tRump, the Great Divider...he couldn´t just stop at dividing his own country...
Canadians, stung by Trump's tariffs and rhetoric, balk at US travel reuters
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Seeing Canadian and American flags often flying side by side, travelers didn't care what side of the border they were on. Now, with Trump's recent rhetoric, Fram has had to adjust his message.
"We've been very careful not to broadcast and demonstrate U.S. assets to Canadian audiences and Canadian assets to U.S. audiences because when we have, we found that has drawn out a lot of negative sentiment," Fram said.
Canadians have been
stung by Trump's actions and words since he returned to the White House, both around tariffs and suggestions that Canada should be annexed by the United States.
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The American anthem has been booed at hockey games and some stores are removing U.S. products from
their shelves, even before Trump's latest salvo on Tuesday, when he
increased tariffs on imported Canadian steel and aluminum to 50%.
Travelers are responding with their wallets. New bookings to the United States from Canada have declined about 20% since February 1 compared with the year-ago period, according to Forward Keys, a flight ticketing data firm.
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"We've lost a lot of interest in going to the States in general," said Allyson C., 34, from Vancouver, who canceled her family's summer vacation to Washington, D.C., citing the on-again, off-again tariffs and the U.S. exchange rate.
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