[AP] VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Making the trip from Vancouver to Seattle to watch baseball’s Toronto Blue Jays play the Mariners has been a tradition for Peter Mulholland and his wife, but not this year.
Mulholland was already frustrated over U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of crippling tariffs on imported goods from Canada and talk about the country becoming the 51st state. The final straw came when Trump referred to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a dictator.
"We were starting to get leery," said the 69-year-old, semiretired Vancouver resident. "The tariffs he’s trying to do is going to hurt both countries, that’ll become evident eventually, but it’s going to hurt us more."
Mulholland is one of a growing number of Canadian who are choosing not to vacation in the U.S. this year.
McKenzie McMillan, a travel consultant with the Vancouver-based Travel Group, said some of his clients have canceled trips that were already booked.
February is usually a busy month for the retail travel agency which specializes in both corporate and premium leisure travel as Canadians make plans for spring break vacations.
"We’ve seen a complete drop off in any new requests or new interest in U.S. travel," said McMillan. "I’ve had no requests for travel to the United States for about two weeks." |