Recently members have been noticing hotels and rental car companies having been asking travellers for identification before giving preferred rates. This is especially true for anyone travelling on government rates – suddenly now you need government ID to get the rates.
Why the sudden push on asking for ID everywhere? This actually comes from a new federal government policy that cracks down on hotel and rental car companies that don’t ask for ID when giving out federal government rates.
Basically if the providers don’t ask for ID to prove that the person using the government rates is entitled to them then the government won’t give them the government business! This means that everywhere across Canada hotel and rental car companies are checking ID before confirming the rates.
Fortunately all COPA members are entitled to special discounts on rental cars and hotels across Canada and at many international locations by showing your COPA membership Aircrew card.
COPA offers discounts with six rental car companies – Hertz, Budget, Thrifty, Avis, Enterprise and National. Complete details on these discount programs can be found at http://www.copanational.org/non-members/cars.htm
COPA also has hotel discount programs with Travelodge, Choice Hotels, Ramada, Best Western, Days Inns, The International Plaza in Toronto, The Valhalla Inn in Toronto and the Downtown Hotel in Dawson City. Complete details on these discount programs can be found at http://www.copanational.org/non-members/hotels.htm.
Carry your COPA Aircrew card; if recent experiences are any indication, you will be showing it frequently while travelling in 2005!