In trade war with U.S., Canada is winning the battle for tourists

Closer Look - Insightful, credible, unfiltered conversations that matter

Content provided by Village Media Inc.. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Village Media Inc. or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

3d ago 29:59

MP3•Episode home

Send us a text

When it comes to our lingering trade war with the United States, reassuring headlines are hard to find. But here’s one silver lining: Turns out Donald Trump has been quite a boon to the Canadian tourism industry.

While international travel to the U.S. is way down — in part because many Canadians are hesitant cross the border these days — tourism spending on this side of the 49th is on the rise.

According to Destination Canada, the busy summer season saw a total revenue increase of $3.3 billion compared to the same period last year. In some cases, international vacationers are choosing Canada over the U.S.; in others, Canadians are opting to explore their own country rather than visit their southern neighbour.

“As a Canadian tourism industry, we have a lot of people who are interested in us,” says Wayne Smith, director of the Institute for Hospitality and Tourism at Toronto Metropolitan University. “We have an opportunity to create a sustainable tourism marketplace that I think could go a long way and be established for a long time — and be very profitable on one side but also nation building on the other. I'm hoping that we take advantage of this opportunity to really build something special.”

Professor Smith is our guest on tonight’s episode of Village Media’s Closer Look podcast.

Hosted by Village Media’s Michael Friscolanti and Scott Sexsmith, and produced by Derek Turner, Closer Look is a new daily podcast that goes way beyond the headlines with insightful, in-depth conversations featuring our reporters and editors, leading experts, key stakeholders and big newsmakers.

Fresh episodes drop every Monday to Friday at 7 p.m. right in your local news feed — and on the show’s dedicated website: closerlookpodcast.ca. Of course, you can also find us wherever you get your favourite podcasts.

Want to be the first to know when a new episode lands? Sign up for our free nightly newsletter, which delivers the latest Closer Look straight to your email inbox. You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel or follow us on X, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.

Have something to say? Please reach out. Our email address is [email protected].

196 episodes

#News Talk #News #Village Media #Local #Canada #Ontario #Village #Media #Today #Friscolanti #Sexsmith #Digital #Daily News