Canada-US Travel Plans

For decades, Canadians have been good neighbors to the US, but now, thanks to the heavy-handed rhetoric of President Donald Trump, that relationship has soured. Since the announcement of tariffs impacting Canadian businesses and the 51rst State threats, the ‘buy Canadian’ and ‘elbows up’ movements have prompted many to reconsider where and how they spend their time and disposable income. Thousands of Canadians are now selling their US winter escape properties and refusing to travel there. The impact is being felt in places like Florida and Arizona, as Canadian snowbirds have chosen not to support the economy of the country now threatening our own. Record numbers of US real estate listings by Canadian owners and the steady decline of Canadian travelers to the US are proof that there is a limit to our collective tolerance for the bluster and bullying of our southern neighbor. CanoeFM recently spoke to a Haliburton couple who’ve had enough of the poor exchange rate, frequent hurricanes and the antagonizing threats by President Trump. They’re selling their beloved winter escape in Florida and refusing to travel there for the foreseeable future.