What do floppy discs, VHS tapes and WestJet have in common? The 90’s! This week WestJet celebrates its 29th birthday, and they are celebrating ‘90’s style with a ‘Born in the 90’s Sale’ all week long. Book 29% off select base fares for domestic and transborder flights, while supplies last. If that’s not enough, check WestJet.com each day this week for more birthday sales and surprises. To check out all the deals visit WestJet.com. BILLY JOEL DEALS FOR TORONTO For the first time in over a decade, Billy Joel will take the stage in Toronto on March 15th at the Read more
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Travel experts say Canadians’ resolve to avoid travel to the U.S. will only deepen given U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariff talk. Trump today (Feb. 24) said he will go ahead next week with a 25% tariff on most imports from Canada. “The tariffs are going forward on time, on schedule,” he told reporters at the White House. “This is an abuse that took place for many, many years.” Survey after survey has shown that one-half of Canadians or more say they’ll reduce or avoid travel to the U.S. given what they believed to be an unwarranted financial attack from Read more
Oh, Canada. A newly conducted study reveals Canada as the world’s most desired destination for relocation. And it’s not even close. Canada secured the top spot globally with 68.72 searches per 100 million capita, more than double that of second-place Australia (31.05). Talk about a landslide win. Canada outperforms other English-speaking countries like New Zealand and Ireland. The U.S. did not make the top ten. My Baggage conducted a study analyzing global search volume data to determine which countries people worldwide are most interested in relocating to. The study provides insights into current global migration trends and preferences, with Canada emerging Read more
Air Canada says it will reduce capacity to Florida, Las Vegas and Arizona as the U.S.-Canada tariff dispute simmers and the Canadian dollar continues to struggle. And WestJet might be next in line. Speaking on a conference call to discuss Air Canada’s fourth quarter and yearly earnings for 2024, Mark Galardo, Executive Vice President, Revenue & Network Planning and President, Cargo, said it’s too early to know how Canadian currency issues and the U.S.-Canada tariff dispute will play out. But he said Air Canada will be reducing capacity to such U.S. destinations as Florida, Las Vegas and Arizona beginning in Read more
A new Leger poll should throw a serious scare into the U.S. travel and tourism industry. The poll finds that nearly half of Canadians (48%) say they’re less likely to visit the U.S. this year versus in 2024. That’s nearly double the 29% of Canadians who said the same thing in a Narrative poll taken in mid-January. Perhaps more troubling for those who rely on Canadian visitors is that Leger found that 57% of Canadians with a household income of $100,000 or more are less likely to visit the States this year. The figure was 49% for those in the Read more
