4
Icelandair St. Louis–Reykjavik weekly flights
Weekly nonstops from 14 May to 24 October 2027, making St. Louis Icelandair's 16th US destination.
Source · St. Louis Public Radio
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61%
Fall trip planners intending to travel within Canada
Down from 77% in summer 2026, as Canadians shift plans abroad. Leger online survey of 1,538 Canadians, 4–6 Sept 2026.
Source · Leger
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60%
Canadians less open to U.S. travel than at any time in past year
Among those less likely to visit the U.S., 63% would travel in Canada instead, down from 77%.
Source · Leger
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4 years
Victoria's run as world's best small city (CNT RCA)
Victoria topped the under-350,000-population category for a fourth straight year, ahead of Puerto Vallarta, Venice and Florence.
3.7 MW
On-site solar at Universal Epic Universe
Three installations, including a 1.4 MW floating array, expected to generate more than 6.7 million kWh a year, according to Universal.
Source · D3Energy
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13%
Choice extended-stay net room growth, Q2 2026
Year-on-year net room growth in Choice Hotels' midscale extended-stay segment; its 12th straight quarter of double-digit growth.
245
SongTeller Hotel rooms and suites
Rooms and suites at Dolly Parton's SongTeller Hotel, which opened in downtown Nashville in October 2026 with a 20,000 sq ft museum.
Source · Haute Living
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19
MICHELIN-starred restaurants in Texas, 2026
Three new One Star restaurants in the third Texas selection; 149 restaurants in all across 30 cuisine types.
Source · MICHELIN Guide
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18 Dec
Disney Believe first sailings
Sailings from Port Everglades begin for Disney's fourth Wish-class ship, on four- and five-night Bahamas and Caribbean itineraries.
Source · The Walt Disney Company
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170,000+
Club Med Québec Charlevoix guests since 2021 opening
Club Med says its first Canadian mountain resort has welcomed more than 170,000 guests, the demand case behind Tremblant.
Source · Club Med
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US$3.61
Delta adjusted fuel price per gallon, Q3 2026
Up 60% year over year, including a 13-cent refinery benefit. Delta guides about US$4.25 a gallon for Q4.
Source · Delta Air Lines
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+18%
Delta premium revenue growth, Q3 2026 YoY
Premium revenue grew 18% year over year on a 6% increase in premium seats, Delta said.
Source · Delta Air Lines
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82M+
Travellers welcomed by the CBSA, 2025
The Canada Border Services Agency says it welcomed more than 82 million travellers in 2025.
1,800 km
Mackenzie River main stem, nominated length
The main stem runs just under 1,800 km from Great Slave Lake to the Arctic Ocean, all within the NWT; over 4,200 km with tributaries.
Source · Parks Canada
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-27.4%
Canadian car trips back from the US, Aug 2026 vs 2024
Return trips from the US rose 8.8% on August 2025, a fifth straight monthly gain. Air trips were still 22.7% below 2024.
-26%
Canadian travel to New York State in 2025
Canadian spending in the state fell 28% on 2024. New York is now offering Canadian-only discounts.
40,000
Square feet in the AGO's new modern wing
The Dani Reiss Modern and Contemporary Gallery opens in 2027 alongside a full exhibition slate in Toronto.
Source · Art Gallery of Ontario
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260th
Anniversary of Virginia's Omni Homestead Resort
One of a stack of 2026 milestones, alongside Colonial Williamsburg's 100th, with dated programming into the fall.
Source · Virginia Tourism Corporation · Sept 2026
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51st
Edition of the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival
It runs 31 October to 8 November 2026. Guide Sarah Hueniken receives this year's Summit of Excellence Award.
Source · Banff Centre · 2026
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$140K
Raised by a Flair-sponsored anti-trafficking event
The Driving For Change golf tournament in Toronto has raised $452,200 since 2023 for prevention and recovery programs.
Source · Flair Airlines · Sept 2026
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$799
New annual fee, Amex Aeroplan Reserve, from 12 Jan 2027
The Reserve and Business Reserve fee rises from $599 to $799, charged from each cardholder's first annual fee date after 12 January 2027.
Source · American Express Canada
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$125,000
Annual spend for a 10% Aeroplan points bonus on Reserve
Reserve cardholders earn 10% bonus points at $125,000 a year, plus 10% for each further $25,000, up to $400,000, Amex says.
Source · American Express Canada
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330+
Rooms, suites and cabins renewed at Jasper Park Lodge
More than 330 of the lodge's 397 rooms, suites and Signature Cabins were redesigned in a renovation reported at C$100 million, Hotel News Resource reports.
