Aussie spirit is alive and well at Goway and growing stronger in anticipation of Australia’s projected reopening later this year. As a leader in selling Australia and the South Pacific, Goway is marking Australia Day this January 26 by rededicating itself to sharing Australia with the wider world. Over the past 22 months, Goway has continued to support its Australian partners and worked to foster excitement for travellers who are dreaming about visiting Australia in the near future. To this end, Goway has reimagined its travel packages to Australia and polished its collection of best-selling vacations. Goway has also tapped into Read more

If you’re thinking of traveling sometime soon, you might want to make sure you’ve had your booster shot. The Washington Post reports that several destinations, including France and the county of Maui in Hawaii, are requiring record of a booster for folks who want to gather in public places. USA Today says not having a booster could mean additional entry requirements or being denied access to venues or the country itself. The newspaper also noted that “more countries could move toward booster requirements to curb the spread of the COVID.” BLACK HISTORY BOOST FOR NOVA SCOTIA? A story at signalhfx.ca Read more

Not only is Florida bouncing back from the pandemic, but they’re shooting past 2019 numbers.  Dana Young, president of Visit Florida, told Fox13 News that the state only has third-quarter numbers for 2021 right now, but that those are higher than third quarter figures for 2019. “That’s how well Florida is doing,” she said. “People see Florida as a bright, shining vestige of freedom in this country.” Visit Tampa Bay CEO Santiago Corrada says hotel revenue for November 2021 was about $66 million. That’s higher than the $50 million Tampa Bay had in November of 2019, which at the time Read more

I remember my first visit to Halifax. I was in the middle of a block and wanted to cross the street. I was lazy, so rather than strolling to the nearest crosswalk I decided to jaywalk. The car closest to me stopped smoothly and gave me lots of space to dash across the road. I was baffled. You see, I live in Toronto. When you jaywalk in Toronto, you take your life into your hands. Cars honk at you. People roll down windows and make rude gestures. Fist fights erupt, police are called, and criminal charges ensue. In Halifax, they Read more

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is urging governments to accelerate relaxation of travel restrictions as COVID-19 continues to evolve from the pandemic to endemic stage. IATA this week called for removing all travel barriers (including quarantine and testing) for those fully vaccinated with a WHO-approved vaccine, enabling quarantine-free travel for non-vaccinated travelers with a negative pre-departure antigen test result, removing travel bans, and accelerating the easing of travel restrictions in recognition that travelers pose no greater risk for COVID-19 spread than already exists in the general population. “With the experience of the Omicron variant, there is mounting scientific evidence Read more

To kick off the new year, Vrbo® has released its top drive-to destinations for 2022 based on vacation rental demand. Vrbo is the vacation rental site and app, part of the Expedia Group Brands, where families and travellers can book cottages, condos, waterfront properties and every space in between. With the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, an increase in flight disruptions and cancellations, and changing international travel restrictions, families are again opting for domestic road trip destinations within a few hours’ drive from home. Vrbo’s top drive-to destinations from major city areas across Canada include [1]: From Toronto: Collingwood, Ontario Read more