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Data shows Toronto is the most sought-after destination for Canada Day getaways

If you're a Toronto resident who's looking to do some travel over the Canada Day long weekend, it might be time to think again: according to new data, you already live in the hottest destination for Canada Day travellers.

The long weekend is right around the corner and, according to data from Expedia, it's shaping up to be one of the — if not the — busiest travel weekends of the entire summer, and it's the 6ix that travellers have their sights set on.

According to the data, a whopping 32 per cent of people travelling domestically this Canada Day long weekend are booking tickets to Toronto, trumping other major cities in the country like Montreal (25 per cent) and Vancouver (23 per cent).

For those travelling internationally, New York leads the pack at 31 per cent, but Cancun and Las Vegas appear to be the fastest growing in terms of popularity, with search traffic up 112 per cent and 61 per cent respectively.

The surge in travel for Canadian vacationers couldn't come at a better time, it seems, as Expedia recently also dropped their 24th annual Vacation Deprivation Report, and found that more than half the surveyed Canadian workers felt they weren't getting enough vacation.

There's no time like the present, and no better type of weekend than a long weekend to finally get that well-deserved RnR — and if you happen to be staying in (or visiting) Toronto over the weekend, there's plenty of things to do.

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