The Star 12:55 pm: Environment Canada has issued a tornado watch for parts of southern Ontario, including the town of Goderich, which is still recovering from one of the worst tornadoes to hit the province in years. The watch is in effect for areas west of Toronto, from Windsor and London up to Barrie and […]
TRAVEL reports: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada have issued the following updates on the travel.gc.ca website to the following countries: Dominican Republic and Haiti – Exercise high degree of caution Hurricane Irene recently swept the north coast of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Travellers should be aware that transportation routes, power and telecommunications systems […]
Bahamas recommends postponing travel BASED on the projected path and forecast of Hurricane Irene, The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation is strongly recommending that those with plans to travel to The Bahamas within the next five days contact their hotel, airline or cruise line to postpone travel. All visitors and potential visitors are advised […]
I have just returned from an amazing, inspiring and informative travel conference! This annual event brings together the best of the best in travel; close to 1700 speakers, hotels, cruiselines, tour operators, destination and tourism representatives along with almost 1700 travel agents. We spent long days meeting with, and learning about, the people who represent […]
Natural Disaster Advisory Potential East Coast delays due to Earthquake Effective: Tue 23-Aug-2011 11:29 AM Expires: Wed 24-Aug-2011 2:00 AM Source: FlightStats Potential flight delays from North Carolina through New York due to 5.9 magnitude earthquake.
Update at 2:13 p.m. ET: The USGS now puts the magnitude of the quake at 5.9. Update at 2:12 p.m. ET: The quake could be felt in McLean, Va., headquarters of USA TODAY. It caused the building to sway. Some items could be heard falling from shelves. A number of employees went left the building. […]