by Joseph Gresser
JAY PEAK—Every room at Jay Peak Resort is booked and there’s plenty of the white stuff even without running the ski area’s new snowmaking equipment. Jay Peak is busier and more profitable than ever before, said its general manager Steve Wright Monday.
So why is Mr. Wright worried about what might be coming down the line? The answer can be found to the north, and in Jay’s case, not the far north. Canadians, displeased with President Donald Trump’s comments about making their country the fifty-first state, are beginning to vote with their feet.
Some Canadians canceled their reservations at Jay after President Trump threatened to impose a 25 percent tariff on all goods coming from Canada into the United States. Before the imposition of that tariff was delayed by President Trump, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested they not spend money in the U.S. if President Trump was hostile toward their country.
“We saw some canceled bookings then,” Mr. Wright said, “but others booked in their place.”
That wasn’t a big deal, Mr. Wright said, but in recent days a number of Canadians have been canceling reservations and others haven’t stepped up to take their place. …
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