International Travel

• Record-setting influx of tourists to Calgary a boon for local businesses

  Ahead of the unofficial end of the summer tourism season, business owners are celebrating a successful year that saw visitors, and their dollars, flock to the city in droves.

  Economy

  Sep 1
  
• Edmonton airport sees doubling of passengers between 2021 and 2022: preliminary report

  Passenger numbers at YEG doubled between 2021 and 2022 as travel restrictions and mandates gradually loosened and more international flights were allowed.

  Canada

  Jan 25
  
• Advertisement
• Canada Day turnout heralds good summer for Kelowna, B.C. tourism

  "By all accounts, I think this was a great start to the tourism season and I think this will probably be the busiest summer we have ever seen," said Colin Basran, Mayor of Kelowna.

  Economy

  Jul 2, 2022
• Advertisement
• Maine town hopes free PCR testing can bring Canadians back

  Hairdresser Debra Loring says businesses in Calais, ME are feeling the absence of Canadian customers.

  Economy

  Feb 1, 2022
• COVID-19 testing offered at ski hills in B.C. Interior for international visitors

  Kelowna International airport is partnering with ski resorts in the Okanagan to make access to COVID testing easier for international guests.

  Health

  Jan 29, 2022
• YLW calls on Ottawa to reevaluate COVID-19 protocols for international travellers

  YLW's airport director says COVID-19 testing for international travellers needs to be shifted to their destination communities.

  Canada

  Jan 22, 2022
• Travelling during Omicron? Canadians who tested positive for COVID-19 abroad urge caution

  The risk calculation for travel has changed because of how contagious Omicron is and because different jurisdictions have their own rules, industry experts say.

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2022
• Don’t travel internationally, keep gatherings small during holidays: Saskatchewan epidemiologist

  A Saskatchewan epidemiologist is suggesting residents cancel any international trips and keep holiday gatherings limited to less than 10 people to avoid the spread of COVID-19.

  Health

  Dec 17, 2021
• Advertisement
• COVID-related travel insurance not guaranteed for trips abroad: specialist

  A travel insurance specialist says people planning to travel out of the country amid COVID Omicron advisories should check with their insurer in case their policies are now void.

  Canada

  Dec 16, 2021
• Advertisement
• First international flights leave Regina, Saskatoon since start of COVID-19 pandemic

  While international flights have resumed from Regina and Saskatoon, health officials are cautioning travellers of international travel as Omicron cases increase.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2021