Cathay Pacific and ZIP SIM offer free SIMs to Canadian travelers heading to the U.S.

Cathay Pacific Airways, together with travel SIM card provider ZIP SIM, will be giving away free travel SIM cards with free talk, text, and data plans to select Canadian travelers heading to the U.S. Some of those travelling from Vancouver to New York will be given the SIM with either a three- or seven-day Talk + Text + Data plan with unlimited U.S./Canada calling, global messaging, and 500MB of 4G LTE data.

ZIP SIM offers short-term, contract-free cellular service to travelers in the U.S. and these plans are already preloaded onto the SIM so you just need to select which type of plan you prefer (talk, text, and data or data-only) and insert the SIM when you arrive in the U.S. Both companies plan to extend the offer to other departure and arrival cities in Canada and around the world.