The federal government has rolled out a revamp of its trusted-traveller program to clear clogged airports as the summer travel season kicks off. A tweaked “verified-traveller program” will launch dedicated security screening lines at six of the country’s biggest airports between June 7 and June 21, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said Tuesday. “As membership grows…
Ottawa Rejigs Trusted-Traveller Program in Bid to Avoid Last Summer’s Airport Chaos
A Good Time to Save on Summer Travel Is Now
By Donald Wood From TravelPulse Travelers may not associate the cold weather with great deals on summer travel, but if you haven’t started booking your vacation, you should begin as soon as possible to save the most money. The key to the success of any trip is a good travel adviser. With more and more…
Taking the Kids: 10 Ways to De-stress Summer Travel
Take a deep, cleansing breath. Even if you’ve never been to a yoga class, you are going to need all the relaxation techniques out there to get through the hurdles (read that aggravation) that you must endure to travel this summer. What happened to just hopping on a plane or jumping in the car to…
American Tourism Booming This Summer Despite Record High Gas Prices
Families are packing their bags, jumping in cars, and boarding airplanes without hesitation this summer, despite gas prices hitting a new high the week of June 10—a nationwide average of $4.97 per gallon. The main differences this summer are the distances people are traveling and how they’re choosing to get there. One survey showed that 73 percent…
Canceled Flights Rise Across US as Summer Travel Heats Up
U.S. airlines canceled high numbers of flights as they tried to recover from storms while accommodating growing crowds of summer vacationers. By early afternoon on Saturday in the United States, airlines have scrubbed more than 700 flights after canceling more than 1,400 on Friday, according to tracking service FlightAware. Airports with the most cancellations included…
Hitting the Road for Summer Travel? Sticker Shock at the Pump Is Going to Burn: What to Expect
By Amanda Breen With the first day of summer arrived, many hopeful vacationers are considering their options for the season—some enthusiastic about their first real chance at travel after more than two years of pandemic-induced lockdowns and restrictions. But planning that dream trip just got a lot more complicated; between exorbitant airfares, rising vacation rental scams, and, of course,…
US Summer Travelers Can Expect Long Lines, Higher Prices as COVID-19 Restrictions Ease
With more U.S. travelers expected to take to the skies and the roads this summer as COVID-19 restrictions ease, unbridled demand will strain capacity in the leisure and travel industry and push prices even higher. Airlines, hotels, rental car companies, and booking sites all reported a surge in demand for their services in the latest…
How to Make Summer Travel Plans That Actually Happen in 2022
After two years of cancellations, deferments, and marathon sessions with airline customer service, many travelers are hoping to book summer trips that actually pan out this year. “I had the month of May 2020 completely off work,” says Katharine Ng, an engineering program manager in Los Angeles. Ng planned to visit Europe and Morocco but…
Ed Perkins on Travel: COVID, Ukraine — What’s next?
Already, external events cloud the year’s outlook for summer travel big time, and the year is not even half over. My crystal ball is not hi-def, and I’m not about to make any dramatic prognostications. But a few developments appear to be extremely likely — and likely to hit your travel plans. COVID. “COVID is…
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