Expedia has a new study on where Canadians are heading for Canada Day. This year, Winnipeg leads all trending destinations with a 70% increase in YoY searches. But as the nation’s capital and home of the largest Canada Day party in the country, Ottawa is not far behind at +40% YoY. The top five looks like this: Winnipeg +70% Ottawa +40% The Blue Mountains +35% London +35% Montreal +25% Meanwhile, for those looking for a getaway on a budget, the most affordable destinations to stay over the long weekend are: Regina – $165 CAD Edmonton – $180 Read more
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Canada Day is a week away, and that makes it great time to explore some of what this great country has to offer. Here are some tips from a guy who’s been to all ten provinces and the Yukon. VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA – This is a tremendous and underrated Canadian city, with a lovely waterfront, beautiful parks and excellent food offerings. The James Bay neighbourhood is a fun place to check out little fairy houses that locals have built. Top hotels include the venerable Fairmont Empress Hotel and the fine Magnolia Hotel and Spa. WATERTON LAKES N.P., ALBERTA – Banff Read more
Sports Illustrated recently published a ranking of the best cities for taking in the World Cup. They looked at the quality of the games, the cities themselves, the stadiums, and the locations of the stadiums to come up with a list of the best cities of the 16 that are hosting games. Here are the results, along with some of the reasoning. 16. SAN FRANCISCO – not the best games, and too far from downtown S.F. 15. KANSAS CITY – Again, stadium too far from downtown. 14. NEW YORK NEW JERSEY – The Meadowlands stadium is “a nightmare” to Read more
Canada is blessed with dozens of top-notch hotels, and I’ve been privileged to spend the night in many, if not most of them. Here’s one travel writer’s look at some of the best options Canada has to offer. VANCOUVER: It’s not fancy, but The Burrard is a stylish and affordable spot on the edge of downtown Vancouver. Rooms aren’t large, but it’s a fun environment, and close to downtown, Davie Village and Granville Island. BC Place, which is hosting Vancouver’s World Cup football games, is only a kilometre away. BANFF: The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel is the granddaddy (or grandmommy) Read more
CANADA’S TOP TEN ATTRACTIONS LISTED: I HAVE MY DOUBTS A new study carried out by QR Code Generator examined 96 of Canada’s well-known tourist attractions and created an index based on weighting three different factors to determine which tourist attractions and their provinces are most popular based on Tripadvisor reviews. The rating, the number of reviews and the percentage of five-star reviews for each were used to calculate an overall index score out of 100 and then create a ranking to determine the top ten. The most popular tourist attraction in Canada is Stanley Park, located in British Columbia, with an index score of 92.5. Stanley Park is one of Read more
