A new study by TD Economics says tourism spending in Canada is expected to grow at a modest 2-4% clip this year.
Spending by U.S. visitors “is set to exert a drag on the overall tally this year. U.S. visits are falling amid trade tensions and economic uncertainty, with cross-border spending projected to decline by 5-10% this year,” the study said.
“However, lower U.S. spending is expected to be offset by a rise in Canadian domestic tourism outlays as many residents redirect all or part of their travel budgets to the home market. Moreover, spending by non-U.S. international tourists in Canada is also likely to turn in a gain, even if only slight.”
TOP U.S.A. CITIES
Pike Place Market, Seattle, Washington. Jim Byers Photo
Just in time for the Fourth of July, Afar magazine has an item about how Resonance has listed the ten best cities in the U.S.A.
Here’s the Resonance Top Ten:
- New York City
- Los Angeles
- Chicago
- San Francisco
- Seattle
- Miami
- Boston
- Washington D.C.
- Las Vegas
- San Diego
For those of you keeping score at home, that’s three California cities in the top 10. No other state had more than one city on the top 10 list.
BEST IN-FLIGHT WIFI
Zdnet.com had a good item the other day about in-flight WiFi. It said a recent analysis of Wi-Fi on 30 airlines found that Hawaiian Airlines and Qatar Airways took top honours for the best download and upload speeds and the lowest latency, “far surpassing the competition.”
The patio at the Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge at San Francisco International Airport. JIM BYERS PHOTO
The site said both carriers use Starlink’s low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, allowing them to achieve better performance than many of the other airlines.
