The Canadian, "berths no longer available"?

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It looks like VIA has brought back the Sleeper Class deals - not sure when this happened:
https://www.viarail.ca/en/offers/sleeper-plus-class-deals/
At the moment, there seems to be no Cabin for 1 availability, at least for Toronto-Vancouver and the reverse - which is unfortunately what I’m looking for. Only seeing berths and a few Cabins for 2.

As of now, it says that these deals are nonrefundable. It’s unclear if this is subject to the general VIA COVID flexibility that has been extended to July 31st which makes normally-nonrefundable tickets (like Escape fares on Corridor) refundable.
All I know is the diners are back to normal and the dome from my interpretation of the press release and the sections are back too. I'm ready to travel. Now once we get the Sleeper Plus Class Deals back.
 
For anyone, like me, who is just seeing this thread pop up. Berths ARE still available on the Canadian! :) It looks like dining cars are still off of the Churchill trains though.
 
Those Sleeper Plus sales were and are again "distressed inventory" sales. Only select city pairs and accommodations are available, basically what hasn't sold at the normal discount and undiscounted fares. Thet are only released about 6 weeks or so in advance. They have  always been heavy on berths, lighter on other accommodations.

So to me that looks like they are pretty much back to what they were.

They are not something that can really be planned around. If you see something you can use, grab it.

The Sleeper Plus deal page deals were no better than the 50% off undiscounted fare Privilege coupons, but you could book those on any departure with discount inventory at any time, so you could build plans around them. I don't know how they stack up against new 20% off lowest available fare coupons, I will check. But, especially with the train only running twice a week, for me the ability to plan is essential.
 
Yeah - it seems like there’s a lot of berth availability when I’ve checked, though cabins are getting hard to find for this summer. I’m guessing the cabins are more popular due to COVID - better isolation and you can take your mask off inside.
I checked 2 for all summer, and cabins for 1 are available for about 2/3rds of the dates. Most of June and July are open with a only a few sold out dates. August gets tighter, and is sold out towards the end of the month and Labor Day.

There are even quite a few dates when the discount level fare is still not sold out.

There is greater availability than I would have expected by now.
 
I checked 2 for all summer, and cabins for 1 are available for about 2/3rds of the dates. Most of June and July are open with a only a few sold out dates. August gets tighter, and is sold out towards the end of the month and Labor Day.

There are even quite a few dates when the discount level fare is still not sold out.

There is greater availability than I would have expected by now.
Perhaps, though I was mainly comparing with berths, which seem to be available with discounted fares (and even in express deals) for nearly every date. The cabin availability, while thinning, is still as good or better than the Empire Builder on similar dates.
 
The Sleeper Plus deal page deals were no better than the 50% off undiscounted fare Privilege coupons, but you could book those on any departure with discount inventory at any time, so you could build plans around them. I don't know how they stack up against new 20% off lowest available fare coupons, I will check. But, especially with the train only running twice a week, for me the ability to plan is essential.
Where do you get these 50% off undiscounted and 20% off lowest available fare coupons? I searched for information about coupons and found one online that seemed to work, but no idea if it’s something that’s supposed to only be used by a particular eligible group. I think that was the 20% off lowest fare though - the 50% off undiscounted would probably be even more useful for this summer…
 
Where do you get these 50% off undiscounted and 20% off lowest available fare coupons? I searched for information about coupons and found one online that seemed to work, but no idea if it’s something that’s supposed to only be used by a particular eligible group. I think that was the 20% off lowest fare though - the 50% off undiscounted would probably be even more useful for this summer…
PP mentioned "Privilege". That's VIA's version of "Select" level on AGR. I attained it with a single full-route trip in Sleeper Plus on the Canadian back in 2018. IIRC, the coupons were mailed out at the end of the program year (April 30) in which I attained Privilege level, along with a cool luggage tag, so you have to wait several months to a year to get them.
 
PP mentioned "Privilege". That's VIA's version of "Select" level on AGR. I attained it with a single full-route trip in Sleeper Plus on the Canadian back in 2018. IIRC, the coupons were mailed out at the end of the program year (April 30) in which I attained Privilege level, along with a cool luggage tag, so you have to wait several months to a year to get them.
I saw that after I posted - makes sense, but definitely not something I’m taking advantage of anytime soon (perhaps once I actually take the Canadian I will…). Also, upon further searching, the working code I saw on a random coupon website turns out to be a Canadian military discount - so I wouldn’t trust random codes…
 
I saw that after I posted - makes sense, but definitely not something I’m taking advantage of anytime soon (perhaps once I actually take the Canadian I will…). Also, upon further searching, the working code I saw on a random coupon website turns out to be a Canadian military discount - so I wouldn’t trust random codes…
Yeah, plus the 20% off lowest available fare Privilege coupon cannot be used online. You have to call VIA Preference and have a Preference agent apply it. They pull up your account and apply it from there. So even if you have the coupon code, you couldn't really use it.

The good news is a one way trip end to end in a room on the Canadian qualifies you for Privilege level. Spending $1000 CAD is the tier qualification and even in the best sale, a room is going to be more than that.

The 50% off the undiscounted fare coupon was replaced by the 20% off lowest available one this year. That 50% off one could result in some screaming deals. I got a round trip Vancouver-Toronto-Vancouver in roomettes this last March/April for a bit over $1800 USD. The only problem with that 50% coupon was it could only be used when there was discount fare inventory available, while the new 20% off coupon can be used any time.
 
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