The Best Hotels in Canada; more CanadaPulse News

Here are some of this week’s top travel headlines north of the border courtesy of our sister site, TravelPulse Canada.

Canada’s national parks and public lands have a had a big month. In British Columbia, new regulations now safeguard 85 per cent of the Great Bear Rainforest from industrial logging. Additionally, Tsá-Tué in the Northwest Territories and Alberta’s Beaver Hills have been recognized by UNESCO as Canada’s two newest biosphere reserves. Take an Instagram tour of the wild bison and other offerings in Elk Island National Park, located within the Beaver Hills area.

In airline news, Xiamen Airlines is heading to Vancouver International Airport, which will make YVR the first airport in the Americas and Europe to welcome five carriers from China. The low cost carrier Wow Air is moving up its launch date in Canada, and Sunwing Airlines is relocating at Toronto Pearson International Airport.

What’s more, Canadian airports are experiencing an award-winning, record breaking year. And if the recommendations made by a federal review committee take flight, Canada’s entire transport system could be on the verge of major changes.

U.S. travelers considering taking advantage of Canada’s favorable currency exchange rates may want to check out some of these best hotels in Canada. Or if you’re just returning from Canada and you’ve happened to stumble upon a truly amazing restroom in your travels, you may want to nominate it for Cintas’ “Best Restrooms in Canada” award.

And on a final note, remember when Caitlin was still Bruce and took the gold medal for decathlon? It’s hard to believe that was already forty years ago. This year Montreal is rolling out plans to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Montreal Olympic Games in 1976.

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