B.C. TRAVEL NEWS

BIG WOW

Low-cost Icelandic airline Wow Air adds Vancouver departures from

YVR six times a week starting in June. Combine a stop in its Reykjavik hub with a flight to Tel Aviv, New Delhi or European destinations for as low as $129 one way.

INSURANCE ON A DIME

Vancouver-based startup Goose Insurance Services promises mobile travel and medi- cal insurance for passengers from B.C. and most other Canadian provinces in 60 seconds, via its mobile app, for as little as $4 a day.