Dorina Brown Travel

03/21/2025

We have updated our travel advice for the with information on new requirements for the registration of foreign nationals visiting for more than 30 days. More info: https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/united-states

09/24/2024

Some new info coming out about entry requirements for Canadians to the UK

Attention Canadians! If you're traveling to or transiting through the on or after January 8, 2025, you'll need to have an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA). You can apply for an ETA as of November 27, 2024. Learn more: https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/United-Kingdom

04/02/2023

It seems to be baby season in the Riviera Maya! Baby agouti, baby coati, baby monkeys. Adorable! These two were hanging out during my site inspection at Ocean Riviera Paradise yesterday.

While cute, it's important to obey the signs asking you not to feed or touch the animals. They are wild creatures. When you feed and pet them you train them to rely on humans, which both reduces their natural instincts, but also makes it so animals expect things from guests. I saw a pack of coati swarm a lady yesterday to try and get food from her. No bueno friends.

We are guests in their home, not the other way around, so remember to respect your furry hosts when sharing their home.

03/29/2023

New at Edmonton International Airport!

Advance Declaration helps you save time at airports by allowing you to submit your customs and immigration declaration before you arrive.

Submit your declaration up to 72 hours before arrival and you can skip the airport lineups by using the Advance Declaration express lanes.

Advance Declaration is now available at:
- Billy Bishop
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Halifax
- Montréal-Trudeau
- Ottawa
- Québec Jean-Lesage
- Toronto-Pearson
- Vancouver
- Winnipeg-Richardson

Find out more: http://ow.ly/6yqV50Np125

03/25/2023

is GORGEOUS y'all! If you're looking for
*adults only
*high level of service
*incredibly friendly staff
*a personalized stay
*beautiful rooms
*luxury without being pretentious
*wristband free
*beautiful beach
*an active pool
*a quiet musicless pool
*small enough to easily find your group but not so small there's nothing to do

Then this is the place for you!

Plus
*Private oceanview wedding gazebo
*complimentary wedding package for 32
*earn complimentary events
*earn complimentary room nights

If you're interested in chatting about your and want to know if Unico is right for you, send me a message!

And great news...new locations will be opening soon!

03/24/2023

How cute is this Beach Bonfire set up?!?! Wouldn't this make a fantastic bachelor or bachelorette party or wedding party gathering?

Thanks and for your hospitality and a great time at Hard Rock Riviera Maya

12/23/2022

With all the flight cancellations, you may be wondering what your rights are.

Canadians, you can see a guide here: https://otc-cta.gc.ca/eng/publication/flight-delays-and-cancellations-a-guide or here: https://rppa-appr.ca/eng/right/flight-delays-and-cancellations

And if you're out of the US, you can reference here: https://www.transportation.gov/individuals/aviation-consumer-protection/flight-delays-cancellations

New Resource

09/22/2022

New developments

Justin Trudeau agreed to scrap the country's COVID-19 vaccine mandate at the border and make the ArriveCAN app optional for travellers heading to Canada, Global News has learned.

04/27/2022

WestJet continues to frustrate me friends. Currently you can pre-pay for your bag when you check in during that 24 hours prior to departure. On June 1, 2022 they are changing their policy that you will be paying $10 MORE for your bag if you pre-pay during that 24 hour window. To pay the same cost, you need to pre-pay for your baggage PRIOR to that 24 hour window.

Which means that baggage goes up to $40 CAD on the departure and $40 USD on the return (from US and Mexico) if you pay within 24 hours.

What irks me the most is that they're saying "more convenient options to save"...but this is neither convenient nor is it really any savings (since they're not decreasing the cost of baggage overall).

So keep that in mind for your next WestJet flight departing on or after June 1.

03/17/2022

Announcement made official today...

Today, the Government of Canada announced that effective April 1, 2022 at 12:01 AM EDT, fully vaccinated travellers will no longer need to provide a pre-entry COVID-19 test result to enter Canada by air, land or water. Fully vaccinated travellers seeking to arrive in Canada before April 1, 2022, mus...

02/15/2022

Some great news coming out of Ottawa today. The headline is a little misleading. As of February 28th...

Yes...you still need a test. But now ANTIGEN is being accepted! YAY! Antigen within 24 hours OR PCR within 72 hours - both will be accepted.

Children under 12 will no longer need to stay home from school upon return.

They are moving back to random testing on arrival but you do not need to quarantine until you receive your results.

They are moving down to a level 2 advisory and no longer recommending to avoid non essential travel

I don't believe www.travel.gc.ca is updated yet, but announcements came out of the press conference today.

“Today I’m announcing we are easing our border measures,” federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said Tuesday in Ottawa.

12/02/2021

Looks like the US is also changing it's rules about travel and testing.

Starting early next week, Canadians flying into the United States will now need to get a COVID-19 test a day before heading into the country, U.S. officials say.