Non-Americans now paying more to visit U.S. national parks – will Canadians stay away?
Global News
'It does appear to be yet another roadblock towards Canadians visiting the United States,' McKenzie McMillan, managing partner at The Travel Group in Vancouver, told Global News.
It has become more expensive for Canadians to visit national parks south of the border as all non-U.S. citizens will now have to pay an additional U.S. $100 per person, on top of standard entry fees, to enter some of the country’s most popular parks.
This is part of the initiative to prioritize U.S. visitors to the parks under President Donald Trump’s America-first pricing.
The U.S. Department of the Interior states that the 11 parks include: Acadia, Bryce Canyon, Everglades, Glacier, Grand Canyon, Grand Teton, Rocky Mountain, Sequoia & Kings Canyon, Yellowstone, Yosemite and Zion.
“It does appear to be yet another roadblock towards Canadians visiting the United States,” McKenzie McMillan, managing partner at The Travel Group in Vancouver, told Global News.
“There is a large number of Canadians that visit those national parks, whether flying into a destination like Denver, Salt Lake City, and then exploring, or going on a road trip and driving through some of the amazing national parks, especially out here on the western side of the United States.”
McMillan said it could send the message that Canadians are not welcome in the U.S. to enjoy the national parks.
He said he thinks the U.S. will become a favourite travel destination for Canadians again.
“The one thing I will say is that I’ve seen travel boycotts in the past,” he added.
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