Hurricanes that swept through the Caribbean caused widespread devastation and forced many visitors to cut short their vacations, or cancel their southern travel plans altogether. While our travel dollars are essential in helping return to normal in the hard hit areas, a lot of people planning winter getaways wonder about conditions in tropical destinations. Free to download, Canada’s Travel Smart app provides up-to-date travel advice and alerts on issues ranging from political calamity abroad to wait times at Canada-U.S. border crossings. The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s Travel Update page lists the islands not damaged by the hurricanes, monitors the state of those that were and has set up a Caribbean Tourism Recovery Fund to help in the relief efforts. The U.S. National Hurricane Center’s website is the best place to keep track of developing weather conditions in southern travel regions.

Source: thestar October 19, 2017 16:52 UTC