A big-travel, small-budget blueprint for 2026

About this episode

The episode explores how Canadians are traveling affordably despite economic uncertainty, featuring insights from travel experts.

Despite economic uncertainty, millions of Canadians continued to travel abroad and domestically in 2025. We want to know where they’re going - and how they’re doing it affordably. We hear from Stress Test producer Zahra Khozema about how she budgets for 2-3 trips a year. Then, The Globe’s consumer affairs reporter Mariya Postelnyak speaks with travel photographer Mandy Sham about her favourite affordable destinations, the trends she’s noticing among young Canadians travelling abroad and her top travel hacks for keeping costs low.

People in this episode

Guests: Zahra Khozema, Mariya Postelnyak, Mandy Sham

Topics covered

• travel
• budgeting
• affordable destinations
• young Canadians
• travel trends

Keywords

• travel
• budget
• Canada
• affordable destinations
• travel hacks
• young Canadians
• trends

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Globe

Places: Canada

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