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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
2 injured in Alaska Highway collision near Watson Lake, Yukon
Two American travellers were taken to hospital, and one of them medevaced to Vancouver, after their SUV collided with a transport truck on the Alaska Highway near Watson Lake, Yukon. The incident happened just after 3 p.m. on Wednesday, west of the Dease Lake Highway cutoff, and closed the Alaska Highway for several hours that day, and again the following day as police investigated. In a news release on Friday, police said that it appears the transport truck was stopped at a marked construction zone when it was hit by the SUV. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured. Emergency Medical Services from Watson Lake and the local fire department responded to the collision and police said the jaws of life were used. The two men in the SUV were taken to Watson Lake hospital. The passenger in that vehicle was later flown to Whitehorse hospital and then to Vancouver. In their new release, police lauded the "outstanding teamwork" of everyone at the scene who responded, including the construction crew and another traveller in the area who was medically trained. "I believe that the actions of all those involved resulted in the best possible outcome in this serious collision," said Cpl. Curtis Harbour of the Watson Lake RCMP, in a statement.
The Independent
09-07-2025
- The Independent
Instagram and influencers accused of ruining luxury travel
A new report suggests Instagram is creating a "copy and paste" effect that is diminishing the appeal of luxury travel. The study by Preferred Hotels & Resorts found that affluent American travellers are experiencing "destination disillusionment" due to social-media-driven designs. Sixty-eight per cent of respondents felt hotel designs were overly focused on being " Instagram ready", with 62 per cent describing luxury hotels as "beige". Luxury travellers are increasingly rebelling against this " Instagram -washing backlash", with many unwilling to pay for generic accommodations or visit places popular with influencers. The report highlights a strong desire among wealthy travellers for unique, authentic experiences and individuality over algorithm-driven itineraries or the pressure to post online.
National Post
12-05-2025
- Politics
- National Post
Here's how many Americans came to Canada this April compared to last year
Most Americans who drove to Canada in April came for Good Friday on Easter weekend, according to preliminary data from Statistics Canada released on Monday. But overall, fewer Americans travelled to Canada by air and by automobile this April compared to last year. Article content Article content Traffic data indicated that there was a daily average of 13,300 U.S.-resident arrivals by air on April 17 to April 18, which was Good Friday, this year. That was 27.6 per cent higher than the average for other Thursday-Friday periods of the month, according to Statistics Canada. Article content By vehicle, the highest number of American travellers coming to Canada was on April 18 — at 51,400 U.S. residents. That was an increase of 23.4 per cent compared to other Fridays in April. Article content Article content Overall, the number of non-resident arrivals to Canada by air was in decline, at 632,600 travellers, down from 1.2 per cent year over year since 2019. Of those, U.S. residents made up 289,300 travellers — down by 5.5 per cent since last April. Article content By vehicle, there were 820,700 American travellers who came to Canada this April, a decline by 10.7 per cent from the same month last year. This was the third consecutive month of year-over-year declines for such travellers since 2019. Article content In total, there were 4.5 million travellers (Canadian residents and non-residents combined) who returned to Canada last month, down by 15.2 per cent compared to last April. It was the third consecutive month of such year-over-year declines. Article content There were also fewer Canadians returning home from the U.S. last month compared to April 2024 — likely due to fewer Canadians being in the U.S. in the first place. The decline is in line with the rising tension between the two countries. Canadians have been avoiding travel to its northern neighbour amid an ongoing trade war and heated rhetoric from U.S. President Donald Trump. Article content This trend has been supported by other data showing the decrease in Canadian border crossings to the U.S. in February, and data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection released in April indicating that Canadians travelling to the U.S. hit its lowest rate since COVID. Article content Article content There were 582,700 Canadian residents who returned from the U.S. on a plane this April, down by 19.9 per cent from the same month last year. There was also a decrease in Canadian residents returning home from the U.S. by vehicle. In April 2025, there were 1.2 million such Canadians, a 'steep decline' by 35.2 per cent from last year. Article content Last month, most Canadians travelling by vehicle returned on Easter Monday, which was April 21. There were 72,900 Canadian residents who made the trip — 90.2 per cent higher than the average for other Mondays that month. Article content
