If the autumn season is synonymous with falling leaves, it also rhymes with an increase in stays.
According to data collected by the Expedia platform, flight searches for this period increased by 325% and hotel searches by 267% compared to the same period last year. What are the most popular fall destinations in the country and the province? According to the report, Mexico and the United States are popular with Canadians: Las Vegas, Cancun, Mexico City, New York and Los Angeles form the top five. As for Quebecers, they are attracted by London, Paris, Rome and New York, but also by Hong Kong, Bangkok, Amsterdam and Pasay, in the Philippines.
For its part, Hotels.com notes that fall marks the departure for many couples without children, unconstrained by the school calendar and attracted by the drop in prices. The seasonal hotspots for Quebec couples? Quebec, Montreal, New York, Paris and Las Vegas, according to the hosting site. Finally, the vacation rental platform Vrbo reveals that the most popular regions on its site for Quebec travelers are Estrie, the Laurentians, the Capitale-Nationale, Montérégie and Montreal.