{"id":949753,"date":"2026-10-28T19:52:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T19:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/949753\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T19:52:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T19:52:14","slug":"vancouver-named-one-of-the-most-affordable-holiday-travel-destinations-daily-hive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/949753\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver named one of the most affordable holiday travel destinations | Daily Hive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The holiday travel season is just around the corner, and Canadian travellers who are sticking closer to home are choosing Vancouver as one of the affordable destinations on their itinerary.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s according to a new report by online travel agency Kayak, which listed Vancouver as one of the holiday season\u2019s most affordable destinations that Canadians are searching for travel information about.<\/p>\n<p>The five cities on the list all have average airfares below $600, which is helpful at a time when <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/canada\/disney-world-prices-canadians-2027-increase\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">some world destinations are getting more expensive to visit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"B.C.\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2243992\" style=\"color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mountains-north-van-1024x683.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2243992-2\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jean-Claude Caprara\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHosting for the holidays? The Best Coast is also among the season\u2019s most affordable destinations to fly to, with average airfare of $580 and searches for flights to Vancouver up 3 per cent,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ca.kayak.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kayak<\/a> in a release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsider that a little encouragement for friends and family still debating the trip.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are many popular attractions to check out in town during the upcoming holidays, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/vancouver-christmas-market-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Vancouver Christmas Market, which is planning a \u201csignificant expansion\u201d this year.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Two other Canadian cities made the list of the most affordable destinations for the 2026 holiday travel season.<\/p>\n<p>Calgary had an average airfare of $518, and Toronto had an average cost to fly to of $524.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"travel\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"430\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2325986\" style=\"color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/travel-1024x430.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2325986-2\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kayak<\/p>\n<p>World travellers looking for the best hotels in Canada have plenty of options to choose from across the country, including some exceptional B.C. accommodations.<\/p>\n<p>This week, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveller revealed the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/bc-hotels-best-in-canada-international-vote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">best hotels in Canada as voted on in the 2026 Readers\u2019 Choice Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Almost 800,000 votes were cast this year, and several are located on Vancouver Island.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCome\u00a0winter, the luxurious hotels make for cozy bases with roaring fires from which to explore towns as they\u2019re caked in white layers,\u201d said Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveller online.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"resorts\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2320725\" style=\"color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/resorts-1024x683.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2320725-2\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tourism Vancouver Island<\/p>\n<p>British Columbians looking to travel locally this fall also have a number of world-class resorts to choose from for their stays.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/bc-resorts-best-in-canada-world-travel-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">33rd annual World Travel Awards recently unveiled the top resorts in Canada<\/a>, and three are found here in B.C.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re looking for a luxurious getaway or an opportunity to get back to nature, the recognized resorts have a stay that\u2019s perfect for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The holiday travel season is just around the corner, and Canadian travellers who are sticking closer to home&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":949754,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194298],"tags":[49,48,55],"class_list":["post-949753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-vancouver","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-vancouver"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/949753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=949753"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/949753\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/949754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=949753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=949753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=949753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}