With Black Friday here (Nov. 28), global travel app Skyscanner has released new insights into Canadian travel patterns and pricing for one of travel’s busiest savings periods of the year. This year’s analysis uncovers destinations with the most significant flight price drops.
Below are some of the top destinations on Canadians’ travel wish lists.
Top trending countries during the Black Friday period
- Mexico: +32.3% search increase
- Japan: +18.9% search increase
- United States: +18.0% search increase
- India: +10.5% search increase
- France: +5.6% search increase
Top trending cities during the Black Friday period
- Cancun: +25.2% search increase
- Las Vegas: +23.6% search increase
- Tokyo: +21.2% search increase
- Mumbai: +15.1% search increase
- New Delhi: +13.1% search increase
Travel Tuesday
Beyond Black Friday, “Travel Tuesday” (Dec. 2) is another prime opportunity for securing flight deals beyond this weekend’s typical cost-saving promotions, notes Skyscanner.
“Travel Tuesday started in the U.S. and falls right after Cyber Monday as a dedicated sales day just for travellers (and) it’s also quickly gaining a reputation as the go-to day for airline tickets,” says Skyscanner’s Laura Lindsay. “By Travel Tuesday, most people have their travel plans set, and after a shopping marathon from Black Friday through Cyber Monday, they might not be thinking of next year’s trips. This lull is when airlines and hotels swoop in with tempting travel deals and offers to get folks planning their next adventure.”
Skyscanner’s data has identified the following destinations as having the most significant flight price drops on last year’s Travel Tuesday compared to the rest of the year:
- Japan: -8.3% price drop
- Portugal: 6.4% price drop
- Philippines: – 5.4% price drop
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