Editorial: May 23, 2025: Summer Travel Concerns [Video]

EDITORIAL SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD. WCVB PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, ANDREW REEVES. IT MAY NOT FEEL LIKE IT, BUT MEMORIAL DAY IS UPON US. IT’S AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO REMEMBER AND HONOR THOSE IN UNIFORM WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR OUR COUNTRY. THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND HAS ALSO BECOME THE UNOFFICIAL START OF SUMMER. FROM THE BERKSHIRES TO CAPE COD. LOCAL BUSINESSES PREPARE TO WELCOME TOURISTS WHO ARE FILLING HOTEL ROOMS, EATING IN LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND SHOPPING IN LOCAL STORES. BUT THIS YEAR, THERE ARE WORRYING SIGNS, GIVEN THE STRAINED RELATIONS AMID THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S ONGOING TRADE WAR. TRADITIONALLY, SUMMER VISITORS TO NEW ENGLAND HAVE INCLUDED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CANADIANS. BUT SINCE THE ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED TARIFFS ON CANADIAN GOODS AND THE PRESIDENT EXPRESSED HIS WISH TO MAKE CANADA THE 51ST STATE, RELATIONS HAVE BEEN FROSTY, TO SAY THE LEAST. NATIONALLY, THE NUMBER OF CANADIANS ENTERING THE …