Most Canadians planning to travel in coming months: survey

Online Travel Vietnam: Most Canadians will travel this fall or winter, despite an uncertain economy, a survey done for Bank of Montreal shows.



Survey results released Tuesday showed 61 per cent of those polled planned to take a trip in the coming months. That compares to 79 per cent who travelled in the summer.

Many are going outside of the country, taking advantage of the relatively strong Canadian dollar. Fourteen per cent planned to go to the United States, while five per cent were headed for another country.

The rest with travel plans were staying in Canada.

"Tourism generated about $30 billion for the Canadian economy in 2010, or two per cent of GDP, and about four per cent of the labour market has a direct link to the tourism industry," BMO economist Robert Kavcic said in a statement.

"So, if travel plans can hold up despite economic uncertainty and lower consumer confidence, it would certainly be welcome news for the Canadian economy."

The data was based on surveys with 1,506 Canadians who were 18 years old or older Sept 6 to 8. It's considered representative of the population within 2.5 percentage points.



Source: canada.com