PRESS RELEASE - Monday 11th May 2009

- From £219 return with Canadian Affair -

Travellers searching for a summer holiday bargain need look no further than Canadian Affair. The UK’s largest tour operator to Canada commences its summer schedule this week with return flights to eight Canadian cities starting from just £219 per person, including taxes.

For summer 2009, the operator will offer a choice of over 60 direct services each week from 10 UK & Ireland airports – London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Manchester, Birmingham, Exeter, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dublin and Shannon.

With flights available to eight Canadian cities - Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa, Halifax, Edmonton and Fredericton, there has never been a better time to visit this amazing country and take advantage of the healthy exchange rate, which still offers CA$1.7 to £1*.

In addition to low-cost flights, Canadian Affair offers child discounts - unlike many other operators - and can tailor-make high quality trips to include a wide-range of hotels, Rocky Mountaineer train tours, self-drive holidays, cruises, motor-homes, escorted coach tours and much more at the most competitive prices.

The new summer 2009 schedule from Canadian Affair offers the following flights:

	From LONDON to Canada:
	London Gatwick to Toronto flights - from £258 return
	London Heathrow to Toronto flights - from £258 return
	London Gatwick to Calgary flights - from £298 return
	London Gatwick to Vancouver flights - from £298 return
	London Gatwick to Montreal flights - from £258 return
	London Gatwick to Ottawa flights - from £228 return
	London Gatwick to Halifax flights - from £258 return
	London Gatwick to Fredericton flights - from £258 return
	From MANCHESTER to Canada:
	Manchester to Toronto flights - from £258 return
	Manchester to Vancouver flights - from £298 return
	Manchester to Calgary flights - from £298 return
	From BIRMINGHAM to Canada:
	Birmingham to Toronto flights - from £228 return
	From EXETER to Canada:
	Exeter to Toronto flights - from £228 return
	From NEWCASTLE to Canada:
	Newcastle to Toronto flights - from £219 return
	From SCOTLAND to Canada:
	Glasgow to Toronto flights - from £258 return
	Edinburgh to Toronto flights - from £278 return
	Glasgow to Calgary flights - from £298 return
	Glasgow to Vancouver flights - from £298 return
	From IRELAND to Canada:
	Dublin to Toronto flights - from €218 return
	Shannon to Toronto flights - from €218 return
	Dublin to Montreal flights - from €218 return

Flights are operated by Air Transat and Thomas Cook Airlines, offering the most generous economy legroom on a trans-Atlantic flight.  The Boeing 757 aircraft has a seat pitch of 35 inches and the wide-body Airbus A330 and A310 aircraft have an Economy Class seat pitch of up to 33 inches. Premium cabin upgrades, complimentary meals and hold baggage are offered on all flights.

For information and reservations, visit www.canadianaffair.com or call 0207-616-9999 or 0141-248-6777. 

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Notes to editors:

*Travelex exchange rate (1 GBP = 1.7176 CAD) as at 28 April 2009

· Complimentary hold baggage allowance for passengers is 20kg in Economy and 30kg in Premium.

· The Canadian Affair summer programme runs from 1st May – 31st October, 2009 (end dates for the summer flight schedule vary depending on UK departure airport).

· Air Transat and Canadian Affair are part of Transat A.T. Inc., an integrated travel company specialising in organising, marketing and distributing holiday travel and packages between Canada and Europe.

· Air Transat was launched in 1987.

· British tour operator The Airline Seat Company (TASC) was created in 1995 and operates under the name Canadian Affair.

For more information, please contact:     

Information: Charlie Hampton or Claire Freeman

Canadian Affair Press Office

Bell Pottinger Business & Brand

Telephone: 0207-861-2431/2447

E-Mail: champton@bell-pottinger.co.uk