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A new world-class aquarium will open in Montreal in 2024 with the aim of educating visitors and “inspiring future generations to become advocates for our wildlife and wild places.”

Travellers south of the border got hit with delays at US airports again Wednesday, an ominous sign heading into the long July 4 holiday weekend, which is shaping up as the biggest test yet for airlines that are struggling to keep up with surging numbers of passengers.

After years of restraint and missed travel, Canadians are on the roam again this summer, says TRAVELSAVERS Canada, citing a study by Narrative Research, which says that more than one-half of Canadians (56%) intend to travel in 2023.

An Amsterdam museum that severed ties with St. Petersburg’s Hermitage collection after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine last year has been renamed and on Monday announced partnerships with renowned galleries in London, Paris and Washington, DC.

Strong demand and supply-side issues will push up car rental rates in North America and other regions of the world during the next year, according to American Express Global Business Travel (GBT). The travel management company is projecting year-on-year car rental rate hikes of 5 percent in both Canada and the US.

The largest review of funding and fees for Ontario’s travel industry since the inception of the Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO) in 1997 is nearing completion, but registrants will have to wait a little longer for the results.

New York City has received a federal approval for its plan to charge big tolls to drive into the most visited parts of Manhattan, part of an effort to reduce traffic, improve air quality and raise funds for the city’s public transit system. It will be the first city in the US to do so.

Italy’s culture and tourism ministers have vowed to find and punish the tourist who was filmed carving his name and that of his apparent girlfriend in the wall of the Colosseum in Rome, a crime that in the past has resulted in hefty fines.

North America is leading the global travel recovery this summer, comprising a global “powerhouse” for the travel industry, and, at the same time, surpassing 2019 levels, according to international analytics form ForwardKeys.

The federal government says passport delivery has returned to pre-pandemic processing times, there are no backlogs, and Service Canada is exceeding its delivery standard for most applications.

Coinciding with the one-year anniversary since its acquisition by Navigatr Group, Ensemble held its first Summit event for owners and managers at the Stein Erikson Lodge in Park City, Utah, earlier this month.

VoX International in collaboration with several Caribbean tourist boards and hotel groups, are organizing a new event for meeting and incentive planners – Caribbean ConnEX Canada, set to take place in Toronto on Nov. 1.

Swedish government investigators have launched a probe into a roller coaster accident that killed one person and injured nine at the country’s oldest amusement park.

When the Titan submersible made its fateful dive into the North Atlantic, it also plunged into the murkily regulated waters of deep-sea exploration. It’s a space on the high seas where laws and conventions can be sidestepped by risk-taking entrepreneurs and the wealthy tourists who help fund their dreams. At least for now.

Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO) registered wholesalers now have the option of depositing all sales of travel services into their Travel Industry Act trust bank account, including sales made to out-of-province retailers.