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TD First Class Travel Infinite Visa Card Survey
Manitoba/Saskatchewan Fact Sheet

  • 76% of respondents in Manitoba and Saskatchewan have a travel bucket list (vs. 74% nationally).
  • Even though residents of Manitoba and Saskatchewan are the most likely to belong to a travel rewards program (81%, vs. 69% nationally), only half (51%) of respondents have taken a vacation over the past 12 months that lasted a week or more (vs. 47% nationally).
  • 83% of respondents in Manitoba and Saskatchewan say they would travel more if they could afford it (same as national statistic). However, only 37% of those who are members of travel rewards programs have redeemed rewards points for flights over the last 12 months (vs. 42% nationally).
  • Topping the list of places respondents in Manitoba and Saskatchewan would like to visit in their lifetime are:
    -The United States (41%)
    -France (21%)
    -Western Europe other than the United Kingdom and France (20%)
    -Other places in Canada (19%)
  • Respondents in Manitoba and Saskatchewan are the least likely say they expect to stay in their own province on their next trip (26% vs. 33% nationally).
  • Manitoba and Saskatchewan residents are among the least likely to say they view travel as a hassle and prefer to stay at home (22%, vs. 27% nationally).
  • Respondents in Manitoba and Saskatchewan are the least likely to indicate that they do only a little research when planning a vacation (10%, vs. 16% nationally).

About the TD First Class Travel Infinite Visa Card poll
The TD First Class Travel Infinite Visa Card poll examined Canadian travel habits and behaviours. Results were collected through the Research House national omnibus study. A total of 1,001 completed surveys were collected with adults aged 18+, including 125 in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Interviews were conducted by telephone between August 1-11, 2010.

For further information:

Carolyn Abbass / Steve Presant
Paradigm Public Relations
416-203-2223
cabbass@paradigmpr.ca / spresant@paradigmpr.ca

Tashlin Hirani
TD Bank Financial Group
416-982-3375
tashlin.hirani@td.com