The tourists cancelling their holidays to Trump's America [View all]
Source: The Independent
Friday 21 February 2025 22:38 GMT
A long-standing tradition of crossing the border to enjoy baseball has come to an end for one couple. Peter Mulholland and his wife will not be making their annual trip from Vancouver to Seattle to watch the Toronto Blue Jays play the Mariners this year.
Citing growing frustrations with U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies and rhetoric, Mulholland pointed to several key issues influencing his decision. Trump’s threats of imposing tariffs on Canadian goods, discussions of annexing Canada as the 51st state, and the president’s characterization of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a “dictator” were cited as contributing factors.
The culmination of these events ultimately led Mulholland to forego the annual baseball pilgrimage. “We were starting to get leery,” said the 69-year-old, semi-retired 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 (sic) 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 cancelled 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.”
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/donald-trump-canada-tourists-holidays-b2702638.html
= new reply since forum marked as read