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Visits to downtown Vancouver dropped in 2024, while the number of vacant storefronts rose
A new report from Vancouver's Downtown Business Improvement Association says visits to the city's downtown district dropped 7.8 per cent in 2024 compared to a year earlier.
#business #economy #tourism #Vancouver #News #Canada
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The Trump administration seems to be bad for America's travel industry. @AxiosNews reports on a 20% drop in foreigners passing through customs at the busiest U.S. airports towards the end of March. A Goldman Sachs note said that some of the drop "is likely attributable to tighter immigration policy," but the timing — after the escalation of tariff news — suggests that "a more antagonistic policy stance by the Trump administration is contributing to a voluntary decline in visits."

"Based on some of the route cuts and overall sentiment we're hearing from airlines, I wouldn't be surprised to see the arrivals rates for international travelers drop even further in the coming weeks," Sean Cudahy, aviation reporter at The Points Guy, told Axios.

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A line chart displaying the year-over-year change in passengers passing through U.S. customs at the 10 busiest airports from January 4 to March 28, 2025. In March, a notable trend appeared: more U.S. citizens arrived compared to the prior year (+13.9%) while fewer foreign nationals did (-18.4%).
Axios · Foreign visits into the U.S. fell off a cliff in MarchBy Alex Fitzpatrick
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Here's when you could see Toronto's cherry blossoms in full bloom for 2025
After a few false starts, there's no denying now that spring has officially sprung in Toronto, and with it comes the return of one of the city's most spectacular sights: the annual cherry blossom bloom in High Park.It's been a rollercoaster few weeks for Toronto, weather-wise, after blustry lo...
#weather #nature #tourism #Toronto #HighPark #CentennialPark
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Company owned by Manitoba PC leadership candidate asks court to restore polar-bear viewing permits
Lazy Bear Expeditions owner Wally Daudrich, who is running for leadership of the Manitoba PCs, has asked a court to overturn a provincial decision to deprive his ecotourism business of permits to operate tundra vehicles in an area east of Ch...
#politics #lawsuit #business #tourism #Manitoba #Churchill
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P.E.I.'s $2 North Shore transit route now a permanent summer service
A seasonal transit route to P.E.I.’s North Shore and the Cavendish tourism zone will now run every summer, says the provincial Department of Transportation and Infrastructure.
#transportation #tourism #infrastructure #NorthShore #Cavendish #News
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Long-awaited boutique hotel finally open for business in downtown Toronto
A swanky new boutique hotel in Toronto that's been in the works for years has finally opened its doors to the public.TOOR Hotel, the latest venture from Manga Hotel Group, who own and operate a number of properties around Pearson airport and elsewhere in Ontario, and Canadian hotelier Sukhdev Toor, is fina...
#hotel #travel #business #tourism #Toronto #Ontario
blogto.com/travel/2025/04/toor