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Old Dec 8, 2025 | 6:12 pm
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Falco16
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Originally Posted by Heyden
Anecdotally and based entirely on speculation I would suggest family travel to warm southern spots represents most of the decline. Snowbirds tend to go for longer periods and are more likely to drive but flying for a week to Florida is easily replaced by a flight to Mexico or the Caribbean.

I'll be interested to see how full the stands are at Toronto Blue Jays spring training in March. I go every year and some of the people I went with last year who booked their trips before the fracas started won't be going this year.
I'm not certain about the process, but they're making it harder to do stays over 30 days in the US. There's some added paperwork. That would deter me. OTOH, many snowbirds probably have property investments and deep ties to areas to bolster their decision to continue.

I can't see making sports trips right now. I was a big traveler for sports and I'd be too angry to spend. I wonder if Mexican and Canadian World Cup games perform better?
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