National park pressure; Sin City sees fewer Canadians during malaise: CBC’s Marketplace Cheat Sheet
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The National Parks of Canada are free for everyone this summer. Do they have to be?
Lorne and Riza McVicar from Halifax were enthusiastic to take advantage of the acclaimed of the federal government Canada Strong Pass.
It includes automatic free access to the national parks of Canada and a 25 percent discount on campsites from 20 June to 2 September.
The pass is invoiced as a way for Canadians To easily explore their own country. But Lorne McVicar says it really made it harder for the couple for vacation in Canada – and he wonders why the program is open to everyone, including international tourists.
In June, he says, the couple tried to reserve a campsite in July in July in New Brunswick’s Fundy National Park, but it was completely booked that month. For example, Newfoundland and Labrador’s Gros Morne National Park were.
“I expected Canada with the Strong Pass, there would be a higher demand for these campsites, but I did not expect it would be such a requirement that everything was sold out,” said McVicar.
Parks Canada told CBC News that it has no attendance data until the end of the season, although it is expected that high volumes will continue this year. But one thing is already clear: the Strong Pass of Canada has contributed to attracting an influx of visitors to the most popular parks in the country, which is concerned about overcapacity.
Read more from CBC’s Sophia Harris.
Las Vegas hurts while tourism is falling. Are Canadians behind the Sin City Malaise?
After having done gangbuster activities in the postal age, Las Vegas is in the middle of a malaise, with the number of tourists strongly down because the Canadians in particular avoid sinstad in the midst of bilaterally poor blood.
The total number of visitors is according to more than 11 percent on an annual basis, according to facts Van de Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, one of the most dramatic decreases in recent memory outside the pandemic.
Airline figures reveal that there has been an even steeper deterioration among Canadians who went to the desert gokmekka.
The number of Air Canada passengers fell by 33 percent in June compared to the same month last year, Show airport figures. Westjet, the largest Canadian airline on Harry Reid International Airport in the region, saw a similar decrease of 31 percent. The decline was even more dramatic for cheap carrier flair, which made the number of passengers fell by a stunning 62 percent.
Some American travelers also avoid the self-written entertainment capital of the world-part due to a return on higher costs and fewer benefits for some gamblers. But resort operators say that the Canadian boycott has been a remarkable hit in the Bottom Line.
Read more from CBC’s John Paul Tasker.
$ 7,080 to insure a Honda Civic? Welcome to Alberta Auto Insurance in 2025
Wali Hassan is 21 years old and has been running for as long as he has been legally able in Alberta – he received the permit from his student at 14 and full permit when he turned 16.
Now, as an adult with a new funded vehicle, he is required by the conditions of his financing to get the full insurance, including collision and extensive coverage.
He said he had shopped with four providers and eventually went into premiums with the cheapest option he could find: $ 590 per month, a total of $ 7,080 for the year.
“You would expect that I will ride in a Lamborghini, but it is a Honda Civic,” said Hassan, a resident of Edmonton.
The Honda Civic 2018 is the first vehicle that he is insured, so he expected to pay for more than long drivers.
But Hassan thought that his driving history, without traffic maps or suspensions from the driver’s license, would have counted for more to his advantage.
But he said that the quotes he received were “absurd” – one was as high as $ 880 a month – so he eventually went with the cheapest policy he could find, which is delivered with a deductible of $ 2,500.
“So I just hope that I don’t get into accidents because, if I do that, my life is almost over,” he said.
This kind of experiences are more common in Alberta, according to the provincial car insurance policy, who anticipates things will get worse before they get better.
Read more From CBC’s Robson Fletcher.
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