Articles tagged “canada”

Europe is falling out of love with Canada, time for a bigger marketing push perhaps? That and Canada's still way more expensive as a destination than its neighbor USA.

While Canadian officials work to keep their countrymen flying out of domestic airports, the U.S. is offering perks that will keep Canadian travelers’ dollars flowing through its own airports and airlines.

Officials are having trouble figuring out where to shift the burden of fees and taxes, which make up the 40 percent difference between US and Canadian fares, when taken off of passengers.

Common sense in air security. Imagine that.

Citizens from each of the border side travel more for vacation than business, but overnight business trips have increased more than the number of vacations in the past year.

The new limits have boosted business in cities around Washington state this summer, while across the border; the Canadian economy has taken a hard hit from the exodus of shoppers looking for a sweeter deal.

Where there is a need, there is a market, good to see hotels aiming solutions at mobility-impaired travelers.

Canada is only a car ride away from the U.S. and it shows in these numbers: two out of every three visitors is from south of the border.

A pause in the demonstrations this June coincided with a profitable month for hotels, although there are probably other, more Influential factors, causing Montreal's tourism slump.

The government quietly passed an anti-pollution program requiring all large ships to cut their fuel's sulfur content from 2.7% to 1% by August 1. The cost is estimated as an additional $19 a day -- less than lines routinely pass on as "fuel surcharges."