Have you already planned your summer vacation? Many Canadians will be hitting the cobbled streets of Europe in the coming months, if Google is to be believed.
The company analyzed domestic flight searches on its flight booking tool, Google Flights, for travel between June 1 and August 31, 2024.
Result? Here are the 5 most popular destinations for Canadians for summer 2024.*
The City of Lights will shine brightly this summer with the holding of the Olympic Games, which will take place from July 26 to August 11. To avoid inflated prices, it will be better to travel before or after these dates or make a brief stopover and explore the rest of France.
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Whether you dream of having tea in a castle or shopping in Notting Hill, there are all good reasons to explore the big and very cool city of London.
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Since the end of the pandemic, we can bet that half of your loved ones have gone to Portugal. They are absolutely right! This country, including its particularly pleasant capital, is interesting for a thousand and one reasons: its cuisine, its culture, its beaches, its surfing, its sun and its still reasonable prices.
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Japan has never had so much wind in its sails! Its sprawling and fascinating capital, Tokyo, is the only city in this top 5 that is not in Europe. In the Land of the Rising Sun, travelers discover both ultra-modern neighborhoods and traditional spas, and delight their taste buds.
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Ah, Rome! We don’t know what we like most about this city. His pasta cacio e peppe, its Colosseum, its gelato counters or its Trevi Fountain? Unless it’s all its lively little neighborhoods, like Monti or Trastevere?
Ways to plan
Note that in addition to summer travel trends, Google recently announced the arrival in Canada of new features for vacation planning.
Gemini – the “ChatGPT from Google” – which was launched in Canada in February 2024, notably offers itineraries, which can serve as starting points for planning a stay.
To watch out for: the addition of travel and outing suggestions directly in Google Maps. Shortly, we should see suggested lists of places to visit, popular restaurants, places trendy and hidden gems for various cities around the world.
* as of March 2024
