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Canadians promised to boycott travel to US. They meant it

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Re: Canadians promised to boycott travel to US. They meant it

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Post by j45 »

screye wrote: post #4

Surprised Canadians would pick the US as a tourist destination to begin with. Europe is cheaper and more fun. America's one advantage: nature, is matched and at times exceeded by Canada. Flights to warm places like Miami and SD take just as long as Mexico or the Caribbean. Other than NYC and Utah-area national parks, I can't think of unique reasons for Canadians to vacation in the US specifically.

Europe is likely much more cheaper and fun for those in and around the EU both proximity and accessbility wise.

Looking at the currencies, it might be a bigger difference.

Also looking at flight distance, it might be further.

Visa requirements coudl also vary too.

Re: Canadians promised to boycott travel to US. They meant it

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Post by null_deref »

screye wrote: post #4

Surprised Canadians would pick the US as a tourist destination to begin with. Europe is cheaper and more fun. America's one advantage: nature, is matched and at times exceeded by Canada. Flights to warm places like Miami and SD take just as long as Mexico or the Caribbean. Other than NYC and Utah-area national parks, I can't think of unique reasons for Canadians to vacation in the US specifically.

> Other than NYC and Utah-area national parks, I can't think of unique reasons for Canadians to vacation in the US specifically.

While NYC and Utah Area national parks are iconic, the US has immense geographic and cultural diversity beyond them. Destinations like New Orleans, the California coast, or the unique high-desert landscapes of New Mexico offer experiences that are distinct from anything available in Canada.

Re: Canadians promised to boycott travel to US. They meant it

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Post by 8note »

screye wrote: post #4

Surprised Canadians would pick the US as a tourist destination to begin with. Europe is cheaper and more fun. America's one advantage: nature, is matched and at times exceeded by Canada. Flights to warm places like Miami and SD take just as long as Mexico or the Caribbean. Other than NYC and Utah-area national parks, I can't think of unique reasons for Canadians to vacation in the US specifically.

florida and california are drivable from canada

Re: Canadians promised to boycott travel to US. They meant it

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Post by direwolf20 »

josefritzishere wrote: post #17
lgleason wrote: post #3

If only that was to translate to cheaper hotel room prices in the US. Currently they are sky high.

Trump has been devaluing the dollar quite rapidly. Give it time. The US will become a like developing nation in no time.

The US is, and always has been, a developing nation. What sets it apart from all other developing nations is that it controls the de facto world currency, making it a very wealthy developing nation. All of the cultural factors are closer to a third world country, but the wealth is first world, more like Russia than like western Europe.

Re: Canadians promised to boycott travel to US. They meant it

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Post by orwin »

FartinMowler wrote: post #9

It's not really a promised or conscious boycott. It's after weighing the pros and cons, many of them intangible, the feeling is visiting the US right now could result in unpleasantness ... and if there is anything Canadians are adverse to it is unpleasantness. Anecdata: a friend of ours crossing the US border, despite being a VP at a bank, for her first time ever had to surrender her phone for examination by US borde…

Yeah, it's the same for me, I'm in Europe but I have places to sleep in the US. I was supposed to go this summer with my family but the uncertainty on how we'll get treated at the border (last time wasn't great for those of us who struggled with English already, I can't imagine what would have happened under this admin).

It's sad because WV might have like 15 European tourist every year and we're 5-9 of them depending on the year, but we'll take a year off, that's OK.

Re: Canadians promised to boycott travel to US. They meant it

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Post by kimos »

vondur wrote: post #15

I would imagine the economic situation in Canada isn't helping either.

Canada is also experiencing record travel from domestic travellers, so I don’t think that’s the case no.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bakx-tourism-travel-d...

Re: Canadians promised to boycott travel to US. They meant it

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Post by OJFord »

jen20 wrote: post #25
stockresearcher wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

All the major Canadian airports also have the US customs and immigration on-site. You go through it as part of the standard airport security process and then the airplane goes to a domestic terminal when it lands, as if the flight had originated within the US. You get off the plane, grab your luggage and leave, no additional lines, security, talking to officials, etc. The only European airport that does this is Dubli…

Shannon also has pre-clearance. The list is small outside of Canada though - Dublin, Shannon, Abu Dhabi, Aruba, Bermuda and Nassau.

You can use eGates in the UK, same as me as a British citizen (as long as your passport's new enough, probably all of them by now) - that covers it doesn't it? Otherwise I'm not clear what 'pre-clearance' is skipping? Painless for me into Canada too.

Re: Canadians promised to boycott travel to US. They meant it

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Post by metalman »

mullingitover wrote: post #28
screye wrote: post #4

Surprised Canadians would pick the US as a tourist destination to begin with. Europe is cheaper and more fun. America's one advantage: nature, is matched and at times exceeded by Canada. Flights to warm places like Miami and SD take just as long as Mexico or the Caribbean. Other than NYC and Utah-area national parks, I can't think of unique reasons for Canadians to vacation in the US specifically.

Also, if you want the booming, futuristic metropolis experience that doesn't exist in any comparable way in the US, China now offers visa-free travel for Canadians[1]. [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c875d3d3x34o

ok thats interesting, wonder how they take to overlanding? drive west the whole way accross Canada, ship the rig, fly over , keep driving west till the atlantic shows up, ship the rig , fly home.

Re: Canadians promised to boycott travel to US. They meant it

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Post by lukeinator42 »

OJFord wrote: post #38
jen20 wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Shannon also has pre-clearance. The list is small outside of Canada though - Dublin, Shannon, Abu Dhabi, Aruba, Bermuda and Nassau.

You can use eGates in the UK, same as me as a British citizen (as long as your passport's new enough, probably all of them by now) - that covers it doesn't it? Otherwise I'm not clear what 'pre-clearance' is skipping? Painless for me into Canada too.

No, they mean we actually clear US customs in Canada as non-US citizens.
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