Ontario tourism operators hope for summer staycation boom [Video]

Local tourism operators are anticipating more business this summer as Canadians opt out of travel south of the border. 

In the wake of trade tensions between Canada and the U.S., staycations are growing in popularity. Many Canadian travellers are avoiding or cancelling trips to American states and making summer vacation plans closer to home instead.

• Cross-border trips to the U.S. reach post-COVID lows with a nearly 15% drop in daily travellers from Canada

A boutique hotel chain in Ontario is already noticing that shift.

“Our stats are projecting that we’re going to have our best summer ever,” said Meghan James, general manager at the Somewhere Inn in Calabogie, Ont.

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