International travel is back for Canadians as the Thanksgiving long weekend approaches, says flight booking web site Skyscanner.
“This year, we're seeing more than half of travel will be international for Thanksgiving from Canada, that's a big shift from where we were a couple of years ago,” Laura Lindsay, head of consumer communications and PR at Skyscanner.
And the top international destination for Canadians this weekend? New Delhi.
“New Delhi is the top destination for Canadians over Thanksgiving. Obviously, it's a time that people [tend to] choose to reconnect with friends and family, or take that extra piece of time off to go a bit further…
"There are domestic destinations in the top five, so Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver also appear. But then New York, London and [Los Angeles] immediately after that, so you're really seeing the return of long haul [travel]," said Lindsay.
According to Lindsay, the reappearance of international destinations as top destinations for Canadians this holiday are representative of a broader pattern of travel “normalizing,” including for trips farther away from home.
Asian destinations, like Seoul, are also beginning to appear as popular destinations for Canadians, added Lindsay.
