It’s the start of a brand new year and time to reveal the top travel destinations for 2015. As the snow drifts higher in our driveways and we fight the icy roads and cold weather, it’s the perfect time to daydream about faraway places. It’s a big world out there and choosing the right destination can be overwhelming.AMEX Canada surveyed more than 200 of their travel counsellors in Canada, U.S and Mexico on the top travel trends they’re seeing for 2015.
As a result of this, these are the top destinations that they found.
Thirty seven percent of travel experts say that people are looking to create lasting memories and want a more enriched travel experience. People are going farther and traveling longer. That’s exciting for us because we have always encouraged people to step off the resort and try an adventure. Some of the top destinations that Canadians are traveling to this year, just so happen to be some of our favourite destinations as well.
Times Square: New York is on the list!
Of the top 10 destinations we weren’t surprised to see places like, New York City, Paris, and London on the list but to hear that people are travelling to Chile, India, Argentina, and Australia is very exciting. We love hearing that people are looking to experience new cultures, explore far away lands, and are stepping away from the cookie cutter tours and creating their own custom itineraries. What this survey suggests to us is that travellers are getting smarter and more informed.
Sydney is one of the top 10 Travel Destinations of 2015
What’s really surprising to us is that other than Puerto Vallarta and Turks and Caicos, every other destination is a giant metropolis. One would expect that most Canadians want to escape to quiet tropical islands, but it turns out that most North Americans are ramping up the excitement and heading to big cities. Buenos Aires, Argentina has a population of 15 million and Mumbai, India is a chaotic city housing 18 million people. This seems like a strange trend, but with family and multigenerational travel on the rise, cities are the perfect place to please everyone’s taste in travel. If you want a choice of activities blended with luxury and culture, these are the spots to go. I’ll never forget the overwhelming feeling of awe and excitement while exploring the sights of Mumbai. There was so much to see and do, from historic sites, museums, The Gates of India on the picturesque waterfront, and the non-stop nightlife, it can keep you active for days.
Downtown Mumbai
We like all the choice of cities on the list. Sydney, Australia is one of the most beautiful in the world and San Francisco is one of the funkiest spots on earth. Santiago, Chile has transformed to the cool cultural centre of South America, and Paris, France will always be our favourite city to visit. We can never get enough of seeing the Eiffel Tower sparkle in the skyline.
We’ll always have Paris
Even though you can have a great adventure like doing the bridge climb in Sydney or taking a rickshaw ride in Mumbai, we were even more excited to see an increased demand for adventure travel destinations like Vietnam, Myanmar, Croatia, Iceland and Italy
The Incredible Ruins of Bagan, Myanmar
Hiking through the mountains of Sapa in Northern Vietnam is not to be missed, and there’s amazing kayaking on the Adriatic Sea along the gorgeous coast of Croatia. We took our Croatian adventure by using our American Express rewards in 2012. Booking a vacation is so easy on the travel-booking site, and accumulating rewards is so fast when you put your every day expenses on American Express. But what’s even better is that Amex offers support before, during and after your trip. We’ve spoken to Amex travel support from Greece to Peru. Their support centre is open 24/7.
Kayaking in Croatia is spectacular
We were so surprised to see just how in line the Travel Trends report is with our travel style. We’re even going to take our first Caribbean Cruise this April. After trying our hand at a river cruise and small ship cruises, it’s time for us to try the real deal. Cruise bookings are on the rise and it looks like we’re following the trend.
European River Cruises are the top travel trend for 2015
All the destinations listed in the AMEX Travel trends survey are making us want to travel today! We can’t wait to hit the road for our 2015 travels. Do you plan on travelling to or have you been to any of these top spots? Where will your travels take you in 2015?
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