Massive snowstorms pummeled the northeastern seaboard from Maryland to Newfoundland, causing travel chaos amid strong wind and blizzard warnings, transportation shutdowns, and school and business closures. New York City remained under a state of emergency, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said during an afternoon news briefing on Monday.
This week: Ensemble reveals its top performers destination for 2026; Virtuoso wrapped its 2026 Canada Forum; a travel trade portal featuring lesser-known Japanese destinations launched; and a community tourism organization in Nepal is inviting the trade to visit.
By Michael Baginski/ Three million golfers can’t be wrong. That’s how many rounds of golf were played in Myrtle Beach in 2025, prompting Jeff Monday, to observe with a smile: “We play a lot of golf.”
Canada announced Monday that it is working on an aid package for Cuba as it faces blackouts and severe fuel shortages worsened by a U.S oil embargo, however details of the plan have not been released.
Air Canada and Turkish-based Pegasus Airlines have announced a new interline agreement that will enable clients to book travel on nine Pegasus-operated routes to Istanbul and the Aegean coastal city of Izmir via several major European gateways.
As Canadian airlines cancelled or diverted flights to Puerto Vallarta and the Mexican government warned that travel was not safe, Canadians in Jalisco state were being ordered to shelter in place as violence escalates in the region. The pandemonium erupted after the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, was killed in in a raid by federal forces. MORE…
Canadian airports are warning travellers that NEXUS and Global Entry pre-clearance programs for U.S.-bound flights are suspended. Airports in Calgary, Montreal, Vancouver and Toronto have advised passengers travelling through U.S. Customs to allow for extra time to pass through security checks. MORE…
The final commercially operated Canadian airline flight departed from Cuba late last week, completing an exodus of about 28,000 travellers, said Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand on Friday.
The Association of Canadian Travel Agencies and Travel Advisors (ACTA) says it will now recognize select travel advisor certifications from other jurisdictions and organizations as equivalent to its Certified Travel Counsellor (CTC) and Certified Travel Manager (CTM) designations, subject to established equivalency requirements.
By Michael Baginski/ There wasn’t a foot of snow and bitter cold like at the recent Golf show, but rain, slush and general ookyness in Toronto over the weekend made an equally compelling case for winter-weary visitors to the annual Outdoor Adventure Show to find their inspiration to go somewhere else.
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Expedia released its 2026 Air Hacks Report, revealing a major shift in traveller savings: Thursday has become the cheapest day of the week to fly, driven by reduced business travel at the end of the week.
Feb. 19 was Destinations Professionals Day and the leading organization representing destination organizations and convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs) says it received a greeting from Prime Minister Mark Carney in recognizing of the day.
The Trump family company has filed to trademark the use of the president’s name on airports but says it doesn’t plan on charging a fee – at least for a proposed renaming of one near his Florida home.
Transat took flight on Feb. 18 with a trio of seasonal sun routes from eastern Canada, including non-stop flights from Quebec City, Charlottetown and Fredericton. Destination include Guadeloupe and Cancun.
By Wallace Immen/ Talk about ordering ahead. Two upscale cruise lines have just inked contracts for new ships not due to arrive for more than a decade. It’s the kind of optimism that comes from seeing record-breaking sales across the entire cruise industry.
By Michael Baginski/ I’ve certainly never forgotten David Wilcox, but it took a Petro-Canada commercial during the Winter Olympics backed by “Do the Bearcat” to nudge the Canadian treasure back into my current consciousness.
Call it Canada Strong, Loonie Loyalists, or World Citizens, if current travel trends continue, a permanent reshaping of “where Canadian travel dollars flow,” could be at hand, says a new survey by Flight Centre.
In the face of declining tourism numbers to the U.S. – especially from Canada – two American senators (a Democrat and a Republican) have introduced a bill designed to eliminate Trump administration policies that are detrimental to tourism and ensure that the U.S. is working to officially support the sector through the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the constitutionality of a pandemic-related restriction that curbed travel to Newfoundland and Labrador for public health reasons. A 2020 order from the province’s chief medical officer limited the circumstances in which non-residents could enter the province due to COVID-19.
An arbitrator reviewing wages for flight attendants at Air Canada has finalized rates at the airline, bringing an end to the labour dispute that saw travel disrupted for thousands of people last summer. But the bargaining committee for the Air Canada component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees says it was not the outcome the union fought to achieve.
WestJet Rewards and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club members can now earn points with their preferred loyalty program on each other’s entire network including VS-WS codeshare flights. The update to the partnership particularly benefits WestJet guests travelling on Virgin Atlantic’s Toronto-London (LHR) route, which connects Canadians travelling through Pearson airport to Virgin Atlantic’s primary hub at London Heathrow.
Panama’s Pacific shoreline delivers a carefree beach escape, with wide sandy beaches, warm surf and a laid-back atmosphere. From resort-lined beaches to quiet coastal towns, the region offers space to unwind without feeling remote, with consistent conditions that make it easy to enjoy any time of year.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is facing mounting calls to speak out against the United States for widening its restrictions on fuel reaching Cuba, or to send aid to the country.
By Mike Foster/ Early in my career, I thought I understood exactly what a client wanted. I was bidding for the travel account of our city. City hall, the mayor, senior leadership. It felt like an important piece of business, not just financially, but reputationally. I assumed – confidently – that cost savings would be the deciding factor. After all, this was public money, and always open to scrutiny.
Citing growing travel to and from Mexico by Canadians, Air Canada says it is strategically expanding its summer schedule to the destination with 18% more seat capacity than last summer.
Luxury and experiential travel specialist Virtuoso presented its third annual regional Virtuoso Awards at its recent Canada Forum at Fairmont Palliser in Calgary. The event brought together more than 100 attendees, including owners and managers from Virtuoso’s travel agency members in Canada and preferred partners from around the world.
Major airlines are claiming the initial findings of a federal probe clear their industry of allegations of unpaid work, but Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says investigators need more data before the issue is settled.
Collette has introduced Shane Coupland as its new Head of Sales, Canada, overseeing sales strategy, partner engagement, and market growth across the country.
Air Canada says it’s seeing strong momentum in bookings for this year largely based on the introduction of new markets – both domestic and international – that are mitigating the impact of reduced Canada-U.S. demand.