2025 National Finals and FutureVerse Travel Policy

2025 Travel Policy - National Finals and FutureVerse
Poetry In Voice/Les voix de la poésie

 

Travel to Vancouver by Train or Plane

  • Our UNIGLOBE travel agent, Maureen Ross, will book your train or plane tickets.
  • Have your parent or guardian contact Maureen as soon as possible and no later than April 4, 5pm EST:
     

Maureen Ross

Email: Maureen@premieregroup.com

Phone: 613-231-1038 or 416-363-7491 x1038

Monday to Friday, 9:30am–5:00pm EST

Travel to Vancouver by Car, Bus, or Public Transit

  • If you can travel by car, bus, or public transit, we ask you to use these modes of transportation. 
  • Have you already requested a hotel parking spot?
    • Please do not use your credit card to pay for your parking. 
    • Poetry In Voice will pay for 4 nights of parking in the hotel parkade. 
    • Pull up in the front of the hotel, check-in, and ask the front desk for directions to the parkade. 
  • You can be reimbursed for:
    • Gas (one car per student) for round trip travel (home-to-hotel) on May 12 and May 16.
    • Coach bus tickets for round trip travel (home-to-downtown Vancouver) on May 12 and May 16.
    • Public transit for round trip travel (home-to-hotel) on May 12 and May 16.

Getting Around Vancouver

  • For all scheduled PIV events, you'll be accompanied by a PIV representative or a chaperone.
  • For personal outings, during free time and dinner on May 14, you will always pair up, ensuring at least two people are together for any independent activities.

Hotel

  • Confirm your hotel stay on the general form.
  • No changes to your accommodation can be made later. 
  • Chaperones will be onsite.

Severe Allergies

  • We cannot guarantee allergen-free meals.
  • If you have a severe allergy, or special dietary needs email Ariane Tapp as soon as possible to discuss options. 

Reimbursements

  • For pre-authorized meal reimbursements, and car, bus or public transit reimbursements, submit this form by Sunday, June 1st, and include:
    • Scanned itemized receipt(s) and proof of payment.
    • Your name and email for the INTERAC e-transfer.
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