With Canadians showing less interest in flying to the US, two major Canadian airlines are adding capacity to the Caribbean, Mexico, South America and Europe. Air Canada today announced its winter sun schedule, reflecting its largest network expansion to Latin America to date with 16% more seat capacity over last winter. Highlights of the carrier’s new services for the winter 2025-26 season include new destinations to Rio de Janeiro, Cartagena, Guatemala City, and Guadalajara. As well, 13 new routes including Santiago (Chile), Pointe-a-Pitre (Guadeloupe), Fort-de-France (Martinique), Nassau, Montego Bay, and Huatulco (Mexico) are being introduced, along with additional frequencies to Read more
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The Canadian government has new travel advisories up for citizens and residents who plan to visit the U.S. or China. Ottawa recently updated its travel advisory site to say that residents of Canada and other foreign nationals visiting the U.S. for longer than 30 days must register with the U.S. government. Canadians haven’t had to register with the government of the U.S. prior to this. U.S. President Donald Trump in January signed an executive order called “Protecting the American People Against Invasion.” The order requires all foreign nationals, including Canadians, to register with U.S. Customs and Immigration Services if they Read more
A barrage of visitors is usually a good thing in Niagara Falls. But maybe there’s too much of a good thing. Associated Press reports that Niagara Region has declared a state of emergency as it prepares to welcome up to a million visitors for the solar eclipse on April 8. The mid-afternoon event will be the first total solar eclipse in Ontario since 1979, and the moon is expected to entirely block the sun for a few minutes. No less a source than National Geographic declared Niagara Falls as one of the best places to see the eclipse, which was Read more
Air Canada today announced significantly expanded service to Europe for next summer, including a new, year-round route between Montreal and Madrid, expanded service to Italy and earlier seasonal start-up flights between Toronto and Edinburgh, Scotland. Canada’s largest airline said it plans to operate 100 per cent of its peak summer 2019 trans-Atlantic capacity next year, taking full advantage of the robust recovery in its largest international market. Air Canada will begin its seasonal flights between Toronto and Edinburgh on March 1, 2024. I’m scheduled for an AC flight from Pearson to Edinburgh a week from today, actually. “Air Canada saw Read more
