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OFFICIAL WARNING: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against all travel to the region surrounding the Gaza Strip due to the risk of rocket and mortar launches, gunfire and of ongoing military activity. There has been an increase in the level of military activity in the area in March 2012. A significant increase in […]

Los Cabos – The B20 Summit is scheduled to take place from June 17-18. The G20 Summit is scheduled to take place from June 18-19. Travelinfo.ca

Alerts: Travel updates from Ottawa Mon 11 June 2012 TRAVEL reports: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada have issued the following updates on the travel.gc.ca website to the following countries: Burma (Myanmar): Exercise high degree of caution The political situation in Burma is volatile and there is always a possibility of civil unrest. Canadians may […]

Emirates airlines launched new daily direct service from Seattle to Dubai on March 01 so I took advantage of the 14 hour & 50 minute non-stop flight.   The flight departed at 5:30PM so I had plenty of time to drive the 2 ½ hour route from Vancouver the day of departure. There are plenty of […]

By Kari Huus, msnbc.com Beijing has banned foreign tourists from traveling to Tibet, reports from the region said Thursday. The news comes amid growing unrest in the Chinese-ruled region, including self-immolations by ethnic Tibetans. Travel agents have been told that the Himalayan region is off-limits to foreign travelers, the Voice of America and other news […]

TRAVEL reports: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada have issued the following updates on the travel.gc.ca website to the following countries: Nigeria: Avoid non-essential travel OFFICIAL WARNING: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advise against non-essential travel to Nigeria. The security situation in Nigeria is unpredictable and there is a significant risk of terrorism, crime, […]