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Article content Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. The future of travel is upon us and in the next five years, Canadian travellers are going to be changing things up — if they haven’t already.

Travel search engine KAYAK released its WTF: What the Future Report , after getting insights from a new survey with partner The Future Laboratory. More than 9,000 people 18 and up in Canada, the U.S.



, the U.K., Brazil, France, Germany, Denmark and Sweden who travel for leisure internationally at least once a year were surveyed as well as hotel searches by KAYAK were analyzed to determine what lies ahead for those vacationing.

AI help A new wave of travel agents is emerging — and they aren’t the human kind. Canadians will be looking to save both time and money using AI to help research and book future travel. Canadians will also turn to AI to solve their top “travel headaches,” including comparing costs of flights (47%), comparing costs of accommodations (41%) and rescheduling delayed flights (29%).

By 2030, virtual AI Assistants will handle a variety of travel arrangements, effortlessly offering tailored trips and securing the best deals. City jumping Travellers will prioritize multi-stop trips over single-stop journeys, with 43% of Canadians saying their 2025 travel plans include visits to multiple cities. Wellness travel People are also .

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