I love a good travel list, so today I’m going OVERBOARD with three fun ones: the top cities in Europe, the best places to visit in Canada, and the best beaches in Australia. I also look at Las Vegas tourism, Air Canada’s plan to increase flights to India, and plans for Hilo, Hawaii. THE BEST 100 CITIES IN EUROPE The experts at Resonance Consultancy, who take an exhaustive look at the world’stop cities every year, have come out with a list of the best cities in Europe for 2026. The company looked at 34 factors, including livability, prosperity and nightlife, Read more
March 2026
Ongoing unrest in the Middle East has triggered global flight disruptions, impacting leisure and business travellers worldwide. That situation became considerably worse today (March 2) when Air Canada announced it has extended its suspension of flights to Dubai and Tel Aviv through March 22. Canada’s largest airline says the flights will not resume until March 23, at least for now. Since Saturday, the Travel Health Insurance Association of Canada (THIA) says nearly 6,000 flights have been cancelled worldwide related to the Middle East conflict. The Dubai International (DXB) airport, the world’s busiest international airport for 12 consecutive years and the busiest globally by seat capacity, has been closed since February 28th. Airspace in the region Read more
