If you’re flying in or out of Toronto today, good luck. With heavy snow falling in southern Ontario, Flight Aware at 3 p.m. (Thursday, Jan. 15) was reporting more than 250 cancelled flights at Toronto Pearson Airport/YYZ, as well as more than 300 delays. That rate of cancellation is roughly one quarter of all flights in and out of YYZ. It was reporting 42 cancellations at Montreal Trudeau Airport at 3 p.m., 21 for Ottawa International and 18 at Toronto City Centre/Billy Bishop airport on the waterfront (YTZ). Even if you count only 100 passengers on a flight, 250 cancelled Read more
Canada
According to travel app Skyscanner’s latest research, while 66% of Canadians are planning to head abroad in 2026, only 48% have taken the plunge and booked their flights. Destination indecision and concerns over cost are reported as the biggest booking barriers, as nearly half (45%) share they are still deciding on destination, and 43% are still trying to find the best deals. Canadian travellers’ perception of flight pricing in 2026 is not the reality of the great value deals on offer. While 69% of Canadians think their round-trip flights are going to cost more than $500 this year, Read more
I’ve been lucky enough to be a full-time travel writer since 2008. I’ve managed to see more than 60 countries around the world, and to visit some of the most exotic places on earth. As well as some tried-and-very-true destinations that are well worth your trouble. Here’s one travel lovers list of great places to explore in 2026. Some of them have specific reasons, such as the Winter Olympics, while others are simply personal faves or places that could use your business right now. AZORES These Atlantic Ocean islands to me are like a combination of Hawaii, Scotland and Portugal Read more
U.S. News has a nice roundup of top places in the world to explore in the coming year. They also listed top destinations in the U.S.A. and Canada, as well as Europe and the Caribbean. Here’s a look at some of their findings. BEST WORLD DESTINATIONS FOR 2026 Rome (hard to argue with The Eternal City) Tokyo (amazing food and ancient temples) Prague Swiss Alps (so beautiful) Mauritius Iguazu Falls, South America Amsterdam (fab museums and atmospheric pubs) Machu Picchu Palawan (Philippines) Santorini (still never been) Bora Bora (perhaps the most beautiful island on the planet) Tanzania Sydney Paris (not Read more
It was a rather limited year of travel due to health concerns in the summer and fall, but I still managed to check out cool motels in southern Ontario, stylish digs in Hawaii, lovely restaurants in Vancouver, and great places in my home state of California. Not to mention fab stops in Montreal and Florida. Here are some 2025 travel highlights. CANADA Coolest Montreal Hotel: Le Petit Hotel Notre Dame in Montreal. Part of the William Gray Collection, this is a small (hence the name), boutique property in Old Montreal with stylish rooms, a check-in desk that doubles as an Read more
