Member Discounts + Special Offers
Member Offers Overview
Sandman Hotel Group & Sutton Place Hotel Discounts
Helijet
Personal Health Insurance
Theatre & Event Insurance
Member Offers Overview
GVPTA has negotiated special rates on a range of services that help our members to be safe, healthy, and productive.
We've broadened available benefits, offering exclusive rates and discounts with GVPTA partners and local businesses.
We offer our members discounts and special offers with companies that support the theatre industry, including Helijet flights, preferred corporate hotel rateswith The Sandman Hotel Group and Sutton Place Hotels, access to personal health insurance through The Arts & Entertainment Plan® with Actra Fraternal Benefits Society, and access to theatre and event insurance through Front Row Insurance Brokers.
Click the headings above to learn more about available offers.
Is your business interested in offering preferred rates or discounts to GVPTA members? Email Kenji Maeda.
Sandman Hotel Group & Sutton Place Hotel Discounts
Sandman Hotel Group &
Sutton Place Hotels
GVPTA members have access to preferred corporate rates with our hotel partners The Sandman Hotel Group and The Sutton Place Hotels, with more than 60 hotels in Canada, the U.S., England, and Scotland.
The most recent properties to be added to the Signature family include: Sandman Signature Dartmouth, Sandman Signature Fort Worth, Sandman Signature Glasgow, as well as The Sutton Place Hotel Toronto in the heart of downtown Toronto.
Guests will enjoy complimentary high-speed internet access in guestrooms, meeting space and banquet facilities.
Individual guests can sign up for Sandman Hotel Group and The Sutton Place Hotels' loyalty program, RSVP Rewards, to start earning points towards cash back towards future stays and other great perks.
Members who wish to access the GVPTA corporate rate sheet, which includes a list of properties, fixed and flexible rates, and blackout dates, and information on how to make a booking or accessing the rewards program, can contact Associate Executive Director Amanda Peters at amanda@gvpta.ca.
Helijet
New Partnership & Member Offer! Helijet
Travelling between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island and need to get there fast?
GVPTA is pleased to announce a new partnership with Helijet, providing access to discounted rates for our members on Helijet flights between Vancouver Harbour or YVR Airport and Victoria or Nanaimo Harbour.
GVPTA members access a 15% discount* off the Full Base Fare on any Helijet route between 9:30am-3:59pm, 7 days a week.
Effective through April 30, 2025
*Please note: Discount does not apply to the Pacific Heliport Services – Heliport Improvement Fee of $8.00 per passenger.
Helijet Full Fare is fully changeable / refundable up to 5pm the day prior to departure. After 5pm all next-day travel is non-refundable and only changeable for same-day travel. Any cancellations after 5pm will result in a non-refundable cancellation fee equal to the value of the one-way travel. See the Helijet Ticket & Fare Rules for further details.
The purchase of a confirmed Helijet flight tickets offers guests complimentary parking (maximum 7 days with roundtrip travel) and in-terminal amenities including Wi-Fi, Nespresso coffee, teas, afternoon beer/wine service, light snacks including seasonal hot soup, fresh baked cookies, and business workstations available at comfortable Helijet Passenger Lounges at Vancouver Harbour, Victoria Harbour, Nanaimo Harbour, and Richmond-YVR.
Access the discount:
Proof of GVPTA membership in good standing is required. A letter provided by GVPTA verifying your eligibility for the discount will be issued to you and must be presented to Helijet staff along with your photo identification. The letter must be dated within 5 weeks of your selected travel date.
Contact Kenji Maeda at kenji@gvpta.ca for your coupon code for online or phone bookings, for your proof of membership letter, and further details.
About Helijet: Helijet has been a proud and active participant in British Columbia’s growth for over three decades. In 1986, with a carefully conceived vision, a single helicopter, and a handful of enthusiastic employees, Helijet launched Canada’s first scheduled helicopter service. From that single helicopter, flying eight times a day between downtown Vancouver and downtown Victoria, Helijet has grown into a dynamic company with operations in Richmond, Vancouver, Victoria, Nanaimo, Prince Rupert and Haida Gwaii. Learn more at helijet.com.
