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Originally Posted by sailor734
^This......and a world city like London really is a year round destination. A winter vacation there beats the insane summer crowds and not everybody is looking for sun and sand. Theater, shopping, museums, fine dining, historic sites etc easily fill a get away week or 10 days in Feb or March. I'd rather tour a major city in 10C than 35!
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London might be a more cultured destination than Ibiza, but I'll take Italy or the south of France in the winter over England any day.
Would be nice to see at least one more year round transatlantic flight to a sunnier, warmer winter destination than London. Portugal seems to be quite popular among Canadians now. I'd much rather go to Portugal and actually explore the country and its cities than stay in some all inclusive resort in Mexico or the Caribbean and barely see the country.
Europe is a pain in the ass in the middle of summer at the height of tourist season, and can be sweltering hot. The south of France, in particular,
has nearly perfect winter weather for getting out and exploring. Hotels can be significantly cheaper in the low season too. Nice has the second most hotel rooms among French cities, despite being the 5th largest city.
It would be nice to fly directly to places like Lisbon, Nice, or Rome in the middle of winter from Halifax, without having to first fly to Montreal, Toronto, or London.
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