As Canadian airlines and international airports struggle with severe flight delays, and with inflation driving up the prices of airline tickets, the majority of Canadians say they are not interested in travelling abroad this summer, a Nanos Research poll shows.
The poll shows about three in five (61 percent) Canadians say they are not interested in travelling internationally this summer, and about 15 percent say they have no plans to travel abroad. Close to 6 percent of respondents say they had plans to travel abroad, but later cancelled their trip. Just 12 percent of travellers say they will stick to their international travel plans.
Breaking down by province, the poll found residents in Atlantic provinces are the most likely (70 percent) to say they have no interest in travelling overseas, followed by those in Quebec (64 percent), the Prairies (62 percent,) British Columbia (59 percent), and Ontario (58 percent)….