Today, Expedia released its 2023 Air Travel Hacks Report, providing the latest essential tips to save travelers time and money on flights. Created in partnership with the Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) and leveraging insights from its massive air ticket database, the annual report has become an authority for eight years running on air travel trends, revealing data-backed hacks for travelers, including: * Best day of the week to book airfare and catch the lowest prices * The sweet spot for booking airfare * How to minimize the risk of being impacted by delays and cancellations * Cheapest day of the Read more
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“It was a long time coming, but we’re thrilled to be back.” VISIT FLORIDA held their first tourism event in Canada in more than three years on Thursday, Sept. 15, taking over the 43rd floor Sky Suite at the posh Bisha Hotel during the middle of the Toronto International Film Festival. “This is our first visit to Canada since June of 2019,” Meagan Dougherty Lowe, public relations director for VISIT FLORIDA, said in a one-on-one chat during a break in the reception. “It’s so great to be back.” Representatives from The Florida Keys, Visit St. Pete/Clearwater, Destin/Fort Walton Beach, Discover Read more
Expedia Group dug into its search data and identified a few key habits among Canadian travellers this summer Here’s a brief look. 1. Dusting off passports Canadian travellers are looking internationally for their summer trips this year with a 235% year on year increase in lodging searches in the months of August and September. In total, international travel searches account for a significant proportion of overall searches, replacing the previously preferred domestic trips during the same period last year. Search on international flights has also increased, up 70% for August and September compared to last year. This will be both Read more
Vrbo today revealed its first-ever list of Vacation Homes of the Year to recognize 10 best-in-class vacation homes across Canada. The stunning private vacation homes range from Vancouver Island to the shores of Nova Scotia, and are ideal places for families and friends to stay together. The 2022 Vacation Homes of the Year are all located in popular vacation destinations and met required selection criteria, including excellent star ratings, guest reviews, number of bookings, and family-friendly amenities available. “The Vacation Homes of the Year exemplify why families have trusted Vrbo for decades. They have a proven track record of Read more
Expedia says research done in the past week shows Canadians are eager to visit the United States after two years of a pandemic. Expedia Canada looked at both hotel searches and flight searches for U.S. destinations between March 11 and April 9, 2022. “There is so much pent up travel demand to the U.S., which was always a favourite for Canadians before the pandemic,” Expedia Canada officials said. “In fact, over the last week we have seen an increase of around 10% when it comes to flight searches to Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Honolulu and San Francisco on Expedia.ca. “As Read more
