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Flair Airlines is returning to Victoria. The discount airline announced Thursday it will offer flights to 91Ô­´´ starting on Aug. 23. There are options for connections to other 91Ô­´´ airports, including Prince George and Fort McMurray, Alta.

As we’ve had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly dose of travel dreaming can be good medicine. Here’s a reminder of the fun that awaits us in Europe at the other end of this crisis.

If you need to unwind, calm down and enjoy local food and wine and a few soft adventures, head up to Cowichan. Or maybe you’re thinking about a short romantic getaway that’s nearby and won’t break the bank.

Greater Victoria residents in search of a bit of normalcy amid the pandemic filled Goldstream Provincial Park on Saturday.

Clear-plastic barriers, signs, and specific entry and exit doorways are among new health-and-safety features unveiled this week at Victoria International Airport. The TravelSafe YYJ program was implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

WestJet has released a July schedule that adds flights within Canada and to some U.S. cities. 91Ô­´´ Island airports are among those that will see increased service under the July 5 to Aug. 4 schedule announced on Monday.

WestJet’s new discount airline, Swoop, announced Tuesday it is suspending a previously planned route between Victoria and Winnipeg.

When a French pope was elected in 1309, the Catholic Church actually bought Avignon and built the imposing Palace of the Popes. Seven popes ruled from here for nearly a century.

North of the pastoral Lowlands and the urban bustle of Edinburgh and Glasgow, the Scottish Highlands feature a wild, severely undulating terrain that’s punctuated by lochs (lakes) and fringed by sea lochs (inlets) and islands.

If you are tempted to take advantage of a cheap flight to COVID-19 hot spots such as Italy or China, you could be paying your own hospital bills if you get sick.