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Think Twice Before Giving AirBnB Your ID
As the world retreats from American-hosted providers in a post-Snowden whisleblown world, I got an email from one of my favourite U.S. services, AirBnB. If you're not familiar, AirBnB allows you to...
View ArticleCheap Hotels Around The World: 10 Spots Where You'll Receive The Best Value
(Relaxnews) - A hostel in Cape Town that offers hotel-quality rooms and amenities in a collection of centuries-old Victorian houses has been named Lonely Planet’s best value hotel in the world. In...
View ArticleFlights Delayed, Cancelled Along U.S. East Coast As Winter Storm Approaches
WASHINGTON - Spring is in sight, but winter still has an icy grip on the eastern United States, with heavy snow and plummeting temperatures causing flight delays and cancellations at major airports on...
View ArticleFalling Loonie Sinks Canadians' Travel Plans: Study
More than 40 per cent of Canadians say they are less likely to travel this spring thanks to the falling loonie, a new study from BMO Insurance says. British Columbians were the most likely to say they...
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10 Photos Of Ruby Falls, Tennessee's Underground Cave, That'll Leave You...
Tennessee may have Jack Daniels aficionados and country music fans visiting on a regular basis, but if you'd rather leave the booze and guitars at home, there may be another worthwhile reason to travel...
View ArticleClimbing Mount Everest? You'll Have To Climb Back Down With Garbage: Nepal
(KATHMANDU-AFP) - Climbers scaling Mount Everest will have to bring back eight kilograms (17.6 pounds) of garbage under new rules designed to clean up the world's highest peak, a Nepalese official said...
View ArticleCrystal Mountain Ski Resort Shut Down After Ski Lift Break
An Okanagan ski resort has been shut down after a chairlift broke and sent four people to hospital. Three chairs plunged six metres to the ground on Saturday at Crystal Mountain Resort, outside...
View ArticleTimothy Mullin Dead: Cayman Islands Drowning Victim ID'd As Toronto-Area Man
A drowning victim found lifeless on the ocean floor in the Cayman Islands on Sunday has been identified as a Toronto-area man. According to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, 46-year-old Timothy...
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WestJet Pilot's Response To Sexist Napkin Message Is All Class
A passenger's sexist remarks towards a WestJet pilot have sparked online outrage after photos of the vitriolic comments scrawled on a napkin were posted online. Carey Smith Steacy, a pilot with the...
View ArticleArcade Fire In Haiti: Out Of The Suburbs, Into The Carnival (Photos)
Since the release of Arcade Fire's 2004 debut album "Funeral," which prominently featured the song "Haiti," it became evident that the Canadian band had influences from the Caribbean nation running...
View ArticleHealthy Snacks And Gluten-Free Airline Foods Options Coming To More Carriers
(Relaxnews) - Trends like gluten-free foods, Greek yogurt and artisan ice cream flavours are taking off in-flight. In its new menu shake-up, United Airlines has become the latest mainstream carrier to...
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Italy's Carnevale Di Ivrea, Battle Of The Oranges, Looks Painful (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
This is Ivrea, Italy, a small town of 25,000 in the country's north. And every year, for a few days, it's home to roughly 500,000 kilograms of fresh oranges. But these oranges aren't for eating or...
View ArticleTop 5 March Hot Spots for Canadian Travellers
Just as winter rolls into its third month and students have had their fill of homework and study hall, March arrives. It's a fun travel month as Canadians start the early search for spring, sunshine...
View ArticleCanadians Care About Protected Parklands
What do protected parklands and conservation areas mean to Canadian tourism? Everything! Tourism in Canada is highly dependent on our parks and conservation areas. We would even go as far to say that...
View ArticleLast-Minute Vacations: 12 Amazing Adult-Only Travel Ideas For March Break
March Break isn’t just for kids anymore. After all, sun-starved, over-worked adults need to get away, too, and there needn’t be children or students in the picture to make it happen. A 2013 CIBC poll...
View ArticleTotem Poles Stolen From Malahat
VICTORIA - For the second time in as many months, thieves have stolen a totem pole from a property north of Victoria.RCMP in Shawnigan Lake say a totem pole was taken from the Malahat Mountain Inn last...
View ArticleUniversal Studios Beijing? Theme Park Could Come To China In 2018: Report
(Relaxnews) - News that Universal Studios may be bringing their Hollywood-based theme park to Beijing firms up predictions that Asia is poised to become the theme park capital of the world. According...
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Subterreanean Montreal Is Dark, Creepy And Amazing (PHOTOS)
Is Bane lurking in Montreal's sewers? Maybe not, but the city's underground infrastructure looks like a perfect place for the Batman villain, or even the Ninja Turtles to hide. Photographer Andrew...
View ArticleOntario Science Centre Events: What You Can Do In March
With several exhibits and IMAX films playing all year long, for anyone who hasn't visited Ontario's Science Centre in the past 20 years, let us reassure you going as an adult is just as fun. This...
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Banksy Shares Vancouver Street Artist's Work
A Vancouver-based street artist whose work is similar to the iconic Banksy has received a boost of support from the mystery man himself. IHeart — who also chooses to keep his identity a secret — is...
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