Source · Hotel News Resource
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$135
Concert-only ticket, Symphony Under the Stars, 17 Oct
Concert-only admission is $135 per person plus taxes and fees; dinner and concert is $399 per person, according to the lodge's offer page.
Source · Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge
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6M+
Annual visitors to the Old Port of Montréal
The Old Port of Montréal says it welcomes more than six million visitors a year, making it Quebec's most visited recreational tourism destination.
$149
Montréal Bungee Monday rate, plus taxes
Montréal Bungee at the Old Port offers a $149 plus taxes rate every Monday this fall, against $179 for a standard jump on its price list.
2 years
Time to book a NEXUS interview after 1 April 2027
Applicants conditionally approved on or after 1 April 2027 must schedule their enrolment interview within two years, down from the pandemic-era five.
-50%
Drop in Canadian NEXUS applications, 2024 to 2025
Canadian NEXUS applications fell from 695,533 in 2024 to 344,257 in 2025, according to CP24.
Source · CP24
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32
Solo Verandah cabins on the refitted Zuiderdam
Zuiderdam brings Holland America's Evolution refit to Canada & New England for the first time in 2028, with 32 solo balcony cabins and two new Bridgeview Suites.
4 ships
Royal Caribbean ships in Alaska in summer 2028
Anthem, Ovation, Serenade and Voyager of the Seas sail 7-night Alaska cruises from Seattle, Seward and Vancouver, from April to September 2028.
$10M
CAA Travel Insurance emergency medical maximum
CAA has doubled the emergency medical limit on its travel insurance from $5 million to $10 million ahead of the 2026–27 winter season.
1M
Visitors to Foresta Lumina since it opened in 2014
Parc de la Gorge de Coaticook welcomed the night walk's one-millionth visitor at the end of July 2025.
169 m
Length of the Coaticook gorge suspension bridge
The park bills it as the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in North America. It hangs 50 metres above the gorge.
1912
Year monks from Normandy founded Saint-Benoît-du-Lac
Monks of the French abbey of Saint-Wandrille, then in exile in Belgium, founded the abbey on Lac Memphrémagog on 4 December 1912.
Source · Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-du-Lac
1989
Year the world's first ice cider was made, in Quebec
Christian Barthomeuf pressed apples frozen on the tree in Dunham that year; he was named to the Order of Canada in 2020 for inventing ice cider.
46
Townships lodgings listed with spa options
Tourism Eastern Townships now sells "lodgings with spa options", properties with a private spa or treatment centre, as a category of its own.
Source · Tourism Eastern Townships · Oct 2026
2018
Year Lac-Mégantic became Quebec's only Cittaslow town
The town was certified on 22 June 2018 and calls itself the first French-speaking Cittaslow town in the Americas.
Source · Ville de Lac-Mégantic
150 km
Kilometres of multi-use trail in Bromont's Parc des Sommets
The regional park is open to hikers, mountain bikers, fat bikers, cross-country skiers and snowshoers.
Source · Tourisme Bromont
$93
Sépaq annual card for every Quebec national park
A single-park annual card is $51.50 and a daily pass $10.30, under Sépaq's rates from 1 May 2026. Under-18s enter free.
Source · Sépaq · from May 2026
4
Sépaq national parks in the Eastern Townships
Yamaska, Mont-Orford, Mont-Mégantic and Frontenac. Montérégie and the Laurentides have two each.
Source · Sépaq
~120
Food stops on or within 5 km of the Véloroute Gourmande
Breweries, cideries, cheesemakers, vineyards and restaurants line the Montreal–Sherbrooke route, according to its 2022 launch release.
Source · Tourism Eastern Townships · Apr 2022
$1,529
Starting price of Vélo Québec's guided Véloroute trip
Five days and four nights in three- and four-star hotels, with breakfasts, a dinner, luggage transfer and a guide, from its 2026 listing.
Source · Vélo Québec Voyages · 2026
28
Stops on the Brasseurs des Cantons microbrewery route
The route launched in May 2017 with about 15 breweries; Tourism Eastern Townships' route page now lists 28 stops.
Source · Tourism Eastern Townships
5,500 km²
Area of the Mont-Mégantic International Dark Sky Reserve
Recognized in 2007, the reserve uses lighting rules across the surrounding towns to protect the observatory's sky.
