Travel is good for the soul and when it comes to your relationship it may good for that too.
One of the perks of being in a relationship is you have a built-in travel companion. A person who you want to come with you when you're looking to take a holiday from your regular routine. Vacations can be good for your relationship too. For new couples, it's a way to share new experiences, and for couples who have been together a while, it's a way to take a break from the day-to-day and reconnect.
In fact, one study found that couples who travel together are significantly more satisfied with their relationship than couples who do not:
- 86 percent of travelling duos believe that the romance is alive and well in their relationship, compared to 73 percent of respondents who do not travel together.
- 94 percent of those who travel as a couple reported feeling close to one another, compared to 86 percent of non-travelling couples.
- 84 percent of respondents who travel with their partner believe they spend quality time together, compared to 70 percent of respondents who do not.
Top travel destinations for Canadian couples with wanderlust
If you and your significant other have a shared love affair for travelling, the U.S. is an overwhelmingly popular destination for Canadian couples according to Kanetix.ca, followed by travel within Canada. If you're setting your sights further away, however, we turned to the experts, travellers who compared travel insurance quotes, to see which other popular destinations top the list for travelling couples.
- Italy
- United Kingdom
- Cuba
- Mexico
- France
- Portugal
- Germany
- Dominican Republic
- Spain
- Ireland
- Greece
- Netherlands
- Hungary
Travel insurance makes three
You and your travelling companion may be better together when you're on holiday, but three's company when you vacation with travel insurance. The Government of Canada encourages travellers to get travel insurance when "you plan to go abroad, even on a day trip to the United States" because your government health insurance plan "may cover nothing or only a very small portion of the costs if you get sick or are injured while abroad."
Don't let an injury or illness ruin the mood of your couples' getaway. Whether you're staying close to home or taking a trip that involves a flight, know that you'll both be covered wherever go. At Kanetix.ca, you can compare quotes for travel insurance to find the lowest rates.
