Useful Travel Information
Section 6: TRAVEL DOCUMENTS
- 1) Do British Subjects require visitor Visas to enter Canada?
- 2) What travel documentation do I need to travel/Do I need a Visa?
- 3) What happens with my ticket if I book late?
- 4) What happens if I lose my travel itinerary or forget to take it with me to the airport?
- 5) When will I receive my travel documents?
- 6) I am travelling to Canada but would like to visit the USA during my stay. What documentation will I need?
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1) Do Canadian Subjects and Canadian protected persons require visitor Visas to enter the UK?
Yes. Canadian Subjects and Canadian Protected Persons do require a visa to visit or transit through the UK. If you are unsure if you are Canadian Subject, Canadian Citizen or Canadian protected person, please look on the personal data page of your passport and it will be noted under 'Nationality'. If you are a Canadian subject or a Canadian protected person and fail to have the necessary visa documentation then Canadian Affair and its airline partners Thomas Cook will be legally bound to refuse travel. For further information contact your local UK consulate. Please note it is the responsibility of the passenger to ensure they have the correct travel documentation prior to departure.
What travel documentation do I need to travel/Do I need a Visa?
It is the responsibility of the passenger to ensure they have the correct travel documentation prior to departure. Canadian Affair will not transfer flights or offer refunds to passengers who fail to have the correct documentation.
Canadian Nationals travelling to the UK require a full 10-year passport. If you need to obtain a passport you should apply well in advance of your trip.
Visas requirements: Canadian Citizens, Canadian Overseas Citizens (who are re-admissible to Canada) and Canadian Dependant Territories Citizens DO NOT require a visa to visit the UK. Canadian Visitors passports are not valid for travel to the UK. Canadian Subjects and Canadian Protected Persons DO require a visitor visa to travel to the UK. If you look at the personal data page in your passport it will state whether you are a Canadian Citizen or Subject. Please contact the British High Commission for more information.
All passengers require a travel itinerary, a passport and/or Visa. If you forget your itinerary you can request a new one from our Airport Representatives at your departure airport, this request will incur a GBP £5 / CAD $10 late service fee.
What happens with my ticket if I book late?
If you book within 7 days of your departure you will be able to pick up your ticket from the Canadian Affair desk at your departure airport. This service incurs a GBP £5 / CAD $15 late service fee for Canadian departures/UK departures.
If your first flight is from the UK to Canada and you are booking within 14 days of your departure date you will collect your documents at the airport and a late booking fee of GBP £7.50 / CAD $15 will be charged.
What happens if I lose my travel itinerary or forget to take it with me to the airport?
If you lose your itinerary you can contact us and we will arrange to have one sent to you or have one ready for collection at your departure airport. This will incur a GBP £5 / CAD $15 administration fee. If you forget to take your itinerary with you, you will be able to pick this up at your departure airport. This will again incur a GBP £5 / CAD $15 administration fee.
When will I receive my travel documents?
You will receive your booking invoice within 10 days of making a booking and your travel itinerary and other documents 4 weeks prior to departure. As we are a ticketless operator you will not receive 'tickets', your itinerary is all the documentation you will need to check-in for your flight, this information can be sent via email (edocs). You will be informed if this is the case at the time of reservation.
I am travelling to the UK but would like to visit the USA during my stay. What documentation will I need to enter the USA?
All Canadian Passport holders entering the USA on the visa waiver programme are required to hold a machine-readable passport. If do not hold a machine-readable passport you will need to obtain a visa for entry or apply for a new passport. Travellers without a machine readable passport who do not have a visa will be denied entry into the USA and possibly fined.
If you have any doubt about travel to the USA or require further information please visit the US Embassy website on www.usembassy.org.uk. Please note that passengers are responsible for ensuring they have the correct travel documentation prior to departure.
