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Expect vouchers, not refunds, for flight cancellations due to COVID-19

Airlines are only obliged to ensure passengers can complete their trip

Apr 6, 2020 7:47 AM Read more >

COVID-19 grounds business for independent Vancouver travel company

"One thing is certain, none of us will come out of this the same.”

Mar 28, 2020 10:39 PM Read more >

Cruise lines are planning for spring travel with guaranteed cancellation policies

The cruise ship industry wants travellers to know it will soon be back in business, with some scheduling cruises as soon as April, 2020.

Mar 28, 2020 10:28 PM Read more >

Mandatory quarantine kicks in at midnight for travellers returning to Canada

The feds have moved from "urging" travellers returning to Canada from abroad to self-isolate to mandating the two-week quarantine

Mar 25, 2020 11:48 AM Read more >

Swoop suspends all transborder, international flights

Swoop reports that it has arranged 15 flights over 3 days to bring the more than 2,300 travellers home.

Mar 19, 2020 4:34 PM Read more >

Sunwing is offering FREE flights for stranded Canadians

"It’s the Canadian thing to do.”

Mar 19, 2020 2:16 PM Read more >

Visitors asked not to go to Tofino; town concerned about medical resources

Visitors already in Tofino have been asked to make plans to return home

Mar 19, 2020 6:00 AM Read more >

WestJet suspending international, transborder flights for 30 days

The airline will be operating repatriation flights with the Canadian government

Mar 17, 2020 7:15 AM Read more >

WestJet passenger tests positive for COVID-19 on B.C. flight

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) advises that all guests in the affected rows of 10-14 are considered close contacts and may be at risk of exposure.

Mar 16, 2020 10:37 AM Read more >

Transport Canada suspends cruise ship season until July 1

The cruise ship season has been officially postponed

Mar 13, 2020 11:09 AM Read more >