Weaker ‘loonie’ good and bad news for Canada travel
February 23, 2016
The past year has seen a slide in the value of the Canadian dollar (often called a ‘loonie’ because of the loon that decorates the
The past year has seen a slide in the value of the Canadian dollar (often called a ‘loonie’ because of the loon that decorates the
Winter weather brings images of the Ice Age, so it’s probably a good moment for the Ontario Science Center in Toronto to be opening its
JetBlue’s new Buffalo to Los Angeles non-stop offers Canadians a lower trans-continental fare, and maybe a shorter customs line.
Westjet announced trans-Atlantic service a few months ago, and now it’s making two of its new routes to London year-round.
At the same time that the U.S. is imposing new restrictions on the visa waiver program, it’s also taking steps to provide more overseas pre-clearance to speed up arrival in the U.S. The visa waiver program—which allows residents of 38 cooperating countries, many in Europe, to visit the U.S. without having to go through time-consuming applications—is getting limts that require visas for anyone who has visited Iran, Iraq, Syria or Sudan within the past 5 years. Exceptions may be…
Canada yesterday got its first non-stop connection to India, with the launch of Air Canada’s four-times-a-week flight AC70. The flight uses one of Air Canada’s brand-new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.
Two of Canada’s airlines are spreading out to new destinations. WestJet, a large budget carrier, has added Boeing 767s that allow it to make a big splash in the trans-Atlantic trade, and Porter, a much smaller carrier, will add flights from Toronto to its first Florida destination, Melbourne, near Orlando.
Quebec City…one of the popular visits for new Canadians. For more, click HERE Canada has a novel gift for its new citizens: a 50%-off railpass to get to know the country’s sights and beauty spots, and a menu of over 1200 free cultural…
The lantern festival is on the 15th day of Chinese New Year season on the lunar calendar, and it usually also corresponds to
It’s hard for non-Canadians to understand just how beloved ice hockey is in Canada. Do you think football is popular in the USA? Soccer in Ireland? Cricket in India? Well, hockey is comparatively bigger than that in…
The past year has seen a slide in the value of the Canadian dollar (often called a ‘loonie’ because of
Winter weather brings images of the Ice Age, so it’s probably a good moment for the Ontario Science Center in
JetBlue’s new Buffalo to Los Angeles non-stop offers Canadians a lower trans-continental fare, and maybe a shorter customs line.
Westjet announced trans-Atlantic service a few months ago, and now it’s making two of its new routes to London year-round.
At the same time that the U.S. is imposing new restrictions on the visa waiver program, it’s also taking steps to provide more overseas pre-clearance to speed up arrival in the U.S. The visa waiver program—which allows residents of 38 cooperating countries, many in Europe, to visit the U.S. without having to go through time-consuming applications—is getting limts that require visas for anyone who has visited Iran, Iraq, Syria or Sudan within the past 5 years. Exceptions may be…
Canada yesterday got its first non-stop connection to India, with the launch of Air Canada’s four-times-a-week flight AC70. The flight uses one of Air Canada’s brand-new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.
Two of Canada’s airlines are spreading out to new destinations. WestJet, a large budget carrier, has added Boeing 767s that allow it to make a big splash in the trans-Atlantic trade, and Porter, a much smaller carrier, will add flights from Toronto to its first Florida destination, Melbourne, near Orlando.
Quebec City…one of the popular visits for new Canadians. For more, click HERE Canada has a novel gift for its new citizens: a 50%-off railpass to get to know the country’s sights and beauty spots, and a menu of over 1200 free cultural…
The lantern festival is on the 15th day of Chinese New Year season on the lunar calendar, and
It’s hard for non-Canadians to understand just how beloved ice hockey is in Canada. Do you think football is popular in the USA? Soccer in Ireland? Cricket in India? Well, hockey is comparatively bigger than that in…