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Spending in US by Canadians On the Rise

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Statistics Canada has reported that Canada’s international travel deficit reached $3.9 billion during the second quarter, up 3.1 per cent from the previous quarter.

This is attributed to Canadians spending more in the United States than Americans are spending in Canada. Canadians spent $4.8 billion in the US, while US visitors to Canada spent $1.8 billion here.

It was also noted that the rise in the US deficit coincided with a sharp uptick in travel by Canadians to the US Also possibly contributing to the rise in dollars spent down south, during the second quarter the Canadian dollar rose by 1.8 per cent to an average value of US$1.03.

Canada and the Social Media Travel Revolution

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By Waheeda Harris

The planet has embraced Web 2.0: we’re on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube every day, and according to Swedish website Tripl, all this connectivity is having a major impact on the travel industry. (more…)

Hot Essentials: Number Game

O Canada: our true and patriot love. Photo copyright Elenathewise/Fotolia.com

33,700,000 Population of Canada.

2 Canada is the second biggest country in the world, at 9,984,670 sq km (3,855,100 sq mi); Russia is the largest.

13 Number of Canadian provinces and territories.

6,416 Length in km of Canada-United States border (3,987 mi).

1867 The year colonies joined together to form Canada.

2 Number of official languages (English and French).

1980 “O Canada” was declared the official national anthem only 30 years ago.

3 The third time Canada has hosted the Olympic Games (Montreal in ’76, Calgary in ’88 and Vancouver in ’10).—Jennifer Patterson

Hot Essentials: Vancouver Vitals

Vancouver's downtown peninsula, backed by Stanley Park and the North Shore mountains. Photo by Albert Normandin courtesy Tourism Vancouver

Enveloped by rainforest, mountains and sea, Vancouver boasts one of the mildest—and wettest—climates in Canada. But our fair city is hardly water-logged: there are only 166 days of measurable rainfall per year, compared to 289 oh-so-glorious days of measurable sunshine. To boot, The Economist named Vancouver the world’s most livable city in 2009 based on infrastructure, services and diverse culture (visible minorities were 42 per cent of Metro Vancouver’s 2.1 million population in 2006). If that doesn’t convince you this city is the place to be, we don’t know what will.—Kristina Urquhart