QR codes are everywhere when we travel now, on restaurant tables, parking meters, hotel signs, airports, train stations, and transit machines. This travel scam known as Quishing or QR code phishing is becoming the fastest growing travel scam warning out there. Most QR codes are legitimate, but scammers are using fake QR code stickers and …

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A trip to Hamilton always feels a little like coming home for us. Dave’s dad was born and raised in Hamilton, and Dave spent much of his childhood visiting family in the city. We’ve watched “The Hammer” change from the Steeltown we knew as kids into one of Ontario’s most interesting places to visit. Hamilton …

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Most people know the Sea to Sky Highway as one of Canada’s most beautiful drives. It winds from the edge of Vancouver along Howe Sound, climbs past waterfalls and mountain viewpoints, and continues toward Whistler and Pemberton. Now, it has another reason to be on your road trip list: it has been named one of …

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Most travellers now fly with several battery-powered items: a phone, laptop, tablet, camera, headphones, smartwatch, portable charger or vape. But packing one of them in the wrong bag can cause real problems at the airport. In 2026, aviation safety authorities are warning travellers to pay closer attention to lithium batteries after reports that millions of …

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Airline websites are not necessarily badly designed, even though they often feel that way. In many cases, the booking process is doing exactly what it was designed to do: get you focused on the lowest advertised fare before revealing the cost of everything else. You start with a flight that looks like it costs $400. …

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Imagine walking up to customs after a long international flight and being told that a suitcase connected to your name has been flagged. You say, “That’s not my bag.” Then the officer points to the luggage tag and says, “Then why is your name on it?” That is the nightmare behind a luggage scam travelers …

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