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Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Canadian airline ditch some routes to the U.S. as tension rises between two countries
Canadian Flair Airlines has ended its flights to Nashville, Tennesse, as the political climate between the U.S. and its neighbor to the north sours. 'I can confirm that Flair won't be flying to Nashville this summer,' Flair Communications Director Kim Bowie said, according to WKRN. Flair's site indicates that the flights to Nashville are the airline's only route to Tennessee. The Department of Tourist Development commissioner, Mark Ezell, said during a meeting on Monday of the Tennessee House Finance, Ways and Means Committee that it's a loss of roughly 18,000 seats. 'We see travelers quickly react to political news, and then we see that great marketing overcomes that traveler settlement,' he noted. Ezell said that while the department is concerned about the cancellation of Flair flights to Nashville, he argued that the state will be able to overcome the difficulties because of the state's many attractions. 'Do you really want to miss seeing the Smoky Mountains,' he said. 'Do you really want to miss getting to go to Graceland?' Canadians' relationship with their U.S. neighbors has been strained following President Donald Trump's second election victory and the enacting of widespread tariffs against the country. The U.S. national anthem has been booed at NHL and NBA games, and American goods, such as whiskey from Tennessee, have been removed from Canadian shelves. There have also been reports of Canadians canceling travel plans to the U.S. According to the travel agency Flight Centre Travel Group Canada, leisure travel to the U.S. decreased 40 percent last month compared to February last year. 'Canadians are angry,' former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said earlier this month. 'We're going to choose to not go on vacation to Florida or Old Orchard Beach or wherever. We're gonna choose to try to buy Canadian products and forgo bourbon and other classic American products. We're probably going to continue booing the American National Anthem.' Meanwhile, Air Canada has announced that it will limit the number of flights to Arizona, Florida, and Nevada. Similarly, WestJet told the Canadian Press news agency that many bookings had changed from the U.S. to Mexico and the Caribbean. Sunwing Airlines has removed all of its flights to the U.S., and Air Transat has reduced its U.S. flights. Porter Airlines told the National Post that it was removing its advertising of flights to the U.S. as 'some Canadians may view this negatively.'
The Independent
19-03-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Canadian airline ditch some routes to the U.S. as tension rises between two countries
Canadian Flair Airlines has ended its flights to Nashville, Tennesse, as the political climate between the U.S. and its neighbor to the north sours. 'I can confirm that Flair won't be flying to Nashville this summer,' Flair Communications Director Kim Bowie said, according to WKRN. Flair's site indicates that the flights to Nashville are the airline's only route to Tennessee. The Department of Tourist Development commissioner, Mark Ezell, said during a meeting on Monday of the Tennessee House Finance, Ways and Means Committee that it's a loss of roughly 18,000 seats. 'We see travelers quickly react to political news, and then we see that great marketing overcomes that traveler settlement,' he noted. Ezell said that while the department is concerned about the cancellation of Flair flights to Nashville, he argued that the state will be able to overcome the difficulties because of the state's many attractions. 'Do you really want to miss seeing the Smoky Mountains,' he said. 'Do you really want to miss getting to go to Graceland?' Canadians' relationship with their U.S. neighbors has been strained following President Donald Trump 's second election victory and the enacting of widespread tariffs against the country. The U.S. national anthem has been booed at NHL and NBA games, and American goods, such as whiskey from Tennessee, have been removed from Canadian shelves. There have also been reports of Canadians canceling travel plans to the U.S. According to the travel agency Flight Centre Travel Group Canada, leisure travel to the U.S. decreased 40 percent last month compared to February last year. 'Canadians are angry,' former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said earlier this month. 'We're going to choose to not go on vacation to Florida or Old Orchard Beach or wherever. We're gonna choose to try to buy Canadian products and forgo bourbon and other classic American products. We're probably going to continue booing the American National Anthem.' Meanwhile, Air Canada has announced that it will limit the number of flights to Arizona, Florida, and Nevada. Similarly, WestJet told the Canadian Press news agency that many bookings had changed from the U.S. to Mexico and the Caribbean. Sunwing Airlines has removed all of its flights to the U.S., and Air Transat has reduced its U.S. flights.
