Why many Canadians are avoiding U.S. travel

In this episode we talk about a phenomenon that has surfaced after President Trump took office: A cooling of travel demand to the U.S. from Canada. And as we’re seeing now, the demand drop may be deeper than originally thought. On this discussion, Natasha Lair-McKenty, the managing editor of TravelPulse Canada, and McKensie McMillan, a travel advisor at Vancouver-based The Travel Group, about what some Canadian travelers are thinking and why, the importance of the Canadian market to the U.S. travel businesses, where they’re going instead of the U.S. and how advisors are coping with the change. Episode sponsor:  This episode is sponsored by The TTC Tour Brands https://agents.ttc.com/login Related links: Canadians stay away from U.S. travel amid political backlash https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/Canadians-stay-away-from-US-amid-political-backlash Canada-U.S. air bookings down over 70% through summer, OAG says https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/Air-travel-from-Canada-drops-for-key-summer-season Tariff talk seems to chill some travel from Canda to the U.S. https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/Tariff-talk-effect-travel-Canada-to-USA Arnie Weissmann's column "Welcome to Fortress America!" https://www.travelweekly.com/Arnie-Weissmann/Welcome-to-Fortress-America Travel Pulse Canada https://www.travelpulse.ca/    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.