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Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary among world鈥檚 most popular destinations for Canadians

KAYAK has released its 2019 Travel Trend Forecast, which includes the most popular destinations that Canadians travel to across the world. The travel company uses searches conducted on the sa国际传媒 KAYAK site between June 1, 2018 through Dec.
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KAYAK has released its 2019 Travel Trend Forecast, which includes the most popular destinations that Canadians travel to across the world.

The travel company uses searches conducted on the sa国际传媒 KAYAK site between June 1, 2018 through Dec. 1, 2018, for travel from sa国际传媒 occurring between Jan. 1, 2019, through June 1, 2019.

What鈥檚 more, Vancouver made the top-10 list, placing third behind London, England in second. Toronto grabbed the No. 1 spot, while Calgary, the only other Canadian city on the list, placed 10th. Victoria did not make the list.

Of course, a great deal of Canadians vacation south of the border, and four American cities made the list 鈥 Las Vegas, New York City, Orlando, and Los Angeles.

鈥淲hen looking at this year鈥檚 up and coming cities for both Americans and Canadians, it鈥檚 clear that international travel is top of mind. But, our most popular destinations reveal Canadians are actually following through with their international travel plans and turning their fantasies into realities,鈥 says Steve Sintra, sa国际传媒 Country Manager, KAYAK.

鈥淜AYAK鈥檚 data also demonstrates how travel trends can differ across the country, which may be influenced by different cultures, geography or a desire to seek something different than what their city has to offer.鈥

Top 10 most popular destinations for Canadians

  1. Toronto, Ontario
  2. London, England
  3. Vancouver, British Columbia
  4. New Delhi, India
  5. Las Vegas, Nevada
  6. Paris, France
  7. New York City, New York
  8. Los Angeles, California
  9. Orlando, Florida
  10. Calgary, Alberta

The forecast also mentions that, 鈥淰ancouverites have a hunger for cultural experiences, 鈥 and therefore travel to popular Asian cities such as Tokyo and Hong kong.

In contrast, 鈥淭orontonians are the party people of sa国际传媒,鈥 and prefer cities with buzzing nightlife including Los Angeles, New York, Las Vegas, Paris and Miami.