USA Today
15-03-2025
- Business
- USA Today
Canadian cold shoulder: Trump's antics anger our otherwise polite neighbor
Canadian cold shoulder: Trump's antics anger our otherwise polite neighbor Show Caption Hide Caption US national anthem booed at NBA, NHL games in Canada The U.S. national anthem was booed at multiple sporting events across Canada in reaction to President Donald Trump's tarriffs. MOAB, Utah ‒ Americans are getting the cold shoulder from our neighbors to the north. Canadians are learning to "Buy Beaver" instead of U.S.-made products. They're jeering our national anthem at hockey games. And tourists appear to be heeding their prime minister's suggestion that they skip vacations to Florida and other stateside vacation spots. "Honestly, it's top of mind for everyone in Canada. It's what everyone is talking about," said Christopher Dip, 29, an app developer in Montreal. "But as Canadians, we're also very polite so we're maybe not saying 'F.U.'" Canadians are furious over President Donald Trump's posturing and on-again, off-again tariff trade war. Many were particularly insulted when he even suggested that Canada become the 51st state, run by his golf buddy and retired hockey great Wayne Gretzky. It's gotten so bad Canadians have been booing the American National Anthem during hockey games. The impacts are already being felt in the United States, where many Canadian tourists have cancelled vacations. U.S. government statistics show the number of Canadians crossing the border dropped 12.5% in February compared to 2024, with a particularly sharp fall-off in drivers, down more than 15% compared to last year. In Moab, a popular late-winter destination for Canadians, several tour operators said they've seen multiple cancellations worth tens of thousands of dollars. Other impacts: Canadian backlash erupts over Trump's tariffs. Trade war hits wine, spirits. What's next? "They're writing in, saying 'I can no longer in good conscience do business with American businesses,'" said Lorenzo McGregor, 45, the co-owner of Tex's Riverways boat shuttle service here. "And then we've just had some angry responses (saying) 'you probably voted for this, so this is what you get.'" McGregor said he's seen about $10,000 in cancellations from Canadians, whose presence is so notably absent that his company hasn't started shuttling passengers down the Colorado River into Canyonlands National Park, as it normally would this time of year. Other tour operators in Moab said they've also had Canadian cancellations. Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau earlier this month said his nationa had been offended by Trump's talk, and he called on his fellow Canadians to avoid visiting the U.S. The dispute has boosted Trudeau's Liberal Party, which has been slumping in the polls since 2021 but now leads the opposition Conservatives by a narrow margin. "Canadians are hurt. Canadians are angry. We're going to choose not to go on vacation in Florida or Old Orchard Beach (Maine) or wherever," Trudeau said at a news conference. Not everyone has cancelled their trips. Mountain biker Stephen Krause, 51, a retired oil industry tech worker from Edmonton, said he his wife stuck with their planned two-month road trip around the American southwest. "It's warmer here than Canada and there's no snow." He acknowledged the fraught relationship between the two countries, but said so far things have been going ok. "People have not mentioned the words hockey or politics at all," he said. In Montreal, in response to the outrage, Dip, the app developer, did what app developers do, and built an app with colleague Alexandre Hamila that helps Canadians identify Canadian-made products. The app is called "Buy Beaver," after the country's national animal. Introduced about a month ago, the app already has more than 100,000 downloads, which is the Canadian equivalent of about 1 million downloads in the United States, they said. Hamila and Dip said app users fall into two camps: Some want to avoid American-made products in general, and others who specifically want to buy Canadian. Canada is among the biggest trading partners of the United States, buying more than 17% of total U.S. exports in 2022, while also selling the U.S. more than $430 billion in products, according to federal statistics. "You actually see people crouching down in the aisles, people checking products one by one, checking the labels, seeing where they're made," Hamila said. "People are trying to find solutions to hit the U.S. economy." Dip said a small number of young Canadians he knows are open to the concept of becoming part of the United States, but said older Canadians are more patriotic. "The people who seem most pissed are the older ones," he said. "The feeling we're getting, the messages we're getting, is that they're never going to support Americans again. For them, it seems irreversible."
