It’s a rainy October morning in Vancouver’s downtown Chinatown. The neon lights reflect on the slick sidewalks like a scene out of a more approachable “Bladerunner.” Delicious smells waft from every turn, yet once inside Floata Seafood Restaurant, surrounded by tables of octogenarians drinking tea, there’s no place I’d rather be. This is the first […]
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TORONTO – Ontario’s tourism industry is not expected to fully recover from the pandemic until 2025, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and the industry say in a joint report, with recommendations including tax incentives, cannabis tourism and affordable housing to support staff recruitment. Tourism businesses in the province are generating 64 per cent of the […]
TORONTO – Ontario’s tourism minister says the province won’t be extending the staycation tax credit for another year, despite the hard-hit industry recommending the move as a way to help it recover from the pandemic. Neil Lumsden, the minister of tourism, culture and sport, says in a statement that the province temporarily introduced it for […]
At the Mercado Municipal San Francisco in the historic heart of Quito, Ecuador, it costs $8 to have a traditional healer cleanse your spirit. That sounded like a bargain, so I ducked behind a shower curtain in a tiny booth filled with bunches of spearmint, amaranth and piles of unknown-to-me herbs, prayer candles, and incense […]
Let’s get this out of the way first: Scottsdale’s rep — as a haven for tourists looking to unwind at a spa or on the golf course — is more than fair. There are more than 200 golf courses in and around the Arizona desert city, about a half-hour drive east of Phoenix. It’s also […]
Seasonal light displays add a warm glow to winter nights and spark magic that puts us in the holiday spirit. Whether you prefer to cruise through colourful light canopies in your car or wander around a glimmering city park with a cup of hot chocolate in hand, Ontario’s delightful holiday light displays have got you […]
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A Newfoundland man was barrelling home Wednesday in a rented Toyota Corolla after his WestJet flight from Toronto to St. John’s was cancelled three days ago. David Bradbury hasn’t seen his wife since September, and he said all he could think about as he drove across Eastern Canada was throwing his […]
So much beauty. That was my first thought after pulling into the sun-soaked harbour on the Croatian island of Hvar, where the sky and sea seemed to be duking it out for the prettiest shade of blue. My second thought: so many tourists. Lots of them arrived here just like me, on a cruise ship […]
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It’s highly unusual that a tour of a luxury resort would begin in a basement room with plain grey walls and a grey tile floor. But Daniel Langlois is an unusual man, and Coulibri Ridge, which he co-owns with his life partner, Dominique Marchand, is an unusual property. The unadorned room is the heart of […]