Canadian travel to U.S. at six-year-low due to weak loonie

By The Canadian Press

Canadian travel to the United States hit a six-year low this winter as a weak loonie and lower airfares prompted more residents to visit other international destinations.

Last year’s decline of Canadian travellers to the U-S continued in the first three months of this year as 13 per cent fewer Canadians went across the border for at least one night.

But Canadians weren’t sitting at home.

While interest in the U-S has waned, 3.8-million Canadians travelled to other international destinations, up 6.2 per cent over the previous year and 33 per cent since 2010.

The low value of the loonie has also attracted more visitors to Canada.

American visits to Canada were up almost 20 per cent between January and March, while the number of visitors from other countries was up 10 per cent over 2015 and 26 per cent from 2010.

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