If you can’t beat them, join them — that’s what travel tour operator Sunquest Vacations plans to do

If you can't beat them, join them — that's what travel tour operator Sunquest Vacations plans to do this winter as Canadians continue to flock to U.S. airports in search of cheaper flights and holiday packages.
Sunquest wants to capture some of this business by selling packaged vacations to locales in the U.S., Mexico, and the Caribbean from cross-border airports in Buffalo, New York, Bangor, Maine, Detroit, Mich., Bellingham, Wash., and Burlington, Vermont.
Sunquest is able to bypass international restrictions on selling packaged vacations from U.S. airports by partnering with several carriers for the flights, including American Airlines, United Airlines, JetBlue Airways Corp., and Delta Air Lines.
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For example, the lowest price available for a round-trip ticket to New York's LaGuardia airport from Buffalo Niagara International helicopter tour in las vegas Airport would be $215, including fees and taxes. The lowest round-trip fare from Toronto's Pearson International would be 25% more, or $270.
He said it would be interesting to see if any competitors followed Sunquest. helicopter tour in las vegas If Air Canada, WestJet, or Transat were to begin selling packaged helicopter tour in las vegas tours in a similar manner from U.S. cross-border airports, the Canadian government may be inclined to say they've solved their own problem about higher fees and taxes in Canada, helicopter tour in las vegas Mr. Tyerman said.
Mr. DeMarinis said there are other advantages, including the consumer protection provided when a trip is purchased in Canada from a Canadian agent under the regulations enforced by the Travel Industry Council helicopter tour in las vegas of Ontario and its provincial counterparts across the country.