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Perched on the steep banks of the North Saskatchewan River, Edmonton is the capital city of Alberta and the sixth-largest city in Canada, with a metro-area population of one million. As the seat of the provincial government and home to the University of Alberta, the city is sophisticated and multiethnic, spawning a thriving arts community and fine restaurants. Known as "Canada's Festival City," this provincial capital plays host to more than 30 annual festivals, celebrating music, dance, visual arts, performing arts, sports, and film. These include the internationally renowned folk, fringe, and children's festivals.
Edmonton Hotels
Prices at luxury properties in Edmonton tend to be in line with those in other parts of the country. Smaller cities in the region still offer good value...read more
Edmonton Restaurants
Restaurants reflect the region's ethnic makeup and offer a wide variety of cuisines—Ukrainian, Italian, Greek, Chinese, Scandinavian, French, Japanese—to...read more
Things To Do in Edmonton
Edmonton's downtown core lies just north of the river...read more
Travel Deals in Edmonton
- Fly to Canada from D.C. (one way) Air Canada
- Fly to Canada from Seattle (one way) — $140 Air Canada
- Fly to Canada from San Francisco (one way) — $233 Air Canada
- Fly to Canada from Phoenix (one way) — $179 Air Canada
Travel Blog
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Practical Travel Tips
There are plenty of misconceptions floating around about frequent-flyer miles that keep travelers from Read more
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Deals & Discoveries,
Trip Ideas & Itineraries,
Featured
Japanese travel agency KIE/Kintetsu International, in partnership with Japan Airlines, is now offering Read more
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Cruises
We heard it through the grapevine: Catering to oenophiles is the latest trend on the high seas. Read more
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Arriving:· Forums Trip Reports
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This is about travel to Canmore and Banff, but the primary purpose of the trip was skiing, so apologies to those not interested in the ski specific comments below:
Several years ago, DD3 broke a bone Read more -
Another great trip to places we've never been!!
When I started to plan this trip for my wife and I it was supposed to be the Pacific Northwest (Vancouver, Victoria & Seattle). Eventually Banff NP came Read more
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NEED HELP!!
First trip to this area,have 2 weeks in Sept., we want to fly in to Calgary,
drive to Yoho and stay,then drive and stay in Banff, then
to Jasper and stay. We then want to drive South to Montana Read more
