Whistler, Canada: Lock in a low loonie at Pan Pacific

Though not alone, the Canadian dollar has had a roller coaster ride of it: It surpassed the U.S. dollar last year in strength, but this past week the currency of our neighbors to the north hit a low of 79 cents. By yesterday, it beefed up slightly, but still, at Friday’s rate, one of our Yankee bucks bought C$1.22. Got American dough and a hankering for Canadian snow? You don’t have to be a financial expert to see vacation deals are in your favor, if you book something while the loonie’s low.

At Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts in British Columbia’s popular ski spot Whistler you can rest assured that once you reserve a room, you won’t get a surprise at check-out with a different bill due to market volatility. The hotel is offering a pre-paid Internet special so that you can lock in your exchange rate, securing the currency-exchange rate at time of booking.

Deal: Packages for the hotel start at $170 per night (pre-tax; prices are in U.S. dollars and based on Oct. 27 rates) for stays Nov. 27 through Dec. 18, 2008. Starting rates increase to $248 from Jan. 4 to April 25, 2009. If you book multiple nights, you will save 10% for three-night bookings, 15% for four nights and 20% off of five nights.

Caveat: These packages must be prepaid via online booking and are nonrefundable.

Note: See article “In tight times, travel where a buck buys you more,” for another attractive Whistler package: a family ski-stay getaway.

Contact: Pan Pacific Whistler Mountainside Hotel, (877) 324-4856

- Susan Derby, Special to the Los Angeles Times

[Photo: Whistler Blackcomb; Bonny Makarewicz / For the Los Angeles Times]

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