With summer approaching, what can we look forward to this year’s travel season that might be different from before? For one, it took longer for Canadians to feel comfortable with longer distance travel following pandemic disruptions but as of the end of 2023, demand for overseas tourism had finally recovered. That trend will likely continue this summer, as more Canadians travel further away to destinations that may have something different to offer. Switching the lens inward, the rebound in travel demand among Canadians has not been fully reciprocated by foreign visitors coming to travel in Canada. That’s where there’s still a sizable gap to be filled.

On this episode of the 10-Minute Take, join RBC Economists Carrie Freestone and Claire Fan as they unpack travel trends. They’ll start by going over where things stand as of the beginning of this year, before getting to some soft spots remaining, and explain why or why not those will bounce back in 2024.