The world’s most instagrammed (kind of) skylines, a contest for a free, two-night stay in downtown Toronto, and, as of today, a four-province travel bubble for Atlantic Canada. My July 3 Future of Travel blog. World’s Most Instagrammed Skylines – Toronto Ranks Fourth I’m a bit dubious, but I’m giving this a mention as it’s a Friday and it’s a fun item. A website called inkifi.com sent me a release that ranked the world’s most instagrammed skylines. There’s a caveat here, as they only ranked cities by the number of Instagram posts that specifically used the word “skyline” in the Read more
Re-openings in Bermuda and the Bahamas, as well as France, the legendary Fairmont Chateau Laurier hotel in Ottawa. I also have news from Toronto, Hawaiian Airlines, Viking Cruises, Booking.Com and PAL Airlines in Eastern Canada. My Future of Travel Blog for July 2. Everybody Sing Along: Bermuda, Bahamas, Come On Pretty Mama…. Great news for lovers of sun and sand: both the Bahamas and Bermuda re-opened for visitors on Canada Day, July 1. The Bahamas today issued a release to say they have a new travel app available. The Bahamas Ministry Of Tourism & Aviation’s new, free mobile app provides Read more
I’m paddling gently through a shallow creek that runs off the south branch of the Muskoka River on a perfect, early summer’s day in Bracebridge. I hear the call of unfamiliar birds echoing through the trees as I skim along the surface of the creek in my brilliant orange kayak. Off to my left, an iridescent, small, blue and black dragonfly comes to rest on a brilliant yellow pond lily. A few feet away, I spot a small turtle sunning itself on a log on a 22 Celsius morning. My wife and I ease our kayaks back out into the Read more
My old Toronto Star friend Josh Rubin has a great story in today’s Star Business section about how some folks in the Canadian travel and tourism biz are suggesting that Canada partially open its borders to try to rescue the summer season. Rubin writes that the head of the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario, Beth Potter, believes that, even if the U.S. border doesn’t open, Canada should still be allowing visitors from other countries. Rubin notes that the European Union this week announced it was opening borders to visitors from 15 countries, including Canada, but not the U.S., Brazil or Read more
Since we’re not celebrating the way we would like, here’s a look at my first and only visit to Ottawa for Canada Day, four years ago to the day. Happy Canada Day! I’ve been lucky enough to call Canada home for 35 years now. But yesterday marked my first Canada Day in our nation’s capital. Go figure. It was, from start to finish, an absolute blast. The city was alive with people and colour and music and awash in red-and-white; Canada flag umbrella hats, red reindeer (I think) foam horns and plenty of prideful bits such as “Canada: Kicking Butt Read more
Major cuts by Air Canada. New tests for the trouble Boeing 737 MAX. Plus, Delta joins with the Mayo Clinic, a spiffy new hotel project for Halifax and an update on Australia and tourism. My Future of Travel blog for June 30. Air Canada Closing Operations at 8 Canadian Airports, Slashing 30 Domestic Routes It’s a perfectly understandable move given the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on Canada. But it’s a devastating loss for many Canadian communities. And the company says there could be more changes coming soon. Air Canada said today that it is indefinitely suspending service on 30 Read more
A new study finds Canadians will definitely be staying close to home this summer. I also have news on how Europe is opening its doors to Canadians, and a report on safety and health policy changes for Air Canada. My Future of Travel blog for June 29. Let’s Take a Road Trip: Canada Looking Good This Year With apologies to Seinfeld, this is not the Summer of George. Rather, it’s the Summer of Canada. And the summer of road trips in our home province. A new Ipsos poll, conducted on behalf of Toyota Canada, find that only a quarter (24%) Read more
