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24 stories Updated October 2, 2026
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Market Pulse · Toronto Pearson International Airport CA

Travel Insurance Raises the Ceiling

CAA has doubled its emergency medical limit to $10 million and added an automatic flight-delay benefit, while IMG has closed its purchase of adventure insurer World Nomads.

Travel Guide · South Carolina

Four Road Trips Through the South

Four drives through the American South, from Paducah's river murals to the Lowcountry's moss-hung oaks, each easy to build into a fly-drive from Canada.

Market Pulse · Toronto Pearson CA

Aeroplan Reserve Goes to $799

Amex's top Aeroplan cards rise from $599 to $799 next year, adding credits, worldwide Maple Leaf Lounge access and priority security. Points-heavy clients will ask if it pays.

Travel Guide · Jasper

Jasper's Lakeside Symphony Returns

The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra plays Lac Beauvert on 17 October, the first signature event since Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge reopened. Weekend packages close 15 October.

Destination Intelligence · Toronto

The AGO's Big 2027

The Art Gallery of Ontario opens a new modern wing and a full exhibition slate in 2027, giving advisors dated reasons to build Toronto culture trips from January to December.

Travel Guide · Surrey CA

NEXUS Interview Window Shrinks

From 1 April 2027, conditionally approved NEXUS applicants get two years, not five, to book their interview. Older approvals face a hard stop in 2029.

Travel Guide · St. Croix

Where to Go This Winter

Ten winter ideas for Canadians, from Vienna's Christmas markets and Miami's art week to new nonstop flights to Barbados and Belize, with the dates checked.

Field Notes · Banff

The Sharp End

Banff's 2026 Summit of Excellence honours guide Sarah Hueniken, giving advisors a November hook for women-only and guided ice programs as Virtuoso ranks women's solo travel fourth.

Market Pulse · New York CA

Courting the Canadian Traveller

Canadian drive trips to the US are recovering but still about a quarter below 2024, and New York State is offering incentives to win clients back this fall.

Destination Intelligence · Richmond

Virginia's Anniversary Year

A stack of 2026 milestones, from Colonial Williamsburg's centennial to the Omni Homestead's 260th, gives advisors a dated reason to sell Virginia in the October–November shoulder season.

Trade Desk · Saint-Nazaire

MSC World Atlantic Floats

MSC's fourth World Class ship is in the water at Saint-Nazaire and on sale now, with alternating 7- and 14-night Caribbean sailings from Port Canaveral from November 2027.

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