PARIS — A sperm whale appears to have beached on an embankment in the shadow of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Or maybe not. A Belgian artists’ collective installed a very real-looking, life-size whale sculpture Friday alongside the Seine River, eliciting surprise and concern from tourists and Parisians alike. Bart …

FORT LAUDERDALE — Meat falling from the sky is weird, even by Florida standards. But that’s what happened at 4 a.m. Saturday when a 15-pound bag of frozen pork landed on the Deerfield Beach home of Travis Adair and his family. Adair said Thursday that the package hit his roof …

[ad_1] SUMMER is my favourite season in the Canadian Rockies. Once the snow has melted and lakes thawed, we are able to explore the vivid greens and blues of this wonderful landscape. From Emerald Lake to Lundbreck Falls, here are the most spectacular adventures you can have in this part …

[ad_1] Fifteen top treats to help you mark Canada’s 150th anniversary celebrations. GET OUT AND ABOUT With heli-skiing, alpine hiking, cycling, ice fishing and snowmobiling all popular pastimes, Canada really is the country to visit for outdoor fun. One of the best towns to experience it all is Golden, British …

BOSTON — Delta Edge Wallet, new from Delta Air Lines, gives travel agency and corporate customers a point system to manage complimentary tickets, upgrades and vouchers. A recent addition to the Delta Professional travel management portals, Delta Edge Wallet provides the ability to search and request available complimentary ticket and …

ORLANDO — For Canadians only, Universal Orlando Resort is offering a three-park vacation package starting at US$99 per adult, per night. This five-night package includes hotel accommodations at a nearby Universal Partner Hotel, five-day access to Universal Studios Florida, Universal’s Islands of Adventure, and ‘Universal’s Volcano Bay, early park admission …

Summer is well underway, but with floods and smoky skies getting so much attention there are notably fewer tourists taking advantage of the region’s assets. Conrad Wiker, the owner of Whiplash Cable Park, has definitely experienced a less robust season than in years past, having not even opened yet. “We’re …

ZAGREB, Croatia — Firefighters in Croatia and Montenegro have been struggling to contain wild fires that have erupted along the Adriatic coast in the two countries at the height of the tourism season. In Croatia, the blazes have spread over several locations along the coast and on the islands, engulfing …

[ad_1] From Takakkaw Falls at Hungry Horse Pass in Yoho National Park of southern Canada, I headed west and reached Golden, British Columbia, in late afternoon. After dinner, I drove up into the Selkirk Mountains to Rogers Pass. Arriving late to Glacier National Forest and captured in a gentle rain, …

TORONTO — International tourism worldwide is up 6% with industry confidence “reaching its highest levels in a decade”, according to the World Tourism Organization. The latest stats suggest that 2017’s travellers, while wary of negative events like terror attacks, are inclined to push on with their travel plans as regions …