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This is a thick start for the golf season for Paul Dame, owner of the Bluff Point Golf Resort at Platsburg, NY, about 100 km south of Montreal.
In the last two months, he said, trade for both golf and lodging has fallen by 30 percent compared to the same period last year. Dame has credited very few Canadian golfers to decline, which usually make about half of its business.
He said that many previous Canadian customers have told him that they are escaping from America, and therefore threatens his golf course, due to anger over President Donald Trump’s business war and to make Canada a 51st state.
“They don’t like, and to be honest, I can’t really blame them,” Dame said. “This is disappointing to be completely out of my control that is causing my business a big recession.”
In an attempt to welcome Canadian people, Dame is now presenting them for some free: a bucket of golf balls for practice in the driving range of the course, and set a gift of three golf balls adorned with Canadian symbols such as a beaver and a hockey jersey.
“The idea is, ‘Hey, this is a gift to us that we care that we care and show that we appreciate you,” he said.
Dame connects with several other tourism operators across the United States, offering special deals to try to convince Canadian people to cross the border – just in time for the summer journey season.
The bets are high. Canadians traditionally form the largest group of international tourists in the US in 2024, they spent $ 20.5 billion to us in the country, According to US Travel Association,
But after Trump took over in January, the tourism market started declining. By April, Number of return trips among Canadian people Compared to last year, the US trip fell to 19.9 percent for air travel and 35.2 percent for land travel.
Christie Kennedy, vice -president of marketing for the North Country Chamber of Commerce, said, “We are actually starting to see the impact now …. Everyone is scared.” It helps in promoting businesses in the Edirondac sector in New York including Platcesburg.
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To encourage its northern neighbors to travel, in April the Chamber launched a TV advertising campaign in Ottawa and Quebec. It is also set to launch A webpage On June 1, which will provide special discounts to the canadian people to tourism-related businesses.
Kennedy said the deals would include a 20 per cent room discount in the best western hotel and one day fare in the Edirondac Eliptigo Bike Shop, both in Platsburg.
“We understand that emotions were hurt, but understand that Platsburg and Edirondack Areas give you importance and we want to continue this relationship,” Kennedy said. “We are ready to roll that red carpet.”
As the Canadian trip continues to travel to the US, CBC News has shifted several professional conferences to Canada to transfer the new US border security measures to Canada to avoid. A sociologist describes Grilled by US customs authorities who discovered their phones and wallets.
Are the deal enough?
Back to the Bluff Point Golf Resort, Dame said that he could also give some mid -week golf discounts. But he is worried that deals may not be enough to repair Canada’s fragmented relationship with America
“If your friend insults you, you don’t give them $ 10 and go back to be a friend,” he said.
Outside the CN Tower, a popular tourist destination in Toronto, several Canadians told CBC News that the US is away from its destination list regardless of any promotion.
“Due to Trump, I am not going to travel to the states,” said Laura Livelik. “I don’t like her Stock on gender and trans rightsI really like nothing that he is doing there, and it bothers me to travel there. ,
Nilay Shah said that Trump needs to end his business war to make things right with Canadian people.
“(A) discount is a temporary bandage, nothing else.”
But Maggi Hill said that the deals could entice them to cross the border.
“Especially in the US, I think a good discount will definitely make a difference,” he said, referring to the Canadian dollar, currently worth 72 stores.
Weak Loni California, the cause of the state’s tourism organization, was part of, Launched a website In this month, more than 1,000 California hotels, canadian discounts on activities and attractions were offered.
The deals posted include a 20 percent discount at the Little Italy Hotel in San Diego city and 15 percent massage in the Studio Soth Day Spa in San Francisco.
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The campaign includes a promotional video advertisement that celebrates Canadian state relations.
“We sat down and said,” How do we reach with that branch of that olive? … It could not be just a heartfelt gesture, “said California President and CEO Caroline Beatta. “Something was to be real, because the reality is that (we) dollar is so strong right now.”
The organization participated with the online travel agency Expedia to offer deals. In many cases, the Canadian will have to sign up for a free expidia rewards membership to avail the offer.
Seattle campaign announces success
From California to the coast, a ground -level campaign to woo Canadian people for a recently wrapped -wrapped -wrapped -wrapped -wrappers.
Dub Open weapons for canada40 local businesses, from restaurants to hotels, from 9-11 May, can be offered a 30 percent discount to Canadians from 9-11 May to play Seattle Meriners in the city of Toronto Blue Jais.
The President of the Seattle Hospitality Group, Howard Wright, who helped organize the campaign, said it proved to be successful, Canadian people availed exemption more than 1,000 times in three days.
“Isn’t that amazing?” Wright said, organizers can offer deals again at different times during summer.
He said that the best part of the campaign was that it sent an important message, one he hoped that the Canada-US relationship would continue to be blossomed even after the relationship.
“I hope all this is behind us after this, people remember that we reached out and said,” Hey, love you guys, come down. “
