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Where Canadians will be travelling in the New Year
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Where Canadians will be travelling in the New Year
Kayak, the world's leading travel search engine, combed through its searches and is sharing the scoop on the top places Canadians love to visit and where they will be jet setting in 2017.
One of our favourite west-coast cities tops the list, and several international destinations are new to the list, And, of course, there are plenty of hot spots south of the border. With so many options and locations to visit, one thing is for sure—Canadians love to travel!
B.C. is the bee's knees
The top domestic travel spot in Canada is Vancouver, followed by Kelowna. Americans are also enamoured with Vancity, making it their top Canadian destination, followed by Montreal and Toronto. But those from Vancouver aren't staying put—their top travel spot is San Jose.
Next stop: Somewhere exotic
Not only are Canadians traveling more this New Year's, they're jet setting to far-off locales, including Dubai, Seoul, Madrid, Guatemala and Reykjavik.
Sun-seekers
Gimme sunshine! Overall, Canadians are escaping the snow for sun, and Florida is the top hotspot—particularly Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Miami.
For Calgarians, they're saying “aloha” to Hawaii. For the fourth consecutive year, Calgarians have made Hawaii their destination of choice. Since 2015, interest in the Pineapple State has doubled.
Residents of Edmonton are heading south to Los Angeles, with a whopping 37 percent search increase from last year.
Keep it local
Residents of Winnipeg choose Toronto as their number one destination to celebrate—their interest in the 6ix has nearly doubled from last year.
Torontonians love traveling
When Torontonians choose to travel domestically, they opt for Vancouver and Calgary. And, when jet-setting outside of the country, their top picks include Dubai (up 152 percent) and Reykjavik (up 134 percent).
As for Americans: They like us
On the other hand, our neighbours south of the border are packing their bags and exploring our home and native land—there's been a 20 percent increase in Americans travelling to Canada.
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