Inflation, COVID-19 holding Canadians back from holiday travel, poll suggests
High https://globalnews.ca/tag/inflation and COVID-19 http://globalnews.ca/tag/covid are dampening some Canadians’ hopes for travelling as the holiday season approaches, a new poll indicates.
Right now, 77 per cent of 1,001 Canadians Ipsos surveyed exclusively for Global News in October said they’re comfortable travelling within Canada over the holidays, while 55 per cent said the same for international travel.
For those who aren’t comfortable travelling, 65 per cent of them said high prices for hotels and tickets, for example, are holding them back, and 61 per cent said they’re either afraid of catching COVID-19 or remain anxious about relaxed travel restrictions.
The https://globalnews.ca/tag/ipsos survey comes as officials are worrying over a potential recession https://globalnews.ca/news/9190029/imf-global-economic-outlook-2022/ during a winter where respiratory illnesses like COVID-19 and influenza https://globalnews.ca/news/9204385/covid-19-flu-shots-winter-justin-trudeau/ are expected to circulate more widely.