Given the current economic climate, cutting back has become a way of life for many North Americans. Retirees, in particular, are looking at ways to stretch the shrinking dollars in their portfolios. Common techniques for reducing expenditures include eating out less, incorporating energy-saving devices and routines in the home and eliminating or curtailing such things [...]
Canada has leap frogged up the rankings to second place in a survey of the best national brands, according to tourism and branding experts as well as international travellers.
Canada moved up from a 6th place finish last year and a 12th place finish two years ago in the Country Brand Index, largely on the strength [...]
Visitors to P.E.I. will soon be able to check out how clean their hotel rooms are before they even step foot on the Island. The province will soon have inspection reports for all 1,600 hotels, bed and breakfasts, even campgrounds, available online.
All tourism accommodations on the Island must be licensed, and to be licensed they must [...]
The waters off Newfoundland and Vancouver Island are among “the world’s great dive sites” cited in the new Fodor’s book “Adventure Travel.” Second World War shipwrecks off Newfoundland’s Bell Island are accessible to scuba-divers year-round, the book says. The province also offers the opportunity to dive among icebergs, with the best time being May or June.
Marine [...]
The Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2009 guide has put Canada in its top ten countries, and Canada’s Tourism Commission is impressed with the write-up. The Lonely Planet is a worldwide travel guide company that encourages independent travellers, especially backpackers, to make a positive impact during their travels.
The 2009 “best of” guide includes a list of [...]
It seems like the kids just started school, but soon you’ll be packing up and hitting the road on your next family vacation. And contrary to popular belief, the weeks leading up to the trip are not the time to start getting your vehicle ready.
A better trigger for that tune-up is the change of season. [...]
More Canadians in urban areas used public transit to get around their cities this summer than last, figures released by Statistics Canada suggest.
A regular survey of 10 large, urban transit systems showed ridership was 4.9 per cent higher in July than it was for the same month in 2007, Statistics Canada said.
Although the survey does [...]
Our wavering economy along with swelling gas prices have tampered with vacationers’ travel plans throughout the summer, leaving many travelers in the lurch. As wallets continue to tighten and stress levels rise, people are realizing just how much they need and deserve a vacation getaway that for now seems to be tossed on the backburner.
But [...]
Airlines will be obligated to provide stranded travellers meal and hotel vouchers, though they won’t be held responsible for inclement weather, under a federal consumer protection program announced Thursday.
Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon announced the program, billed Flight Rights Canada, at an Ottawa news conference. In June, a private member’s bill calling for an airline passenger [...]
Ottawa-based Zoom Airlines confirms it has suspended all operations. Hundreds of Zoom Airlines passengers were stranded in Canada and Britain after the small Canadian airline stopped operations unexpectedly.
Zoom says the economic downturn and the unprecedented rise in the price of aviation fuel has made it impossible to continue.
It has begun insolvency proceedings in both Canadian and [...]
