Canadian Snowbirds Boost Cuban Tourism Recovery

Cuban Tourism: US sanctions? So what? There's always the rest of the World.

HAVANA - Canadian tourists fleeing a harsh winter and buoyed by their strong dollar are flocking to Cuban beaches in record numbers and helping Cuba's tourist trade end a two-year slump.

Cuban hotel managers said a surge in Canadian "snowbirds" led to unprecedented tourism during the winter months of January through March.

Loonie's Wings Over US

Weak dollar sends Canadian tourists flocking to U.S. border towns

The weakening of the U.S. dollar has provided a boom for three cities’ economies on the U.S./Canada border, especially in tourism.

For two rust-belt cities - Buffalo, N.Y., and Detroit - the massive influx of Canadian tourists have provided a boost to their economies in the wake of the subprime meltdown and the decades-long ... read more

Scotland

Tourism chiefs target Canada

Tourism chiefs are staging a major campaign to encourage Canadians to visit Edinburgh.

Officials at VisitScotland announced that they would be leading the drive this week as part of their Scotland In Toronto campaign.

Under the initiative, thousands of Canadians will be given the chance to trace their Scottish ancestry before ... read more

NYC Wants More Canadians

New York City aims to lure Canadian visitors, opens tourism office in Toronto

TORONTO - With the number of Canadians travelling to New York City on the rise - about 880,00 visited in 2007, up from 840,000 in 2006 - the city's official tourism marketing agency has opened a Toronto office.

George Fertitta, CEO of NYC & Co., said "there's no better time to visit New York City," citing a favourable exchange rate ... read more