Canadians are pulling out of U.S. trips and booking at-home holidays faster than you can “Trump tariff.” But how much will it cost? Using figures from KAYAK, the Globe and Mail came up with a list of the average cost a domestic flight from various cities in Canada. That’s a tricky thing, as it’s such a big country, and prices vary a good deal. A trip from Toronto to Montreal or Calgary to Edmonton would obviously be less than a flight from Vancouver to Halifax. Still, here’s what they came up with. Average Domestic Flight Cost Halifax, $421 Montreal, $419 Read more
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If you’re a Canadian thinking of staying home for your holidays this year, or if you’re an American thinking of taking advantage of the low Canadian dollar and coming north for a summer vacation, you might want to fire up your laptop or start scrolling on your phone. With many Canadians swearing off trips to the United States because of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, and with a resulting great rise in “Buy Canadian” sentiment, travel industry officials say they’re already seeing an increase in interest. And in prices. Amra Durakovic, head of communications for Flight Centre Travel Group in Canada, Read more
As Taylor Swift’s epic Eras Tour heads to Vancouver for its final three shows, Destination Vancouver and BC Pavillion Corporation (PavCo) estimate that the total economic impact in Vancouver of those three shows will be $157 million CAD. Of that, $97 million is direct spending on such things as accommodation, food and beverage, retail and transportation—more than 70% of which will be spent by out-of-town visitors. That infusion into local businesses translates into more than $27 million in total tax revenue for all three levels of government. “The announcement last November that Taylor Swift would play three nights in Vancouver Read more
August 30 is National Beach Day, and Canadians have a huge number of great beaches to chose from. To find out which were best, online review site CanadaCasino.ca analyzed the number of positive reviews received, Instagram posts, average monthly search volumes, and the average water temperature in peak summer, to reveal which are the best beaches Canada has to offer. Wasaga Beach is not only the third warmest beach of those analyzed, it is also one of the most popular. Home to the largest freshwater beach in the world, Wasaga Beach receives 90,500 searches every month and has been posted Read more
This is a post from a few years ago. But I don’t think things have changed too much in these destinations. If I’ve mentioned something that’s closed, my apologies. Given today’s political climate, I thought it would be good to re-position this story on great things to see and do in Canada. It’s a great time to get out and explore great areas of Canada. Here are a few of my faves from my travels over the past few years. SOUTHWEST ONTARIO After spending most of my spare time in Ontario in regions north of Toronto, I started visiting this Read more
