This week the U.S. opened up to international tourism along with the Canadian and Mexico land borders after 19 months, leading to thousands of Canadians heading south. While some crossings were smooth sailing, other crossings reported wait times of up to 4 hours. U.S. Canada Border Reopens After 19 Months While Canada opened up its …

Canada is soon set to have an additional 8 airports around the country welcoming international travelers. The news is bound to be welcomed by not only locals planning trips to other countries, but also by travel and tourism related companies up and down the country, with the increased interconnectivity expected to result in an increase …

After announcing a national vaccine passport for travel, Canada has taken another big step towards the resumption of international travel by lifting its global non-essential travel warning that has been in place since the pandemic began. Canada Lifts Non Essential Travel Warning Canada issued a global ‘do not travel’ advisory after the pandemic began in …

The Canadian federal government has been working on developing an internationally recognized vaccine passport, intending to have it ready for the public sometime this fall. Today, the Canadian government revealed the plan for the national vaccine passport that Canadians can use to travel domestically and abroad. Canada Announces Plans For Vaccine Passport Most people who …

As the world goes back to normal and cruise ships return to the oceans, we’re finally beginning to understand the vaccine requirements from cruise ships.  Canadian travelers were worried about mixed vaccines and how that would affect their ability to travel going forward. Many Canadians received mixed vaccine doses, and some countries aren’t accepting mixed vaccine …

With the recent news that the U.S. government will finally open the land border with Canada and Mexico, travel operators are hopeful for a rebound in tourism to both countries. However, the travel industry feels that the PCR testing requirement to enter Canada is discouraging American tourists and is calling on the government to scrap …

After 19 months of closure, the United States will reopen its land border to fully vaccinated Canadian travelers next month.  The border has been open for essential travel for most of the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, students, truck drivers, U.S citizens, and healthcare workers could still cross the land border from Canada. But non-essential travel …

By the end of the month, all Canadians will be required to be fully vaccinated in order to travel on planes, trains, and marine vessels. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the details of his government’s vaccine mandate in a press conference held earlier today. The policy will include mandatory vaccination requirements for all federal employees, …

Planning your winter vacation just got a little easier this week, as airlines are set to ramp up a number of flight routes between Canada and Jamaica. Beginning November 1st, major Canadian airlines will be operating 50 direct flights a week from cities in Canada to destinations throughout Jamaica in an effort to boost tourism …

In an official announcement, the United States extended its ban on non-essential travel across the land borders with Canada and Mexico for another month. These updated restrictions are set to be in place until at least October 21, 2021. After being limited to essential traffic only since March of 2020, the U.S./Mexico/Canada land border restrictions …

As Canadians become more confident about traveling internationally again, airlines are resuming international flight routes to keep up with demand. Air Transat has announced that it will be resuming its service to the United Kingdom and Portugal, while Air Canada has announced flights to Australia starting in December. Air Transat Resuming Flights To Portugal and …

For the first time in almost a year and a half, Canada will be opening for international travelers again starting this Tuesday, September 7th. Canada Opening For International Travelers On September 7th The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) confirmed on Friday that travelers would be welcome on September 7th, the date that the federal government …