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The Canadian government has unveiled a new, more secure, high-tech passport. Officials also promise Canadians can renew their passports online starting later this year. “The new passport has been redesigned from cover to cover with state-of-the-art security features and new artwork, maintaining its status as one of the most secure and universally accepted travel documents in the world for all Canadians,” officials said today at a press conference at Ottawa International Airport. “The new passport includes state-of-the-art security features designed to keep Canadians’ identities safe, such as a polycarbonate data page—a technology similar to Canada’s driver’s licences. Passport holders’ personal Read more

March is roaring in like a lion, and Canadian and American travellers are paying the price. A so-called “mega-storm” lashed the Greater Toronto Area with high winds and heavy, wet snow that reached depths of 35 centimeters. Roughly one-third of flights had been cancelled at Toronto Pearson as of  2 p.m. EST today (Saturday, March 4), nearly 1,000 flights in all. Airports in Detroit and Boston were hit with numerous cancelled flights over night , and authorities were warning of problems at airports in Ottawa and Montreal. As of 10 a.m. Saturday, Toronto Pearson’s media site was showing 459 outgoing Read more

Expedia says research done in the past week shows Canadians are eager to visit the United States after two years of a pandemic. Expedia Canada looked at both hotel searches and flight searches for U.S. destinations between March 11 and April 9, 2022. “There is so much pent up travel demand to the U.S., which was always a favourite for Canadians before the pandemic,” Expedia Canada officials said. “In fact, over the last week we have seen an increase of around 10% when it comes to flight searches to Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Honolulu and San Francisco on Expedia.ca. “As Read more

California and Hawaii are far and away the most popular states for U.S. domestic travelers, a new study says.   The folks at Bravodeal found that California is the state of choice for 46% of Americans, with Hawaii right behind at 42%. If you look at Google searches, however, Hawaii clearly leads the way, with California second.   CALIFORNIA   “The Golden State really does have something for everyone. For those who love the great outdoors, California serves up great surf, hundreds of miles of hiking trails, and for those who prefer a more relaxed approach, hot springs are available Read more