Travel Costs

• Destination weddings: Are they cost-effective as travel becomes pricier?

  Despite soaring travel costs, Canadian interest in destination weddings is growing. Some specialists say this can come at a much lower cost than a traditional wedding at home.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2024
  
• Airfares dropped 19% in past year as consumers pull back, more flights added

  Airfares have plummeted over the past year, as airlines shore up capacity even while consumers think twice about travelling in a world of higher costs, StatCan says.

  Money

  Nov 21, 2023
  
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• Bookings, spending forecasts point to Alberta tourism sector bouncing back

  Bookings at the Bayshore Inn and Waterton Glacier Suites are returning to pre-pandemic levels, as is the 2023 forecast for tourist spending in Alberta.

  Features

  Jul 20, 2023
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• Travel rewards help cut costs on summer vacations amid rising prices

  Canadians are changing their travel plans this summer due to rising costs of flights and hotels, according to a new Leger poll.

  Consumer

  Jul 19, 2023
• Tourism industry booming in Saskatchewan despite inflation

  Saskatchewan's tourism industry hit $2.4 billion in expenditures in 2022, well above the $1.8-billion projection. 

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2023
• Travelling this winter? How to prepare and save with inflation flying high

  High inflation has driven up airfares and hotel prices but there is a ‘pent-up demand’ to travel this winter with COVID-19 mandates lifted, experts say.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2022
• Gas prices begin to fall from record heights as market fears of recession grow

  Prices dropped about 12 cents a litre overnight in Ontario and fell by smaller amounts in other parts of the country after a big dip in the price of crude oil this week.

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2022
• Spiking fuel costs mean pricier fares for passengers, Swoop president says

  Bob Cummings said that budget carriers aim to minimize the impact of labour and fuel costs on airfares, but that market forces always leave a mark.

  Consumer

  Apr 18, 2022
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• Taxpayers charged thousands for university and college presidents’ travel

  B.C. university and college presidents charged taxpayers more than one million dollars in airfare and almost $500,000 in hotel rooms from 2012 to 2014, a report has found.

  Dec 8, 2014