Source: Inside Hospitality Solutions

The U.S. timeshare industry recorded higher sales and occupancy in the first half of 2026, while technology investment increased and inventory capital spending fell.

ARDA’s 2026 H1 Pulse Survey, prepared with support from Deloitte & Touche LLP, provides a useful snapshot of the sector from January through June 2026. Eight companies responded, with six providing sales data. The participating companies include major U.S. vacation ownership businesses, so the results offer useful market signals, although ARDA does not present them as a full industry census.

Source: Cancun Sun

For the past several weeks, international travelers arriving at Cancun International Airport have been taking to social media in droves to voice their absolute frustration over Quintana Roo’s mandatory Visitax. But the outrage hasn’t been about the existence of the tax itself—it has been entirely focused on physical airport kiosks allegedly slapping inflated fees on top of the legally mandated state charge.
The digital backlash grew so intense that the state government is now stepping in. In a move to protect the region’s world-class hospitality reputation, local authorities have launched a coordinated crackdown, shutting down questionable kiosks and overhauling how the tourist fee is collected.

Source: CBC News

Air Canada denied Juan Rojas compensation for a cancelled flight after it swapped the aircraft assigned to his flight with one that needed safety-related maintenance.
The Gatineau man challenged the airline through the Canadian Transportation Agency and won — and the evidence raises questions about the information Air Canada provided to justify denying him compensation.

Source: Global News

For the first time, British Columbians will not be falling back this November and won’t have to remember to change their clocks.

But not getting an extra hour of sleep might not be the only thing that is missing this weekend, as the province transitions to permanent Pacific daylight time.

The first few days could present confusion around travel and glitches with technology.

Starting Sunday, Nov. 1, B.C. will only be two hours behind eastern time and one hour ahead of U.S. states in the Pacific Time Zone.

Source: OpenJaw

Canada’s Competition Bureau is warning that a proposed expansion of the Air Canada-United Airlines partnership “would likely harm competition on 10 routes between Canada and the United States.”
There is speculation the deal would likely lead to higher fares on 10 Canada-US routes and create or reinforce “monopoly or near-monopoly conditions” on several of them

Source: Q101.1 Merrit BC

They look like affordable getaways or last-minute deals, but the fine print hides fees, fake listings, or contracts that are almost impossible to escape.

” If a vacation deal feels rushed or unusually cheap, slow down and verify before you pay.”

Source: Travel Courier

Old Man Winter is on the eve of a months-long visit to Jasper and that’s welcome news to the president of Ski Marmot Basin.

The Jasper National Park ski resort opens in early- or mid-November and hosts schussers into early May, a lengthy season that’s only days from beginning.

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