Canada Jetlines, the new, all-Canadian, leisure airline, announces a first international nonstop service out of Toronto Pearson International Airport to Las Vegas. The carrier’s first route into the United States is scheduled to launch on January 19, 2023, with multiple frequencies per week. The new service from Toronto will be Jetlines’ third nonstop route to serve Canadians. “We are incredibly excited to launch Canada Jetlines’ international services with a route to the entertainment capital of the world,” said Eddy Doyle, Chief Executive Officer of Canada Jetlines. “As we continue to expand our international network with our first route into the Read more
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Canadian residents returned from over 3.7 million trips abroad in August 2022, more than four times as many trips as were taken in August 2021. StatsCan says Canadian trips abroad were up 340.4% in August compared to last year. Still, the August 2022 figure was only 63.4% of the level in August 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic. In the month of August 752,900 Canadian residents returned from visiting overseas, more than double from the same month in 2021 (341,700). During the same month, travel to U.S. increased six-fold over AUG 2021. StatsCan said the number of international arrivals to Canada Read more
From October 21-23, visitors can head to Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto to experience a taste of Taiwan’s diverse offerings through a life-sized pop-up activation of a traditional Taiwanese house courtesy of Taiwan Tourism Bureau. This activation comes just weeks after Taiwan officially announced its quarantine lift for international visitors. This activation is a part of a multi-faceted campaign by Taiwan Tourism Bureau to promote the return of travel to Taiwan, and educate the eastern Canadian market on Taiwan’s many offerings. The campaign also features influencer partnerships, digital and out-of-home advertising, and a consumer sweepstake which offers one lucky winner roundtrip Read more
The Trudeau government says the situation at Canadian airports continues to improve. The government on Friday afternoon issued the following statement: Flight completions * For the week of October 3-9, 2022, 99 percent of flights planned for Canada’s top four airports were completed (i.e., not cancelled); an improvement from 95 percent for the first week of July. * This percentage is the same as the week of October 7-13, 2019, when 99 percent of flights for the top four airports were completed. On-time performance * From October 3-9, 2022, over 91 percent of flights from the top four airports left Read more
Here’s a lazy Sunday Labour Day compendium of a few stories I found on the old Internet this morning about new world hotels, travel products for people with small children, Caribbean visits and more, plus a note about Toronto Pearson delays. First off, I’ve been tracking delays at Toronto Pearson Airport the past few days, and things aren’t a whole lot better. According to Flight Aware, here are the outgoing flight delay stats for the past few days. September 1: 205 delays (15 minutes or more), which is 33% of all outbound flights. September 2: 200 delays (34%) September 3: Read more