Source · Observatoire du Mont-Mégantic
1.6 m
Mirror of the Mont-Mégantic Observatory's telescope
The research telescope sits at more than 1,100 metres on the summit of Mont Mégantic.
Source · Observatoire du Mont-Mégantic
$5.5M+
Investment in Anisipi, Amos's Moment Factory circuit
Quebec, Ottawa, Desjardins, the town of Amos and the Abitibiwinni First Nation of Pikogan funded the four-installation circuit, Radio-Canada reported.
Source · Radio-Canada
$440
FCMQ annual trail pass if bought in October 2026
The price rises to $465 from 1 November and $575 after 15 December; passes are sold online only.
Source · FCMQ · 2026–27
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3,500+
Kilometres of snowmobile trail in Abitibi-Témiscamingue
The regional tourism office's L'Abitibi circuit alone runs 722 km from Val-d'Or.
27,356 km²
Area of the Vallée-de-l'Or, one of Abitibi-Témiscamingue's five sectors
The Val-d'Or region alone is larger than Vermont, which is why the tourism office splits Abitibi-Témiscamingue into five sectors.
Source · MRC de La Vallée-de-l'Or
800+
Lakes in the Réserve faunique La Vérendrye open to fishing
The reserve on the road from Montreal holds more than 4,000 lakes in all, according to Sépaq.
Source · Sépaq
91 m
Depth of the underground tour at Val-d'Or's Cité de l'Or
Visitors ride mining vehicles down to 300 feet in the former Lamaque mine, which operated from 1935 to 1985. It's 8 °C underground.
Source · Tourisme Abitibi-Témiscamingue
2.7B yrs
Age of the oldest rock at Parc national d'Aiguebelle
The park straddles the divide between waters flowing to the St. Lawrence and to James Bay, and is working toward dark-sky park status.
Source · Sépaq
252.5 km²
Area of Parc national d'Opémican, Sépaq's 24th national park
Its Pointe-Opémican sector opened in August 2019, on Lake Témiscamingue and the Kipawa River.
Source · Government of Quebec · Aug 2019
13
Food stops on Abitibi-Témiscamingue's Régale-toi circuit
The circuit runs 420 km over two to three days, from Val-d'Or through Amos, La Sarre and Rouyn-Noranda to Témiscamingue.
Source · Tourisme Abitibi-Témiscamingue
8 of 13
Botanicals in Puyjalon's Betchwan gin picked in Minganie
Juniper, beach pepper, bayberry, Labrador tea, Scottish lovage, chaga, lingonberry and cloudberry come from the area around Havre-Saint-Pierre.
Source · Tourisme Côte-Nord
63
Cabins on the Bella Desgagnés, with 160 berths
Every cabin has a private bathroom and two are adapted for reduced mobility, according to Québec maritime.
Source · Québec maritime
400 m
Minimum distance from belugas and blue whales in the marine park
The rule covers every vessel and any whale listed on Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act. Permitted tour boats may approach other whales to 100 m.
13
Whale species that frequent the Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park
Parks Canada says six of them are seen often; they include blue, fin, humpback and minke whales and the endangered St. Lawrence beluga.
Source · Parks Canada
35,000+
Pairs of nesting seabirds in the Mingan Archipelago
Atlantic puffins are among them, visible until the end of August, according to Parks Canada.
Source · Parks Canada
500 ha
Area of Pointe-aux-Outardes' salt marsh, Quebec's fourth-largest
Only the marshes at Lac Saint-François, Cap Tourmente and Isle-Verte are bigger, according to the Parc Nature.
Source · Parc Nature de Pointe-aux-Outardes
850 km
Length of the Véloroute des Baleines, Tadoussac to Kegaska
More than 95% of the route has a shoulder of a metre or more. Luggage transfers run in July and August between Tadoussac and Baie-Trinité.
214 m
Height of the Daniel-Johnson Dam at Manic-5
Its 13 arches and 14 buttresses stretch about 1.3 km. Hydro-Québec calls it the largest arch-and-buttress dam in the world.
Source · Hydro-Québec; Wikipedia
214M yrs
Age of the Manicouagan impact crater
The ring-shaped reservoir behind Manic-5, nicknamed the eye of Quebec, fills a crater from the Late Triassic.
Source · Wikipedia
770 m
Vertical drop at Le Massif de Charlevoix
Le Massif calls it the highest vertical east of the Rockies. Club Med's all-inclusive resort is ski-in, ski-out on the mountain.
