Posted on Jun 25, 2021
The Line Americans And Canadians Can't Cross : The Indicator from Planet Money
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The closure of the US-Canada border hit Canada's tourism industry hard. Businesses in border towns were hit even harder. As talks of reopening the border take place, we want to know what the border closure did to our Canadian friends - and to us.
Abe Taqtaq's family owns a duty-free store in Windsor, a border town next to Detroit. Business has been slow for Abe and his wish to reopen the borders represents many residents in border towns. Daily life has been severely disrupted, as the reopening schedule looks uncertain.
Economist Ambarish Chandra studies the economics of cross border travel. He says the tourism industry is being affected on both sides of the border. He says, at the current rate, this summer will just be like last year's, with little cross border interactions. For the time being, all people in Windsor and other border towns can do is to wait for July 21, when the debate comes up again of whether to reopen. .
The closure of the US-Canada border hit Canada's tourism industry hard. Businesses in border towns were hit even harder. As talks of reopening the border take place, we want to know what the border closure did to our Canadian friends - and to us.
Abe Taqtaq's family owns a duty-free store in Windsor, a border town next to Detroit. Business has been slow for Abe and his wish to reopen the borders represents many residents in border towns. Daily life has been severely disrupted, as the reopening schedule looks uncertain.
Economist Ambarish Chandra studies the economics of cross border travel. He says the tourism industry is being affected on both sides of the border. He says, at the current rate, this summer will just be like last year's, with little cross border interactions. For the time being, all people in Windsor and other border towns can do is to wait for July 21, when the debate comes up again of whether to reopen. .
The Line Americans And Canadians Can't Cross : The Indicator from Planet Money
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We went to Banff National Park in Alberta last year and it was very slow, hotel rates were reasonable and the place was not packed like it usually is. I never went there before but my wife said it was like Disneyland in the past. We're going to go again in a month as but we know it's not going to be very crowded.
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Seems strange given how things are returning to normal for those in the US who are vaccinated
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Considering the vaccination rates in Canada over the past weeks, >66%, I am baffled by the closure of the border.
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