Your opinion of Canadian tourism in the USA is “ fine “ is strictly that.
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And all on Board were reelected but nothing but crickets on that.
Wendy Pleakley
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What facts? Border crossings to Washington state have halved.
Cross-border travel from B.C. to Washington state gets even worse
It’s the second straight month that the number of people crossing from B.C. into Washington has been down
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In my neck of the woods it’s NBA playoffs. Hockey is a foreign term and hardly anyone if any in my groups even watch the sport. WDW was a good place to have the NBA bubble and their games at ESPN.
Consider that Canadian discretionary spending has dropped across the board and that unfavorable currency exchange rates coupled with inflation fueled price increases have made international travel to the US significantly less affordable for many. I’m not going to rule out some people traveling elsewhere due to political considerations, but the financial one is more relevant.What facts? Border crossings to Washington state have halved.
Cross-border travel from B.C. to Washington state gets even worse
It’s the second straight month that the number of people crossing from B.C. into Washington has been down
The data may, in some cases, point to the financial element being more relevant, but, I'm telling you, as a Canadian, at the grassroots level, the majority of people that are abandoning trips to the US are doing it mainly for political reasons. Europe is an expensive place to visit-and yet, some Canadians are cancelling their US trips and going to Europe instead- a trip that will most likely cost them more than a similar trip to the US. Again, I'm not saying that the financial aspect isn't a factor-but the political aspect is the bigger factor here, and it will most likely be that way for some time, and it is still being downplayed and minimized by Americans who are not here and do not understand what is happening in this country.
We see similar things whenever there is a boycott of a product or service for some social/political reason. Typically there is an initial emotional response and then it fades quite quickly because the entire reason for the boycott is ill-conceived and self-damaging. Overall it's typically all transient in nature.
Wendy Pleakley
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Cross border travel between BC and Washington is extremely common due to proximity. Many people do it just to buy cheaper gas. A lot of cross border shopping isn't discretionary, certain groceries can be cheaper. There was a story years ago of Bellingham residents being unhappy at Canadians buying up all the milk at Costco.
The exchange rate hasn't changed much in the last year.
This isn't a minor blip. A 50% drop in cross border traffic is significant and can't be dismissed.
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Less people flying including US residents flying domestic also make an impact on the economy . It’s that darn Real ID that a number of them still don’t have and with about 46% of the USA population that do not have a passport, those can forget about trying to board a plane.
Wendy Pleakley
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What about this situation is self damaging? Many people realize that supporting local and supporting their own country is a good thing.
None of which changes the fact that it is all transient in nature and entirely emotionally driven. This will be resolved at some point and just as quickly as it came to be, it will be over. This is certainly not the new normal.
Coupled with Inflation and overall increases in the costs of everything and current headwinds the economies in both Canada and the US are experiencing, it does have an impact.
These may be outliers, without presenting additional data beyond a small sample of locations, you really can't conclude anything. I'm not saying there hasn't been any impact to cross boarder travel, but it may not be representative of the whole situation.
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Because in the end, these disputes always get resolved and normalcy returns. The ones who pay the most are not the players pulling the strings, but the individuals who had their strings pulled.
threvester
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Hockey died the day the Whalers moved from Hartford to North Carolina
Some Canadian Airlines have been reducing US capacity/canceling US routes
www.ctvnews.ca
simpleflying.com
www.bloomberg.com
(bloomberg paywall bypass link https://archive.is/B8GlB )
These airlines paused or cancelled Canada-U.S. flights in the wake of the trade war
Some of Canada’s major airlines have made changes to their schedules, including pausing some flights between Canada and the United States and increasing domestic flights in the wake of lower demand to fly south, which may be tied to the tariff war between the two countries.
www.ctvnews.ca
WestJet Shelves New US-Canada Flights That Were Meant To Start Next Week
The airline's hotly anticipated route between Vancouver and Austin was axed before it took off.
simpleflying.com
WestJet Halts Nine US Summer Routes as Canadians Fly Elsewhere
WestJet is suspending nine routes between Canada and the US due to lower demand.
www.bloomberg.com
(bloomberg paywall bypass link https://archive.is/B8GlB )
https://www.travelpulse.ca/news/airlines-airports/lowered-demand-means-cancelled-us-routes-for-flair
Close. Hockey died the day the North Stars were moved to Dallas. Maybe 1A and 1B.
NC Southern hospitality quality of life far better than in CT. Good move by the Whalers.
threvester
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I strongly disagree
Lived in both states. Nothing can be farther from the truth.