Canadian searches for international flights are outweighing those for domestic trips, but flights within Canada remain very popular, a new study says.
Kayak.com looked at flight searches for the week of April 10 and compared them three years ago, prior to the pandemic, and then to a month ago.
For three year comparisons, they found Dubai led the way, with searches up 105% since April of 2019. Next was Halifax at 97%, followed by Istanbul at 90%.
For month-over-month comparisons, searches for flights to Frankfurt were on top, with a gain of 17% from March to April of this year. Next were Paris, Montreal and Rome, with a 15% increase in searches.
Here are the top 10 in both search categories.
SEARCH INCREASES OVER THREE YEARS
Dubai, up 105%
Halifax, up 97%
Istanbul, up 90%
Calgary, up 87%
New Delhi, up 76%
Cancun, up 75%
Vancouver, up 66%
Manila, up 55%
Toronto, up 51%
Montreal, up 44%
SEARCH INCREASES MONTH OVER MONTH
Frankfurt, up 17%
Paris, up 15%
Montreal, up 15%
Rome, up 15%
Winnipeg, up 14%
Amsterdam, up 14%
Halifax, up 14%
London (UK), up 14%
New York City, up 10%
Toronto, up 8%
