Canadians have new flight options to St. John’s, Moncton and Croatia as the world travel rebound continues. Lynx Air has announced the addition of two St. John’s routes to its network, creating links from St. John’s to each of Calgary and Edmonton. These services are in addition to the previously announced flight service between St. John’s and Toronto.  Canada’s new ultra-affordable airline will launch its inaugural flight to St. John’s from Toronto on June 28, 2022.  Lynx will initially operate two services a week between Toronto and St. John’s and had planned to increase to daily services a month Read more

Toronto Pearson Airport officials say they need more staffing, better technology and fewer health restrictions to end the lineup nightmare wait times at security and customs. Travellers are returning to Pearson and other Canadian airports in droves, and airport officials across the country are struggling to keep up with demand. Staffing shortages have been an issue in Vancouver, Toronto and other cities. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority says fliers are “facing bottlenecks and very lengthy delays” and that it understands the frustrations that travellers are feeling. The authority says it needs several changes to be made, including changes to public Read more

Tourism Ireland is celebrating travel agents across Canada for their continued support and partnership in highlighting the Island of Ireland in honour of Travel Agent Appreciation Day.  “Travel agents are undeniably important in our business, and we would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge and express our gratitude to all our partners and travel agents across the country. Their continued engagement and passion for Ireland and urging travelers to press the Green Button and book their trip to Ireland in 2022, is hugely important for us and we could not do it without them,” said Sandra Moffatt, Manager, Tourism Read more

Tempers are running thin at Canadian airports this week as authorities deal with a surge in travel combined with a staffing shortage. And it may take weeks to fix things. Yours truly went through Toronto Pearson security around 4:30 p.m. today (May 2), and it was far more crowded than usual. It was also very crowded in the main check-in areas. Travellers at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport are being asked to pack plenty of patience on Monday as longer than expected lineups and Canada-wide staffing shortages cause delays.  Matthew Green, the NDP MP for Hamilton Centre, reached Pearson airport about 90 minutes Read more

Australia’s national carrier today confirmed an order for 12 Airbus A350-1000s to conquer the final frontier of long-haul travel and enable non-stop flights to Australia from any other city, including New York and London from late 2025. Codenamed Project Sunrise for the airline’s long history of endurance flying, Qantas has also shared preliminary concepts for its A350 cabin of the future that will offer a new level of comfort for all passengers on these direct flights that will cut up to four hours off total travel time compared with one-stop options today. Customers onboard Qantas’ new fleet of A350 aircraft Read more

Americans are feeling more confident about travel, and two in five are likely to take a trip to Canada this year. New research from Destination Canada paints a pretty good picture for summer tourism north of the border, but there are still concerns about COVID-19 and fuel costs. Compared to December of last year, American’s confidence to travel has increased significantly, with 56% saying that they are confident that they can travel safely in the current environment. In December that figure was just 38%. Thirty eight per cent of Americans indicate that they are likely to travel to Canada sometime Read more