Survey Says: Canadians Prefer to Travel With Trudeau
While we won’t know until Oct. 19 whom Canadians want as their next Prime Minister, a new survey by Travelzoo reveals they’ve clearly chosen Justin Trudeau as their preferred travel buddy from among the candidates running for PM.
When asked who they’d like to go on a road trip with, 42% of Canadian respondents named the Liberal leader compared with 25% who chose Prime Minister Stephen Harper, 20% who chose Green Party leader Elizabeth May and 10% who chose NDP leader Thomas Mulcair. And while most respondents voted along party lines, 22% of Conservatives and 36% of New Democrats opted for Trudeau over their own party’s leader. In fact, New Democrats preferred Trudeau over Mulcair by 10%.
Trudeau also beat the pack when respondents were asked whom they’d rather sit next to on an airplane, with 41% of votes compared to 29% for Prime Minister Harper, 17% for May and 10% for Mulcair.
The preferences remained consistent for more adventurous travel options. When respondents were asked whom they would go snorkeling with, Trudeau came out on top with 49% of the vote, including 27% of the Conservative vote and 52% of votes from New Democrats. Harper came in second with 20% of the total vote, followed by May at 14%. Mulcair trailed at 11%. Similarly, when asked who they would travel through Europe with, respondents overwhelmingly chose Trudeau with 43% of the vote, followed by Harper at 25%, May at 13% and Mulcair at 11%.
While Trudeau may be the undeniable favourite for Canadian travel companion, May’s appeal is also worth noting. Even with only 6% of respondents identifying as Green Party supporters, May managed to secure anywhere between 13% and 17% of the popularity vote across all questions.
Interestingly, regardless of respondents’ travel or political tastes, Canadians surveyed all had one thing in common – 74% said they would rather save than splash out on vacations.
