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Friday, August 10, 2007

Americans' visits to Canada are going south (USA Today)

From USA Today:

Note: I guess this is the flip side of the feature about a revival of Canadian visitors to places like the New Jersey Shore (See the entry from August 5, 2007).

By Laura Bly, USA TODAY

O, Canada?

For many U.S. travelers this summer, the response is "no, thanks."

Overall U.S. visits have slumped by more than one-third over the past five years, and same-day car trips are down nearly 50%. And the outlook for 2007 isn't much better, says Randy Williams of the Tourism Industry Association of Canada.

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2007-08-09-canada_N.htm

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