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Looking for flights on a budget? Consider price freezing and other newer trends

Looking for flights on a budget? Consider price freezing and other newer trends

MONTREAL — As higher inflation and interest rates continue to strain consumer pocketbooks, air travel may feel increasingly out of reach.
'I don't know when we'll go': Travel plans upended amid fraying Canada-India ties

'I don't know when we'll go': Travel plans upended amid fraying Canada-India ties

MONTREAL — Until this week, Sukhwinder Dhillon was set on making his first trip back to India in years sometime in the next few months. “My father passed, and my brother passed,” said the 56-year-old Montrealer. “I want to go now.
Travellers rattled by Canada-India row, but trip plans remain unchanged

Travellers rattled by Canada-India row, but trip plans remain unchanged

MONTREAL — Travellers and the transportation sector at large have been rattled by the sudden ramp-up in tensions between Canada and India, but see no reason to rethink their overseas plans for now.
Airbnb says it's cracking down on fake listings and has removed 59,000 of them this year

Airbnb says it's cracking down on fake listings and has removed 59,000 of them this year

Fake listings have emerged as a major problem for Airbnb, threatening to scare off consumers and prompting the short-term rental service to use AI in an effort to crack down on fraudsters.
Travel insurance concerns loom large as hurricane season descends

Travel insurance concerns loom large as hurricane season descends

Last month, an alarming prospect dawned on Ben Birstonas ahead of a $14,000 all-inclusive getaway planned with his family for Bermuda.
B.C. newlyweds spend their wedding night at the top of broken down Banff Gondola

B.C. newlyweds spend their wedding night at the top of broken down Banff Gondola

BANFF, Alta. — Jaclyn and Brennen McConnell had planned their elopement in the Alberta Rockies a year ago, but they hadn't prepared to spend their wedding night sleeping on the floor in a building on the top of a mountain. The couple from Kelowna, B.
Visitors helped off Sulphur Mountain after power outage shuts down Banff Gondola

Visitors helped off Sulphur Mountain after power outage shuts down Banff Gondola

BANFF, Alta. — Hundreds of visitors who took a sightseeing gondola up a mountain in Banff National Park had to be helped down from the summit Tuesday after a power outage shut it down overnight.
Wildfire impact on B.C. tourism varies by region, proximity and visibility of flames

Wildfire impact on B.C. tourism varies by region, proximity and visibility of flames

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's record wildfire season has affected travel bookings in some areas, but other regions have seen continued tourism demand despite their proximity to active blazes.
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay bringing burger and steak outlets to B.C. casino, resort

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay bringing burger and steak outlets to B.C. casino, resort

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is bringing his burger and steak outlets to a Vancouver casino and nearby resort.
Two missing hikers found dead in Crowsnest Pass in Rocky Mountains: Alberta RCMP

Two missing hikers found dead in Crowsnest Pass in Rocky Mountains: Alberta RCMP

CROWSNEST PASS, Alta. — Mounties say two Alberta hikers have been found dead at the bottom of a ridge at Mount Coulthard, a summit in the Rocky Mountains.
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