The “Trump Factor” combined with a weak Canadian dollar has some snowbirds changing their vacation plans this year, according to one Halifax travel consultant.
“Certainly what I hear from the hoteliers and the car rental companies, and so forth, that in the traditional snowbird destinations, the winter destinations for Canada, is that you’ve got about a 13 per cent to a 15 per cent drop in figures to date,” Bob Sime said in an interview Tuesday.
Sime said many Canadian travellers are concerned about how they will be received, not only at the border, but also at their vacation destination.
Read full story here: Trump ruffles feathers, sends Canadian snowbirds flying elsewhere – Nova Scotia – CBC News
