WHAT GOES UP DOESN’T ALWAYS COME DOWN: Little incentive for airfares to drop despite lower fuel costs
Canadians continue to hop on board airplanes this summer even as ticket prices remain well above last year’s levels – despite a recent drop in fuel costs.
CLEAR AND PRESENT TENSION: Anxiety growing for LGBTQ+ travellers
Four in 10 LGBTQ+ Canadians still choose to hide their identities when travelling, according to the latest Travel Proud Research Report from Booking.com, which suggests there is “clear tension shaping LGBTQ+ travel today.”
HOW SOCIAL MEDIA IS CHANGING THE NATURE OF CRUISING
As cruise travel continues to grow, a new trend is quietly reshaping how passengers experience their vacations: travellers are increasingly connecting with fellow cruisers before they ever step onboard.
ADVISORY EASED: Dubai readies for return of Canadians
With Canada’s decision to downgrade its travel advisory to Dubai from level 2 to yellow, Dubai’s department of economy and tourism (DET) says it is ready and eager to welcome Canadians back to the emirate.
PRINCESS PAX STRICKEN WITH NOROVIRUS
More than 120 passengers and crew members on a Princess Cruises ship that docked in San Francisco late last week were infected with a stomach virus while on their voyage, U.S. federal health officials said.
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HOW TO TRAVEL IN EXTREME HEAT
Sizzling temperatures are more than an inconvenience: They can cause heat exhaustion and life-threatening heat stroke – especially when travelling. Being prepared is the best way to beat the heat.
BORDER BLUSTER: Despite claims, drug seizure down at Canada-U.S. border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials told a hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday that there’s been a significant drop in drug seizures at the border with Canada.
VISA TAPS TRAVEL MARKET: Mobile booking platform marks expansion beyond payments
Visa has launched its own travel platform – a move the digital payment service company says marks a strategic expansion of its role beyond simply payments.
OUT OF GAS: Cuba’s famous antique cars sit idle
A worsening fuel crisis across Cuba is testing the island’s famed “almendrones,” the vintage American cars that serve as vital shared taxis and embody the island’s ingenuity and endurance.
HOW MUCH FUN CAN A CARNIVAL BEACH HANDLE
By WALLACE IMMEN/ The numbers are staggering. Carnival’s private Caribbean port Celebration Key can now dock four mega-ships a day and see over 13,000 guests a day hitting the beaches and attractions.
LISTENING IN: Peace, love and Ringo
By MICHAEL BAGINSKI/ It seems like it was only a year ago that Ringo had a birthday. Well, he’s at it again, turning 86 on July 7. And is tradition, each year on that day (since 2008), the former Beatle invites people everywhere to pause at 12 noon local time to say, think, or post “Peace and Love” as a collective moment of global unity.