Canada’s tourism industry enters the summer riding one of the strongest years on record, but high airfares, rising fuel costs and a troubled geopolitical climate could change this year’s outlook.
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As vacations approach, anxiety often mounts: What if you’re seen as a slacker – or, worse, replaceable?
Parents and caregivers don’t need to craft perfect summer plans. What children truly need is to feel emotionally safe.
In times of global uncertainty, ‘soft tourism’ offers affordable options for Canadians to explore their own backyards — and for international tourists to experience Canada.
It was Coco Channel who first made tanning fashionable. But South Californian and Polynesian surfers and American artists on the Côte d'Azur gave it its ‘raison d'être’.
Research has shown for more than a century that students fall behind during the summer break. An expert offers six tips on ways to help children keep up their academic skills during the summer.
The tourist appeal of the St. Lawrence River dates to the 19th century. Residents and summer visitors have rubbed shoulders ever since, but not necessarily shared the same ideas about its attractions.
What’s behind the chaos at airports across Europe and North America? An airline industry expert explains the problems that have resulted in delays and cancelled flights.
A new study finds that the feeling is pervasive – and can change the way trips are planned and how money is spent.
A moral philosopher and bioethicist offers parents some tips for weighing family masking decisions.
Here’s how to avoid a trip to the emergency dentist this holiday.
While many studies and news articles say children lose academically over the summer break, a researcher says the worries are exaggerated.
Summer camps – long the stuff of American lore – can teach kids important life lessons as they have some fun along the way. Two experts on summer camp offer insight into what those lessons are.
How can you ensure you have a successful summer vacation and don’t return more tired and stressed than when you left? Follow a few simple tips.
My holiday to Borneo in 2004 was more than just a chance to see incredible wildlife like orangutans and pygmy elephants. It helped crystallise for me the innate nature of scientific thinking.
Many urban children who took part in a program that was supposed to enrich their lives dealt with racism instead. Why can’t this cultural exchange become a two-way street?
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