Yahoo
13-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trarrifs could hurt Thousand Island tourism
Mar. 12—Corey Fram's job to attract Canadian visitors to Jefferson County has gotten a bit harder since President Donald J. Trump started talking about tariffs to the country to our north. Calling it a challenge, Fram, the director of the Thousand Islands International Tourism Council, still doesn't know what to expect from the on-again, off-again, on-again tariffs that have caused anxiety on both sides of the border. "I'm very concerned about the impact that they will have on Canadian tourism," he said. Trump's rhetoric about tariffs and turning Canada into a 51st state has triggered negative emotions from Canadians. They have booed the American National Anthem at the start of National Hockey League games in Canada since Trump began talking about the issue. And Fram has acknowledged that Canadian sovereignty and negative feelings about the United States could keep visitors away from the Thousands Islands region this summer. The tariffs also come at time of a wide gap in the two country's dollars, with the Canadian dollar's current worth at 69 cents compared to America's. That also could be an issue with keeping Canadians from making trips from crossing the board. With the summer visitors season still a couple months away, he's "making adjustments" to his messaging in marketing. That's because Canadians are the single largest group of visitors who come to the north country, so even a drop off of 10% to 15% could have a significant impact on the region's tourism dollars. He noted that 11% of the local workforce is employed in the restaurant and hospitality industry. But Fram has stressed the Thousands Islands and Canadian tourism industries have enjoyed a partnership for years. He pointed out that there are three Canadian flags that fly outside his offices in Alexandria Bay. With his interest only in promoting the region's tourism and staying away from politics, it continues to benefit both markets to work together, he said. So far, there are no signs that Canadians are canceling their visits to the Thousand Islands. But it will be difficult to pinpoint why a visitor decides not to make a trip and cancel a reservation that they have for July, he said. According to partial figures for last month, crossings over the Thousand Islands Bridge are down from last February compared to this year, he said. So marketing is focusing on themes such as the scenic islands, boating, beaches and lake waters. There won't be any mention about iconic American historic places to visit or reminders of the War of 1812 in the messaging. River and lake communities depend on Canadians visiting during the busy summer tourism season. For more than 50 years, Sackets Harbor has held the Can-Am Festival to celebrate the two countries' friendship every summer. Opening in May, the Sackets Harbor Visitors Center in the heart of the quaint village is a popular destination throughout the season. Kathy Keating, with the visitors' center, expressed concerns about the impact the tariffs will have on her village. "We're going to do everything we can to make Canadians feel welcomed," she said. In Alexandria Bay, the Chamber of Commerce kicks off the summer with Victoria Day, a Canadian public holiday that celebrates Queen Victoria. The day, this year on Monday, May 19, offers Canadian visitors with specials at local businesses. Chamber Executive Director Ashley Carlos remains optimistic about the summer, despite Trump's threats. "I think it's going to be another successful season and everything that comes with it," she said. Meanwhile, Fram has been talking to his Canadian tourism counterparts more often since the tariff talk began, saying that they work normally together on visits from both sides of the border. The Thousand Islands are tourist destinations for both markets and important for their economies, he explained. Local governmental officials on both sides of the St. Lawrence River are aware of what's at stake. "It's important to keep open the lines of communication," he said. Fram has been doing several media interviews, including with the Toronto Star and Reuters news agency, to talk about the possible impact of the situation from the tariffs that change daily. To promote county tourism, Thousand Islands officials also will head above the border to talk to tourism-associated organizations, such as bus charter companies, he said. In the past, the Thousand Islands tourism industry has bounced back from the COVID pandemic when it was closed to people from coming from Canada for two summers. Other tourism seasons were hit hard by high-water and low-water issues with Lake Ontario, which kept visitors coming to the north country. If the tariffs cause issues this summer, Fram hopes "to look back" and see it "as a blip" with a subsequent bounce back afterward. "We're going to get by, but it's going to take some time," he said. Unless President Trump backs off his insistence on tariffs before the season hits full swing this summer.
