Baby boomers lead shift away from U.S. visits; younger people go quiet travelling
News Source : Financial Post
News Summary
- The number of Canadians returning from the U.S. by car and plane combined fell by roughly a third in September compared with the same month last year.
- The number of baby boomers likely to head stateside this winter fell by two-thirds to 10 per cent.
- The lower the age, the higher the appetite to visit — though it remains depressed across the spectrum.
- Air Canada is ramping up flight volumes to the Caribbean, Latin America and Europe while cutting capacity to the United States.
Still, border traffic is far from a trickle. Nearly 1.8 million Canadians returned by land or air from the U.S. in September, the StatCan data shows.Many find themselves conflicted.Alanni Duenas [+2803 chars]
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