Europe's floods wash out river cruises

It is now clear we are facing the worst floods of all time."

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Gardens provide relaxing stops, allow vacationers to truly unwind

I head to Europe every spring, ready to start afresh on a new season of travel. It's an exciting time, as I dive into exhausting days of non-stop guidebook...

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Island hopping aboard a luxury private catamaran in French Polynesia

Lounging on deck under a nocturnal canopy of twinkling constellations, I consider the unimaginable hardships that Captain Bligh and the mutinous crew ...

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Whistler golf trip a 'major' experience

I'm not sure about you, but I have no shortage of buddies who think every time they tee it up they're four hours away from their lowest score and from...

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Carved stone heads just the start of Easter Island adventures

Wild horses graze on the grass nearby as I finish up an invigorating hike on Easter Island, officially known today as Rapa Nui in the local Polynesian...

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Taste the difference in Victoria

Vancouver Island is known for its culinary culture and Victoria is an incredible destination for those who love to eat and drink.

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• Oak Bay Beach Hotel invites guests to experience one of Canada’s best neighbourhoods with new package
• Cosmopolitan island destination boasts world-class accommodation
• Food and drink for every taste

Changing face of air travel

Two new airlines are about to launch within a week of each other - WestJet's Encore and Air Canada's rouge. Unlike past casualties, the betting this time...

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• Memories of carriers gone bust
• WestJet receives keys to new planes as it begins planning for 'march east'
• Disney on board for Air Canada's Rouge makeover
• Porter Airlines to join the jet set
• Stretch out in Air Canada's Premium Economy

Supersonic travel? Ballistic jetliners? Air travel innovations are slower, subtler

When the Concorde started flying in the 1970s, hopes were high that the travelling masses would soon streak through the air faster than the speed of sound...

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• Gallery: Top-flight aircraft fired up for Paris show
• Drones, next-generation airliners, fighter jets: A peek at next week's Paris Air Show
• Paris on guard for pickpockets
• Stretch out in Air Canada's Premium Economy
• Air France, WestJet embrace code-sharing agreement to ease shared bookings

U.S. agency moving toward easing restrictions on use of electronic devices by airline passengers

The U.S. government is moving toward easing restrictions on airline passengers using electronic devices to listen to music, play games, read books, watch...

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• Christian-Islamic fusion in masterpieces and the everyday in Spain's southernmost region
• 3-D ride based on Transformers films opens to public at Universal Studios in Orlando
• Visiting NYC's Coney and Rockaway beaches, 8 months after superstorm
• With purchase of 25 new Airbus A350s, troubled Air France-KLM invests in long-haul
• Paris mayor inaugurates stretch of riverbank given back to pedestrians

Calgarians urged to avoid non-essential travel as city watches Bow River

Calgarians braced for the fallout from intensifying flooding in the early morning hours on Friday – with schools closed and the downtown virtually...

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• Calgary area schools closed Friday
• Guide to flood information
• Road closures in Calgary due to flooding
• Calgary declares a state of local emergency as rivers continue to rise
• Tell us what you're seeing: Map of flooding in southern Alberta