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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“A key factor dragging business for some Gulf Coast tourist destinations is the lack of foreign arrivals — particularly from Canada. Canadian visitors, long a lifeline for Florida’s Gulf Coast, are pulling back as diplomatic tensions rise and border crossings plunge. As the Trump administration ramps up its trade war and diplomatic spat, the so-called “snowbirds” from the north are changing their travel plans.”
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/florida-beach-cities-ghost-towns-190000484.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGN1cmJhbm1vbS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJQSppuStfXJgAdSmHK2s25D8hMazy8ZYigqJPealnA-TZOs2aaBfUVbVgrVXwV0usF7cxXvMzpu6vW1ohm_w5mosuB7C-HMroHlyk8vm3xxy0eLhQGjg8tXHvXEIafLk-N9DGINCFpkL-uLqofI9m5yk-bcEBTolnDRnq63ea92[/quote]

My parents live in SWFL and their sole income at this point comes from several investment properties that they rent to snowbirds. This is what they live on in order to avoid touching their investments, which they are counting on to cover costs once they feel they can't live independently anymore. Most of their renters come from Canada or from the Midwest. So far they have no Candadians booked for the season and two of their regulars have let them know they are not coming this year. And their domestic renters are way down, with regulars citing fears about the economy keeping them close to home. So yeah, this is real.[/quote]

Canadian here. You should let your parents know that the boycott will continue for a while. Snowbirds are finding alternative places to stay - mostly in southern Europe and the Caribbean. [/quote]

I'm the PP. My dad is a big Trump supporter so this has been fascinating to watch. At first he was telling me it was just a blip and that as the season got closer people would realize they didn't want to really give up their regular winter place, especially because there is a whole culture of snowbird community in his area. But now it's clear that his properties are going to sit empty or close to it, and that even he shifts to a short-term model (which he hates) he still isn't going to have the income he needs. I wish I could say that he'll hold Trump's policies responsible but honestly I think he's too far gone down the MAGA rabbit hole and so instead he'll blame something else on the talking points list. [/quote]

I’m in Florida now and people are talking about tourism being down but they don’t seem to be blaming Trump…they’re blaming [b]“the high price of everything.” [/b] There are none so blind as those who will not see…[/quote]
Sigh… who’s going to tell them?[/quote]

I tried to connect the dots for them and the subject was quickly changed.  Trump can do no wrong for some.[/quote]

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