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YOLO: Despite costs and disruptions, Canadians are ready to travel this Labor Day weekend

New statistics from travel site Kayak show too many Canadians planning to travel during the last weekend of summer

} Canadian travellers are itching for a getaway this Labour Day long weekend, according to data from Kayak.
According to Kayak data, Canadian travelers are eager to get away during this Labor Day long weekend. I'm here. Photo by Nick Procaylo /PNG

Canadian airports and international airports tell scary stories You might think that.

You'd be wrong.

New statistics from travel site Kayak show flight delays and cancellations, a still-mandatory glitched ArriveCan app, and a huge outage despite airport and baggage disruptions. A few Canadians think: Travel on the last long weekend of summer.

International searches for the weekend of September 3-5 were more than double his Kayak numbers last year (up 104%). Trending destinations include Istanbul, Turkey (up 38% from pre-pandemic 2019). Lisbon, Portugal (up 34%); Rome (up 14%).

But the travel industry has struggled to keep up with surging demand more than two years after the pandemic, making it difficult to close deals.

For example, rental car prices continue to soar as people choose to drive over planes whenever possible. The number of searches for rental properties in Canada increased 58% from 2019, roughly the same as last year. Also, the average cost of renting per day he rose to $139 per day, up 102% from 2019 and 33% compared to last year.

International car rentals are improving slightly. While searches are up 181% from last year, rental prices average $88 per day, up 67%. From 2019, 18% from last year.

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Hotels are also popular. Labor Day weekend Canadian hotel searches are up 32% from 2019 and 23% from last year. The average price of a hotel room in Canada is currently $260 per night, up 15% in both 2019 and 2021. International rooms hit $217 per night, up 17% from 2019 but down 4% from last year.

There are some deals. According to Kayak, the cheapest domestic flights for Labor Day travel are to Calgary ($330 average round trip), Halifax ($385), Toronto ($391), Vancouver ($419) and Montreal ($422). is.

Of course, most international travel is much more expensive. The best deals are in New York (CDN$424), Lisbon ($930), Paris ($971), London ($1,176) and Rome ($1,527).

This data is from a Kayak search of his travel plans for September 1-5 from May 1 to August 5 in Canada, and the previous year's data We use similar dates that correspond to the long weekends of the year.

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