Upbeat outlook for domestic travel

According to the March, 2007 edition of the Tourism Information Bulletin, early indications suggest that Canadians are upbeat about their vacation plans for this summer, in particular for domestic travel. The latest Travel Intentions Survey by the Canadian Tourism Research Institute, conducted in December 2006, revealed that nearly 83% of the Canadians polled intended to take a summer vacation this year, up from 69% in the December 2005 survey. There was also a decisive shift in summer trip destinations: 73% of summer travellers plan to take their vacation in Canada, up from 65% a year earlier. Intentions for US trips dropped 8 percentage points to 10.2%, while plans for trips to other international destinations were about the same. The new passport rule for air travel between Canada and the United States likely played a role in this shift.

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