Buzz Feed
21-02-2025
- Politics
- Buzz Feed
27 Hilarious Tweets From Canadians Absolutely Ripping Americans To Shreds After Last Night's Hockey Showdown — Because, Sorry, But Some Of Them Kinda Deserve It
If you're Canadian, you know this already: after facing off against the US in the finals, CANADA WON THE 4 NATIONS HOCKEY TOURNAMENT!!! And you might be thinking: so what? We all know Canada is the queen of hockey. But actually, the tournament has been the subject of a ton of discourse. First, we're all aware Canada booed the American National Anthem at an NHL game recently. But at our 4 Nations games against them, Americans have retaliated by booing the Canadian National Anthem — including at the championship game on Feb. 20. So our beef is very much alive and well. I have MANY THOUGHTS about this, but that's for another time (or perhaps I'll hide them in the comments)... And if you think the US doesn't care about this tournament, you might wanna think again. On Feb. 20, Trump wrote: "I'll be calling our GREAT American Hockey Team this morning to spur them on towards victory tonight against Canada, which with FAR LOWER TAXES AND MUCH STRONGER SECURITY, will someday, maybe soon, become our cherished, and very important, Fifty First State." He also called our Prime Minister "Governor Trudeau." "I will be speaking before the Governors tonight in D.C., and will sadly, therefore, be unable to attend. But we will all be watching, and if Governor Trudeau would like to join us, he would be most welcome," he wrote. Sooooo, when Canada reigned victorious over the US (at least, in the hockey world), it was cause for celebration, patriotism, and most of all, roasting Americans. Because some of y'all have kinda put us through it lately, so we deserve this. Barstool Sports / Via 1. O CANADA! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 — Cabbie Richards (@Cabbie) February 21, 2025 Twitter: @Cabbie 2. 11th Province has a nice ring to it ngl — Bennett (@Bennett_F7) February 21, 2025 Twitter: @Bennett_F7 5. 3-2 Canada in overtime. — Michael Mulligan (@mulliganmt) February 21, 2025 Twitter: @mulliganmt 6. Me after that Nathan MacKinnon goal: — Cabbie Richards (@Cabbie) February 21, 2025 Twitter: @Cabbie 7. @thomasjuneau on X / Via 8. We have secured the ultimate prize — spencer🦕 (@spen______) February 21, 2025 Twitter: @spen______ 9. Congratulations to the 11th province on their second place finish. #4Nations. — Matt (@Constantinoplis) February 21, 2025 Twitter: @Constantinoplis 10. Canadian hockey twitter rn — Brendan Batchelor (@BatchHockey) February 21, 2025 Twitter: @BatchHockey 14. february 20th, a decidedly great day for canadian's who can skate — is (@CASUALAFFECTI0N) February 21, 2025 Twitter: @CASUALAFFECTI0N 15. did it work — Mike Stephens (@mikeystephens81) February 21, 2025 Twitter: @mikeystephens81 16. 19. Did the US just become the 11th province of Canada? Someone should ask Premier Trump. — Duane Bratt (@DuaneBratt) February 21, 2025 Twitter: @DuaneBratt 20. @mikethenavyguy on X / Via 21. We won, so we get naming rights. #4NATIONS — Matt Morgan (@mattmorgan_) February 21, 2025 Twitter: @mattmorgan_ 22. 23. #canvsusa #4nations #canadavsusa — djkelltown (@djkelltown) February 21, 2025 Twitter: @djkelltown 24. Me calling up everyone in the US telephone book to tell them Canada won #4Nations 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 — Jeffrey Luscombe (@JeffreyLuscombe) February 21, 2025 Twitter: @JeffreyLuscombe 25. USA hockey players and officials publicly spewed hate towards Canada. Easy to find online. Canadians professed love of country and playing for country. About sums up the two countries right now. Proud to be Canadian. #4Nations #CANvsUSA #TrueNorthStrongAndFree — Mark Phaneuf 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 (@markphaneuf) February 21, 2025 Twitter: @markphaneuf