Source · Le Massif de Charlevoix
7.5 km
Length of Le Massif's sled run in Charlevoix
Le Massif bills it as the longest in North America. The 2026–27 season runs 25 December to 29 March, from $69 with the snowcat ride up.
Source · Le Massif de Charlevoix
2020
Year Famille Migneron launched its whey eau-de-vie
Charlevoyou, distilled from the leftover whey of the family's cheesemaking, reached the SAQ in June 2020; a whey-based gin followed in 2021.
Source · Le Soleil; CIMT
~54 km
Diameter of the Charlevoix impact structure
Recent dating puts the impact at about 450 million years ago. Roughly 90% of Charlevoix's residents live inside the crater.
Source · Schmieder et al. 2019; Wikipedia
18 m
Diameter of the SAT's Satosphère dome in Montreal
Opened in October 2011, the 350-seat dome was, the SAT says, the first permanent immersive modular theatre dedicated to artistic creation.
Source · Société des arts technologiques
1,000+
Seats at Le Cathcart, the food hall under Place Ville Marie
The 35,000-square-foot glass-roofed hall opened in January 2020 with 15 kiosks.
Source · Sid Lee Architecture
~125,000
Bottles Le Cep d'Argent produces a year
Founded in Magog in 1985 by brothers from France's Champagne region, the estate grows about 60,000 vines.
Source · Vins du Québec
2,751
Places of worship in Quebec's religious heritage inventory
Buildings built before 1975, inventoried in 2003. Closures had risen to about 40 a year after 2011, the council's director told Radio-Canada.
220+
Indigenous tourism experiences listed in Quebec
Across 55 communities of 11 nations, according to Tourisme Autochtone Québec.
Source · Tourisme Autochtone Québec
+3.7%
Overseas arrivals in Canada, July 2026 vs July 2025
1.0 million overseas residents arrived; Europe (+8.3%) drove the rise, and the UK was the top overseas source market.
Source · Statistics Canada
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-7%
Overseas visitor arrivals in the US, July 2026 vs July 2025
3.1 million overseas visitors arrived in July, according to the National Travel and Tourism Office.
$184
Lowest one-way launch fare, Vancouver to Guanajuato
Flair's starting one-way base fare YVR–BJX at launch; BJX–YVR from $176.
Source · TravelPress
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57%
More likely to book all-inclusive if cost known upfront
Share saying knowing the total vacation cost upfront makes them more likely to book all-inclusive; 68% among families. Angus Reid Forum, n=1,502, 28 Aug–1 Sep 2026.
Source · Sunwing Vacations Group
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5%
Canadians who'd pick the lowest price over quality
Only 5% would choose the absolute lowest price if it meant giving up quality or convenience; 50% define value as a fair price for quality and experience.
Source · Sunwing Vacations Group
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3
Halifax–Europe routes leaving for summer 2027
WestJet's Halifax–Copenhagen and Halifax–Madrid, plus Icelandair's Halifax–Reykjavík service, which ends 18 October 2026.
Source · PAX News
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9 in 10
Share of US cruises booked through travel advisors
Phocuswright research cited by PhocusWire in its report on Princess Cruises' ChatGPT app.
Source · PhocusWire
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3.1M
Overseas visitors to the US, August 2026
Nearly 3.1 million overseas visitors arrived in August 2026, down almost 12% year over year, per NTTO figures cited by Skift.
Source · Skift / NTTO
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$5,655
Planned US leisure travel spend, next 12 months
Average expected leisure travel spend per US traveller over the next 12 months, across nearly four vacations.
$8,796
Baby Boomer planned travel spend vs Gen Z
Boomers expect to spend $8,796 on leisure travel in the next year, more than four times Gen Z's $2,195.
610
Banff Mountain Film Competition entries, 2026
A record, from 59 countries. 83 films from 16 countries were selected as finalists, according to Banff Centre.
Source · Banff Centre
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100%
Algonquin fall colour change, 9 Oct 2026
Algonquin, Arrowhead and Oxtongue River-Ragged Falls report full colour, with 40–50% of leaves down. Most southern parks are at 30–70%.
Source · Ontario Parks
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369,500
Canadian visitors to Palm Beach County, 2024
Canada is the county's top international market; WPTV reported about 253,000 for 2025, citing Discover The Palm Beaches.
$5B
Wyoming visitor spending, 2025
A record for the state, with about 8.8 million overnight visitors, according to the Wyoming Office of Tourism.
30,000+
Planned Newark Centurion Lounge size
Square feet over two storeys at Newark Terminal A, up from an earlier 18,000 sq ft plan; opening 2027.
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