Earth Day (April 22) is only a few weeks away, but the cost-of-living crisis is making it that much harder for Canadians to reduce their carbon footprint while travelling. In fact, according to a survey from Mckinsey, “travelers continue to prioritize price and connections over sustainability in booking decisions”. For Canadians who want to travel, but don’t have the means to book the eco-conscious flights and hotels, frequent guests of IHG Hotels & Resorts are offering tips on affordable and simple changes you can make to reduce your carbon footprint when travelling. Use public transportation – If you’re visiting a Read more
March 2023
Cruise Critic®, the world’s leading cruise reviews site and online cruise community, has announced the winners of its 11th annual Cruise Critic Cruisers’ Choice Awards – naming the world’s most popular cruises, based on consumer reviews and ratings shared on Cruise Critic over the past year. The site boasts the world’s largest online cruise community with more than 650,000 cruise reviews, covering approximately 700 cruise ships across the globe. “While this is our eleventh year announcing our Cruisers’ Choice Awards, this year’s awards are some of the most meaningful to-date,” shared Colleen McDaniel, Editor-in-Chief of Cruise Critic. “Our awards were paused for the past Read more
After months and months of travel discontent across Canada, the Canadian government today said it will spend $1.8 billion over five years to improve airport operations and passenger screening, and to address a backlog of airline complaints to the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA). Canadian Press reports the Trudeau government also is “proposing to strengthen the rules around compensation for Canadians whose travel plans are disrupted, and to give the CTA more authority to resolve passenger complaints.” That will no doubt play well with consumers who were angered by flight delays and cancellations over the Christmas holidays, but probably not with Read more
He’s a top chef that has worked with some of the biggest names in North American cooking. He’s put his own touches on fancy, $100 dishes served up in some of the finest hotels in Canada and the United States. But Chef Paul Shewchuk doesn’t get noticed by the average Joe until a major league ballplayer posts a blog saying the man makes amazing chicken tenders. “I honestly don’t know how this happened,” Shewchuk says as he chats with a journalist at the posh Ritz-Carlton Toronto, where he carries the title Executive Chef. “This blog went up in 2018 or Read more
A new report by the Auditor General of Canada says nearly two-out-of-three disabled people in Canada still face barriers when it comes to travel. The report, issued this week, says that VIA Rail, the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, and the Canadian Transportation Agency have taken steps to improving transportation accessibility by identifying, reducing, and preventing some of the barriers faced by persons with disabilities. “But more needs to be done. In 2019 and 2020, nearly two thirds of the 2.2 million persons with disabilities who travelled on planes, trains, and other federally regulated modes of transportation faced a barrier.” Read more
