The removal of COVID-19 restrictions at the border late last year has boosted the number of Canadians making land crossings to the United States, but consumers and tour operators say the pandemic may have altered people's travel and purchasing behaviour.
But such clients haven’t returned in pre-pandemic numbers, Xie said.
According to data from Destination British Columbia, there were 4,729 visitors to B.C. from China last November, down from 12,370 in November 2019.Article content Vancouver resident Jodi Jiang said her family used to go to Washington state to shop almost monthly, but a combination of pandemic border closures and cost pressures altered her shopping habits.Article content
But another is the fact that many of the brands they seek are now available in Canadian outlet malls.Article content“If you look at the Richmond outlet, I actually think the brands offered are better than the Seattle outlet,” she said, referring to the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet mall near Vancouver’s airport.
A rate of 65 U.S. cents per Canadian dollar would significantly cut Canadian spending in Bellingham, but the current rate of around 75 U.S. cents was not swaying consumers too much, he said.
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