A new list of the world’s most desired destinations, a look at a new Beatles experience heading to London, England, and a $3 billion prgram to boost Toronto Pearson Airport. Today’s blog post covers a lot of ground. WORLD’S MOST DESIRED DESTINATIONS It seems every keen traveller has their own bucket list of places they’re desperate to visit. Maybe it’s Machu Picchu, or maybe it’s a little town in France you visited on your honeymoon. I don’ t know that any list can be definitive, but the folks at JB.com say they’ve up come with a list of the most Read more
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A flawed list of the world’s best beaches, plus tourism news from Montreal, Holland America, Fairmont Hotels, Cunard and more. I also take a look the tremendous age gap that exists among Canadians when they’re asked about travel to the United States. THE WORLD”S 50 BEST BEACHES LIST: I DON’T THINK SO I like that this latest list on the world’s best beaches has some unusual places that many travellers don’t know about. The list, put together by The Daily Mail and published by MSN Travel, includes such places as the Maldives, the island of Fakarava in Tahiti, and Cayo Read more
A new Flight Centre Canada survey conducted by YouGov reveals 78% of Canadians agree adventure travel today is defined by discovery, not adrenaline. In fact, 91% say a trip can feel adventurous without any thrill-seeking at all. For Spring/Summer 2026, Mexico, Canada, and the Dominican Republic continue to lead as Flight Centre Canada’s top destinations by overall booking volume. However, the most notable growth is happening in the long-haul category, with demand rising significantly for Portugal(+57%), New Zealand (+52%), the Netherlands (+40%), and Germany (+32%). Australia also is very popular. Portugal is a terrific European destination, and reasonably cheap as Read more
New Porter Airlines flights to the Caribbean, Mexico and United States from across Canada next winter. Plus news about Uber jumping into the hotel booking biz, Chicago’s celebration of Route 66, and news of a pair of around-the-world voyages from Holland America. ARUBA, JAMAICA, PORTER WANTS TO TAKE YA Porter Airlines is flying south next winter to four new destinations. In addition to a robust set of new sun routes from Eastern Canada, Porter is introducing its first international flights from Alberta. This includes over 40 warm-weather routes for the 2026-27 season. The carrier has been growing at a rapid Read more
If all the studies and polls I read are correct, it looks like it will be a very busy summer (in the northern hemisphere) for tourism. The price of flights and the jet fuel surcharges and bag fee hikes we’re seeing could slow things down, but people are travelling in near-record numbers these days. That means things could get pretty crowded in some of the world’s fave destinations. With that in mind, here’s one world traveller’s suggestions on great places to go in late April, May and into early June. I’ll have another, similar list in a week or so. Read more
