Osoyoos makes top 20 list of friendliest places to visit in Canada

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A recently released list from Expedia names Canada’s 20 friendliest places to visit, and Osoyoos made the cut.

Built from traveller reviews from January 2019 to December 2020, the list is based on cities and towns with the highest percentage of positive comments mentioning words like "friendly, friendliest, amiable.”

The list also hopes to give tourists an idea of where to visit for a warm welcome when restrictions allow.

Five BC towns made the list, with Osoyoos coming in at number 12.

The full list is below:

1. Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia
2. Digby, Nova Scotia
3. Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
4. Baddeck, Nova Scotia
5. Drumheller, Alberta
6. Saint John, New Brunswick
7. Gatineau, Quebec
8. Thunder Bay, Ontario
9. Banff, Alberta
10. Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
11. Whistler, British Columbia
12. Osoyoos, British Columbia
13. La Malbaie, Quebec
14. Nanaimo, British Columbia
15. Mont-Tremblant, Quebec
16. St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
17. Gananoque, Ontario
18. Canmore, Alberta
19. Stratford, Ontario
20. Fernie, British Columbia

In addition to highlighting the most amicable places, Expedia stated that “these outdoorsy and smaller cities and towns are right in line with Expedia's future travel trends, as travellers look for domestic and provincial options that provide more room to spread out, once travel resumes again.”