It's my kinda town

One of the hottest getaway trends for 2025 is to live ‘like a local’ at your holiday destination - and airline cabin crew are renowned for being savvy when it comes to seeking out the best in a destination.

- Nigel Thompson gets an insider's tips on how to ‘live like a local’ in Toronto

So we combined the two and asked June Lin - a cabin training instructor and flight attendant at award-winning Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat - for her insider tips on Toronto, Ontario, where she's lived for the past 14 years.

Q: What's best about Toronto?

A: It is a great city for its diversity and multicultural cuisines.

Q: What's your favourite iconic attraction?

A: The CN Tower, especially at night with the lights on. cntower.ca

Q: Your favourite traditional Canadian foods?

A: There's a few. Poutine (french fries and cheese curds with a brown gravy), Montreal bagel and smoked meat, butter tart and beaver tail.

Q: Where best to eat like a local?