Personal Health Insurance
Personal Health Insurance
Personal Health Insurance
GVPTA Individual members in good standing are eligible to apply for personal health insurance created specifically for Canadian performers through The Arts & Entertainment Plan® with Actra Fraternal Benefits Society.
The Arts & Entertainment Plan® is a simple way to assist you in managing health care costs for you and your family. Get the coverage you need – minus the confusion. It’s affordable, exclusive to the artistic community and there are no medical questionnaires – so you won’t be denied access because of pre-existing conditions. It's guaranteed acceptance!
Choose from a standard or comprehensive plan; both offer the same core benefit categories:
- Dental Care
- Prescription Drug Care
- Extended Health Care
- Travel Emergency Medical
- Group Term Life
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Member and Family Assistance Program (MFAP)
Coverage is available for individuals and families, a convenient monthly payment option is available, and your premiums may be tax-deductible.
To be eligible for the plan, you must:
- Be a professional in the arts, living in Canada
- Have a valid Provincial Health Card
- Be under 71 years of age
To learn more go to aeplan.ca or call 1.800.387.8897 ext. 238.
The Arts & Entertainment Plan is a service of Actra Fraternal Benefits Society (AFBS). AFBS is a not-for-profit, member-owned and governed, federally incorporated insurance company that is exclusive to the artistic community. Artists helping artists!
Theatre & Event Insurance
Membership to the GVPTA provides access to a range of insurance benefits designed to suit the unique needs of the performing arts community.
Front Row Insurance Brokers is an entertainment insurance broker specializing in theatre companies, the film industry, the music industry, and photographers. Front Row will negotiate on your behalf to obtain the best coverage at the lowest premium from the insurance companies.
GVPTA members typically have access to three types of insurance discounts through Front Row, however currently, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, availability is limited.
- actONE: Theatre, Dance, and Opera, providing both short term (up to 3 months) and annual coverage for performance organizations, insuring all performances, rehearsals, classes, and workshops within a full year. Activity can also be added to the policy mid term. See below for details.
- *Currently unavailable*: SOLO Theatrical Insurance, offering low cost, short term coverage when you are rehearsing, producing or presenting a theatre, dance, opera or other live performance.
- *Currently unavailable*: Short Term Insurance for Venues & Events in Canada
GVPTA continues to be in conversation with Front Row to monitor the availability of these offerings and will provide updates.
actONE: Theatre, Dance, and Opera
Designed for producers of theatre, dance and opera, actONE provides seamless insurance coverage from the moment you begin your project until the applause of closing night.
Coverage includes:
- Theatrical property sets, costumes, cameras, computers & office equipment as well as rented or borrowed theatrical equipment such as lights & sound
- Actors', volunteers' and employees' personal property in theatres or rehearsal spaces
- Theatrical performance disruption for interruption, postponement, cancellation, or impairment of your performances caused by circumstances which are beyond your control
- Theatrical venue and tenants’ legal liability to insure damage you cause to a venue, rehearsal space or any other premise
- Crime-related insurance dishonesty, theft of money, fraud or forgery
- Theatrical liability for claims related to bodily injury or property damage to another party including legal defence costs
- Catastrophic cast indemnity for delays, interruptions, postponements, cancellation of a production or performance due to injury, sickness or permanent total disability or death affecting one-third of your cast
- Travel delay coverage when severe weather conditions or mechanical breakdown of vehicles prevent your cast from being able to travel to a venue. Non-owned automobiles for the use of automobiles in your production
With additional options to add on:
- Cast Non-Appearance to insure interruptions, postponement, cancellation, or impairment of performances when your key cast, talent or performers are unable to appear due to injury, illness or death
- Weather Insurance to insure interruption, postponement, cancellation, or impairment of performances caused by dangerous or adverse weather conditions
- Accident, Medical & Travel Insurance for out-of country emergency situations or for your company while at home
GVPTA Members: request a quote and indicate you are a GVPTA member for your discount. Click the button below for more.
