border the apparel, accessories, and cosmetics company is pretty well known. A flagship store in New York City just debuted, but you can always check them out—for free—thanks to Porter Airlines.

To celebrate the season, the airline and the brand are teaming up the bring a little fun to travelers at the airport and in the skies. At Joe Fresh stores in Canada there’ll be chances to win different travel-related prizes, and of course Porter Airlines will provide your airfare. Prizes include a weekend in New York City as well as a $500 gift card to one of the Joe Fresh stores.

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How To Get Tickets To Toronto's International Film Festival

Where: Toronto, ON, Canada
August 9, 2011 at 4:09 PM | by | Comments (0)

The Toronto International Film Festival has started releasing this year's line-up, which will include the premieres of George Clooney's The Ides of March, The Tree Of Life starring Brad Pitt, and the fest's opener, From The Sky Down, a new U2 documentary.

With so many big names on this year's roster, the demand for tickets is bigger than ever and for now most packages are still available and can be ordered online, but you better act fast before they're all sold out and the September events get rolling.

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Where Heartthrobs Justin Bieber and Robert Pattinson Are Kicking It in Canada

Where: Toronto, ON, Canada
June 2, 2011 at 1:30 PM | by | Comments (0)

Toronto has been experiencing two heatwaves this week—one generated by a wacky weather pattern and the other courtesy of the world's two biggest heartthrobs, Robert Pattinson and Justin Bieber.

Rob is town filming his new movie, Cosmopolis, and while he's been keeping a low profile, a few determined fans scored a meeting with Rob outside of Toronto's Lakeview Restaurant where he was filming earlier this week.

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Bixi Bike Share Arrives in Toronto Just in Time for Summer

Where: Toronto, ON, Canada
May 18, 2011 at 10:43 AM | by | Comments (0)

We can’t get enough of different cities and their bike sharing programs. London and Boston are just two of the latest towns to get their two-wheeled act together in the last couple of years, and earlier this month Toronto joined the pedal powered party.

Canada’s largest city added around 1,000 bikes thanks to a little bit of assistance from around 80 different stations in and about the downtown area. The Public Bike System Company is behind the city’s new shipment of velocipedes, but for those looking to simply score a cheap ride it’s better known as Bixi. This is the same kind of system that’s already in use in spots like Montreal and Washington, DC, so it might look kind of similar—and that’s a good thing.

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Toronto's City Airport Might Just Get a $50 Million Pedestrian Tunnel

Where: Toronto, ON, Canada
March 22, 2011 at 12:01 PM | by | Comments (0)

Apparently it’s been an on and off discussion for several years, and now it looks like there’s a development in a different kind of battle for Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. This one has nothing to do with other airlines trying to get access to Porter Airlines favorite little airport, but it has everything to do with how passengers get to the airport.

As of now the only way to get to Toronto’s City Airport is thanks to a ferry ride, but some are eager for a more convenient way. There had been talk of a tunnel or bridge in the past, but now it looks like the debate is heating up once again in favor of building a pedestrian tunnel. It’s far from a done deal as of now—mainly because it’s going to cost around 50 million Loonies—but some just can’t wait to stroll to the airport.

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Air Canada Begins Flying Their Bombardiers to Toronto City Airport on May 1

March 7, 2011 at 1:31 PM | by | Comments (0)

We’ve been following the ongoing battle at Billy Bishop Airport, and it now looks like Air Canada will finally be landing at Toronto-City. Just to recap, the airline has been trying to bring back its turboprop service to the smaller—yet super convenient—airport right outside the comings and goings of downtown Toronto after stopping service in 2006.

For quite some time, Porter Airlines has been the exclusive commercial airline with access to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, and thanks to the lack of a true competitor, they’ve done pretty well with their service to Canada and the United States.

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Porter Airlines Still Gets to Enjoy Some Alone Time at Billy Bishop Airport

Where: Toronto, ON, Canada
February 9, 2011 at 9:18 AM | by | Comments (0)

Everything continues to go well for little Porter Airlines, as some of their most recent news confirms they’ve got more butts in the seats than they did a year ago. There hasn’t really been too much talk about new destinations or new flights, but it seems that those routes to New York and Myrtle Beach have been doing pretty well.

