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Tariff talk seems to chill some travel from Canada to the U.S.

Source: Travel Weekly

Mexico and Canada are the two largest source markets for U.S. inbound travel, according to the U.S. Travel Association, and a dip in visitation from Canada alone, the No. 1 source of international visitors to the U.S. with 20.4 million visits in 2024, would be very costly: A 10% reduction could mean 2 million fewer visits and $2.1 billion in lost spending, its data shows.

Canadians adapt travel habits

in response to challenges: Blue Cross

Source: Travel Press

Canadian travellers are adapting their travel habits as they factor in a range of external factors, while a new generation of adventure lovers is driving the change towards a more conscious future of travel, according to the just-released 2025 Blue Cross Travel Study.

Commenting of the study’s findings, Tim Bishop, Managing Director, Blue Cross of Canada, said: “Canadians are rethinking how they travel, not whether they travel.”

Hot New Hotels in Central and South America in 2025

Source: TravelPulse

From large, internationally branded properties to unique boutique properties, travelers can find many fresh accommodation options around Central and South America.

Positive growth in Latin America’s hospitality sector is confirmed by statistics from Lodging Econometrics, which reports that the fourth quarter of 2024 was an especially strong time for new hotel development in the Latin American pipeline — a jump of 15% in hotel projects, to be exact.

Amid tariff and trade war talk,

small-town B.C. mayors try to keep it friendly at the border

Source: CBC News

Bigger municipalities in B.C. have been talking of boycotts and reciprocal action against the threat of American tariffs on Canadian exports, with Vancouver's council voting to direct procurement contracts to Canadian businesses instead of American ones and suburban New Westminster asking staff to halt non-essential work trips to the United States.

Mayors of some other small border communities say they can't afford to antagonize American customers and friends or have no interest in doing so.

Canadians remain confident in aviation industry

after 116-years of powered flight

Source: Global News

Several recent airplane incidents at home and in the United States have raised questions about the safety of air travel, however, statistics from the Transportation and Safety Board of Canada show the number of crashes, both fatal and non-fatal, have been trending lower since 2013.

“We know the statistics that aviation is still the safest way to travel,” Maillet explained. “When you do the math it’s a very safe way to travel.”

Manitoba tourism gets $1.85M boost from Ottawa

Source: CBC News

Growing tourism is vital for thousands of jobs and driving economic growth in Manitoba, according to Terry Duguid, federal minister of sport and Prairies economic development Canada. Travel Manitoba estimates around $1.8 billion is generated every year through tourism in the province.

To qualify for the program communities, small and medium-sized businesses and not-for-profit organizations applied to PEDC and were reviewed based on different criteria to determine their eligibility.

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