Summary
The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative requires all travellers, including U.S. residents, to have a passport, a NEXUS card (a pre-approved travel document for low-risk travellers) or a bio-metric driver's licence to enter the United States.
[Linda Whitfield] said she has no hard data if the decline in American tourists translated into less revenue for Manitoba businesses but added she's heard many Manitoba attractions, like Folklorama, are seeing fewer American visitors this year. Folklorama reported a slight attendance decline for this year compared to last year, but noted there were fewer American tour buses than in the past.[Frances Kremarik] said about 10,000 more Manitobans went south by car in June 2008 than is normal for that month, an increase of about 25 per cent. Whitfield said the passport requirements probably were responsible for reduction in Manitobans crossing the line, as well as the weaker Canadian dollar this year compared to last year.See the full content of this document
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Fewer Visitors Crossing U.S., Canada Border
Visitors to Manitoba from the U.S. dropped 10 per cent between May and June and more than 25 per cent from June of last year, recent figures from Statistics Canada...
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