The thing that might be helping them out the most is that they’re still not facing any real competition at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. Not too long ago, we suggested that Air Canada might be bringing some smaller planes into the airport as well—clearly eager to cash in on Porter’s market—but it looks like that idea is delayed yet again.

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The Battle for Toronto City Airport Begins Between Air Canada and Porter

October 12, 2010 at 10:35 AM | by | Comments (2)

We knew that Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport has been the happening airport in Toronto for quite some time, and especially since Porter Airlines is proving to the world how successful the little airport can be. Air Canada has been trying to gain access to the airport, and now it looks like we have a date for when there will finally be a little competition at the airport.

Most of the paperwork has been filled out and signed, and it looks like Air Canada—through the help from one of their regional airline buddies—will be heading to and from the airport beginning in February. Their initial flight schedule will be limited to just Montreal, but with 15 nonstop options throughout the day, there’s plenty of availability.

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Two Flight Attendant Movies Take On the Toronto Film Festival

Where: Toronto, ON, Canada
September 13, 2010 at 11:34 AM | by | Comments (0)

Jeanne Balibar stars in "At Ellen's Age."

While Toronto Film Festival flicks like Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan and Ben Affleck's The Town are getting most of the buzz, we noticed that a couple of this year's fest selections center on characters who are flight attendants.

Of course, we had to look into it and give you the lowdown on 'em. Both of the flight attendant flicks come from foreign countries and will be screened at the festival this week. If they get rave reviews, keep an eye out for them at your local art house cinema.

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The Foam Starts Flowing Soon at Toronto's Festival of Beers

Where: Toronto, ON, Canada
July 23, 2010 at 10:47 AM | by | Comments (0)

Toronto is a great city, but like any city, it’s even better with lots of beer. That’s why we’re eager to check out this year’s Festival of Beers. Montreal had their own party dedicated to the sudsy stuff earlier this year, but it looks like Toronto wants to solidify its position as the place to party.

This year’s festival runs August 5-8, so that’s just less than two weeks until the taps start flowing. Tickets to this year’s party at Bandshell Park at Exhibition Place are actually less cash than last year, and they will set you back as little as $37—a couple bucks more if you’re cashing in loonies and toonies. Your admission costs will get you five sample tokens, a souvenir sampling cup, and a guide to all the beers. You’ll have six hours to soak it all in, and an extra five samples will cost you around $10.

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Skip the Shops for Toronto Airport's All-in-One Vending Machines

Where: Toronto, ON, Canada
July 14, 2010 at 4:31 PM | by | Comments (0)

Ok so there's moose droppings in the gift shop at Toronto's Pearson International Airport but in the ladies room we also found a very convenient all-in-one vending machine.

Why bother with expensive gift shop sundries when for just a loonie coin you can get Tylenol, tattoos, latex condoms, tampons, maxi pads and breath freshener. You can even get an Alfred Sung and Eternity imposter perfumes. (Dammit, we should not have splurged on Chanel No. 5 in the duty-free store!)

But we have to say, we're slightly disappointed there's no pregnancy tests available here. When you gotta know, you gotta know!

Seen some quirky vending machines in airports? Send 'em to us!

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Moose Droppings for Sale at Toronto's Airport

Where: Toronto, ON, Canada
July 6, 2010 at 4:22 PM | by | Comments (0)

As we made our way back from Toronto last week, we popped into one of the shops at Toronto's Pearson International Airport to check out their snack offerings.

As you know, Jaunted loves checking out other countries' junk food options, sometimes just for the fun packaging if not the strange combination of ingredients. And in Pearson, we found a treat that elicited a gag and an "Ooo!" from us at the same time---Canadian Moose Droppings.

Fear not, these aren't actual fecal products. Instead they are chocolate coated almonds just cleverly packaged as "moose droppings." Oh those Canucks! Such a funny sense of humor. But you have to admit, bringing home some moose droppings is a heck of a lot better than a bottle of maple syrup!

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