in home alone where are the mccallisters going on vacation when they leave kevin behind

The McCallisters are going on vacation to Paris, France when they accidentally leave Kevin behind in Home Alone.

Quick Scoop

In the original Home Alone movie, the family flies out of Chicago O’Hare Airport on a transatlantic flight to Paris for a Christmas holiday trip, while Kevin wakes up alone back at their suburban Chicago home. It’s during the flight to Paris that his parents realize Kevin is missing, which kicks off the whole story of him defending the house from the Wet Bandits.

So if you’re rewatching or joining a forum quiz: when asked “In Home Alone where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?” the answer is Paris.

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