Posted AT 9:39 PM EDT on 29/08/06
Canada falling off the map with American travellers
Canada has an image problem south of the border. It's not that Americans have a bad impression of their northern neighbour — it's that they have no impression at all.
It's little wonder, then, that U.S. visits to Canada are sitting at a record low. Same-day car visits have almost halved over the past six years, while overall visits have plunged 30 per cent.
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