FlightHub Data Reveals Trends in Canadian Holiday Travel in 2025

Booking data from online travel agency FlightHub for the upcoming holiday period offers insights into how Canadian travel habits have shifted year-over-year.

The booking data compares air travel taking place between December 20, 2025 to January 4, 2026 compared to the same period a year ago. 

Key insights include:  

Domestic travel is booming. Domestic bookings are up 12 percentage points year-over-year, with more Canadians choosing to stay within the country. British Columbia now tops the list of provinces (28%), overtaking Alberta for the first time, while Toronto remains the country’s busiest seasonal hub. The most popular route for the 2025 holidays is Vancouver (YVR) > Toronto (YTO). Gen Zers booked over a third of the domestic travel for the season (35%). 

Lower domestic fares are fueling demand. The average domestic ticket prices dropped 18.9% nationwide from $413 in 2024 to $335 in 2025. Prices dropped across all major cities, making local travel more accessible. 

International travel remains steady, but is shifting. Overall, international holiday bookings show a slight setback of four percentage points, yet destination trends are evolving. The U.S. lost its long-held top holiday spot for Canadians (down from 25% to 18%) while the Philippines surged to 17%, nearly tied for first place. This time, it’s the Gen X Canadians who are making the most international holiday bookings (32%).  

Western Canada is driving more global travel. The most popular route changed from Toronto-Manila to Calgary-Manila, showing stronger outbound demand from the west. 

Fares abroad are falling, too. Ticket prices declined across major destinations, including a nine percentage points drop to the Philippines, six points to India, and five points to the U.S. 

From falling fares to shifting destinations, FlightHub says the data highlights how affordability, demographics and regional trends are reshaping Canadian holiday travel in 2025.