As one of our major summer projects we’ve re-launched one of our sister sites – Ski-Resorts.ca.

With an eye on providing a community site for unbiased ski resort reviews and travel ideas that Canadian ski fans can use as a resource to plan their next trip. We hope that you’ll check it out and take the time to leave a comment or two about resorts that you’ve visited.

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An interesting article in the Globe and Mail today that indicates since 2001, the number of day trips that Americans have taken to Canada has decreased by almost 70 per cent. That’s a huge change and one that is affecting all tourist based businesses in Canada particularly border attractions.

According to the article:

And it could get worse. As of June 1, travellers are required to show a passport or secure document to cross the border – including American citizens, less than a third of whom have a passport.

“It’s a huge disincentive,” said Robin Ritchie, a marketing professor at Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business. “I don’t think we’ve even begun to see the effects of that. We can anticipate further downward pressure on U.S. travel to Canada.”

The impact is already evident at the Peace Bridge, a popular border crossing 25 kilometres south of Niagara Falls. Since June 1, car traffic has dropped 13 per cent compared with this time last year, and almost 40-per-cent fewer buses have been rolling into Canada.

“There is both the reality and the perception that the border has become more difficult to cross,” Prof. Ritchie said.

Many travel businesses have been feeling the pinch and lamenting the upcoming passport requirement at the border.

For more check out the rest of the article at GlobeandMail.com

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Check out the photos from our visit to beautiful Webster’s Falls – just outside of Hamilton, Ontario.

Photos of Webster’s Falls

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Parks Canada will be holding a special symposium at Ingonish, Nova Scotia (Cape Breton Highlands National Park) to discuss and celebrate storied golf course designer Stanley Thompson. Among other masterpieces like Jasper Park Lodge Golf Club and Banff Springs Golf Club, Thompson also designed the wonderful Highlands Links Golf Course in Ingonish that is still operated by Parks Canada within the National Park.

Luminaries such as Lorne Rubenstein from Globe and Mail, Ian Andrew from Andrew Golf Design and Robert Thompson from the National Post and OntGolf.ca will be in attendance to present material on Stanley Thompson as part of the program.

For more information, check out the post from Rob Thompson here.

Stanley Thompson

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