Hinkle attributed the spike in interest to the drop in the pound’s value against the loonie, making everything from London flights to West End theatre tickets cheaper for Canadians. Melissa Hinkle of Cheapflights.ca says the travel website experienced a 50 per cent spike in searches for flights from Canada to the U.K. on the weekend after the June 23 vote and interest has been strong since. CALGARY — Travel companies say more Canadians are looking at vacations in the United Kingdom because of the dropping British pound in the wake of the country’s decision to leave the European Union. Cheapflights.ca said in a blog post that average airfares on flights to London from Canada in August were already cheaper by about 11 per cent compared with last August. That’s consistent with a recent report from Montreal-based tour operator Transat AT, which said added service to London by Air Canada and WestJet Airlines had forced it to lower its prices to sell seats.

Source: thestar July 03, 2016 14:03 UTC