If you’re a Canadian and you can’t find your friends or neighbors this week, look south. American Express says there’s “high demand” for international travel this March Break, and that Canadians seem to have headed south. Again. The company says the top five international destinations for Amex Cardmembers this March Break are: Florida London New York Los Angeles Las Vegas Yahoo Canada says Amex Trendex data found that 53 per cent of Canadians plan on spending more on travel this year, compared to 2022. The website also quotes Skyscanner as saying the top five destinations for Canadian travellers between March Read more
Cancun
Canada Jetlines is making its first scheduled flight to Mexico today, flying from Toronto to Cancun. “Canada Jetlines is very proud to operate our first scheduled flight between Canada and Mexico. Following the recent announcement of our first successful scheduled operation to Las Vegas, we are pleased to be flying this morning to Cancun,” said Canada Jetlines Chief Commercial Officer, Duncan Bureau. “Canada Jetlines continues to expand on the strong relationships with the travel agency community, and tourism boards in both Canada and Mexico. We are looking forward to offering our world class product to those that are traveling between Read more
On their highly anticipated flight from Toronto to sunny Cancun, Golnar Adhami was getting a head start on some rest and relaxation while her future husband-to-be, Behfar Sanjari, who she met 17 years prior, prepared for the speech of a lifetime. In front of a captivated audience with the cabin crew at his side, Behfar took over the intercom to deliver a loving and heartfelt message that would eventually bring Golnar, family and friends and a full Sunwing flight to happy tears. Nearly two decades ago, Behfar and Golnar met as many do – at a party. Golnar was hosting, Read more
A new era has launched for Porter Airlines, and for Canadian travellers. Toronto-based Porter on Wednesday (Feb. 1) began flying jets for the first time as part of a massive expansion effort that threatens to shake up the industry. Porter on Wednesday flew its new Embraer E195-E2 jets from Toronto Pearson Airport to Montreal Trudeau and Ottawa International, its first ever jet flights. Until this week, Porter had flown exclusively out of the Toronto Island/City Centre Airport using De Havilland propeller planes. Service on the Toronto Pearson-Ottawa route has four daily, non-stop return flights. Porter is offering three daily, non-stop Read more
The U.S. on Wednesday announced new COVID-19 testing requirements for all travelers from China. But Canada has yet to follow suit. Starting January 5, all travelers to the U.S. from China, Macau and Hong Kong will need to take a COVID-19 test no more than two days before travel and provide a negative test before boarding their flight. The testing applies to anyone two years and older, the CBC reports. Other countries made the move before the U.S., but Canada has yet to take similar action. A spokesperson for Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, said Canada is monitoring COVID-19 case numbers Read more
