More than 700 trips on sale from G Adventures. Cruise deals from Holland America Line and Cunard. And discounted trips to the Caribbean island of Grenada. It’s November, and that means Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals are at hand for great travel experiences around the world. G ADVENTURES CYBER SALE G Adventures is bringing back its Cyber Sale for 2022, and this time it’s bigger than ever, with more than 700 trips on sale, including Antarctica. Running through November 30, 2022, G Adventures’ Cyber Sale offers up to 30 per cent off select trips when travelling by April 30, Read more
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The latest ranking of world cities includes five Canadian places, with Toronto on top and Ottawa cracking the top 100. Resonance Consultancy has been tracking world cities for years. They rank them on many factors, including culture, restaurants and shopping and also look at user-generated reviews and online activity in channels such as Google, Facebook and Instagram. Toronto was tops in Canada at number 24 overall for Resonance’s 2023 study. Montreal finished 57th, with Calgary at 65, Vancouver at 69 (can’t you just hear the outrage in British Columbia?) and Ottawa at 96. Resonance ranked Kyiv, Ukraine as the honorary Read more
Canada has dropped a spot, but we’re still on the podium. The Anholt-Ipsos Nation Brands Index (NBI) is an annual study that has been conducted since 2008, gathering perceptions of countries around the world and ranking them from top to bottom. The latest index puts Germany in first place for the sixth year in a row. Japan was second (it was also second in 2018), while Canada fell from second last year to third this year. The U.S. remains in eighth place this year, same as in 2021. Other notable changes include the UK, which was second in 2002 but Read more
A new study finds Americans are fond of bucket lists, and travel is their top desire. Asked by myvisiong.org what’s on their bucket list, 45% said travel, 30% said spending time with loved ones, 15% said adventurous experiences, and four per cent said academic pursuits. Here were their top ten must-see locations: 1. The Grand Canyon 2. Yellowstone National Park 3. Paris 4. The Colosseum in Rome 5. The Pyramids of Egypt 6. The Canals of Venice 7. The Great Barrier Reef, Australia 8. The Great Wall of China 9. Redwood National and State Parks, California 10. Stonehenge, England The Read more
American Express Travel today released its 2023 Trending Destinations list, which features the 10 most popular places for travel in the next year based on Card Member booking data. It’s a mix of tried-and-true and lesser-known destinations around the world. The 2023 Trending Destinations are: Copenhagen, Denmark; Florida Keys, Florida; Istanbul, Turkey; Lisbon, Portugal; Mexico City, Mexico; Montenegro; Paris, France; Sydney, Australia; Woodstock, Vermont; and Yakuve Island, Fiji. American Express travel consultants have helped narrow down the top places to go and what to do with 3-day weekend itineraries for each of the 2023 Trending Destinations, highlighting where jet setters Read more