G Adventures has released internal booking data and it reveals some interesting facts about how, why and where Canadians are travelling this fall.
According to bookings with G, Canadians show a clear desire to explore new regions during shoulder season. Traditional fall favorites like Peru, Morocco, Italy, Portugal, and Turkey remain the top-booked overall destinations for Canadians this autumn, mirroring 2025. However, the most significant year-over-year (YoY) fall booking surges reflect a growing curiosity for non-traditional itineraries. These are the destinations with the largest percentage growth when compared with last year:
- Canada: +250%
- China: +205%
- Indonesia: +98%
- Uzbekistan: +88%
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: +64%
- Poland: +57%
- Sri Lanka: +50%
- Uruguay: +41%
- Egypt: +38%
- South Korea: +33%
- Costa Rica: +23%
- Albania: +21%
Another trend G travellers are fully embracing is solo travel. Fall solo departures have surged 40% compared to summer months, with women representing 76% of these solo bookings.
While core solo mainstays include Peru, Morocco, Italy, Japan, and Vietnam, emerging solo favorites for autumn include China (+120%), India (+17%), and Egypt (+12%).
A third trend that has been much-talked about is sports tourism, and again, booking data bears out its popularity. To capture this momentum, G Adventures introduced Away Games this summer, a collection of itineraries built around iconic European football culture in England and Spain, with first departures kicking off this fall.
“At G Adventures, we’ve always believed travel is about human connection, and there are few communities more passionate, emotional and united than football fans,” said Yves Marceau, VP of product at G Adventures.
Other (non-seasonally specific) trends G Adventures highlighted include “deadzoning” — travelling without phones and social media to distract from the experience, celebrating birthdays with a trip and taking a grown-up “gap year” when life hands you a curveball like an unexpected lay-off.
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