arizona tourism

Canadians Traveling to Arizona

2019-11-06T14:51:47-07:00November 6th, 2019|Canadians in Arizona, Tourism, Travel to Arizona|

Canada is the number one international employer in Arizona, but it also sends a lot of tourists to the state.According to the Arizona Office of Tourism (AOT), more than 970,000 Canadians traveled to Arizona in 2017. The highest number recorded in the report which goes back to 2012.The number of Canadians traveling to Arizona could [...]

More New Flights to Arizona

2018-08-24T15:58:41-07:00August 24th, 2018|Travel to Arizona|

Flair Airlines announced it is introducing non-stop flights to six popular U.S. destinations this winter. The new routes will extend Flair's rapidly growing network to Florida's Orlando International Airport, St. Pete-Clearwater (Tampa Bay) and Miami as well as to Palm Springs, Las Vegas and Phoenix-Mesa Airport in Arizona.The announcement comes less than a month after [...]

Swoop Offers Flights to Arizona

2018-08-14T09:00:44-07:00August 14th, 2018|Travel to Arizona|

Upstart Canadian "ultra-low-cost carrier" Swoop is making its first push into the United States, revealing plans to fly seven routes from five U.S. airports. The airline’s first US flights start on October 11th, when Swoop launches non-stop service between Las Vegas and Edmonton. The carrier will add six more US-Canada routes by the end of [...]

Canadian Snowbirds Impact Arizona Economy

2018-04-16T09:18:37-07:00April 16th, 2018|Canadians in Arizona, Tourism, Travel to Arizona|

The Canada Arizona Business Council has just released key new ?ndings regarding the economic impact non-resident Canadians have on the Arizona economy annually. In addition to the previously estimated short-term Canadian tourism  impact within  Arizona of $1 Billion (source: Arizona O?ce of Tourism), the Council now  believes a more accurate estimate should include an additional [...]

Arizona Wants More Canadian Visitors

2018-04-09T11:44:06-07:00April 9th, 2018|Canadians in Arizona, Tourism, Travel to Arizona|

The Arizona Office of Tourism has teamed up with a national marketing company to create a digital campaign that will attract more international travelers from Canada. In 2017, over 1 million Canadians visited Arizona spending over 1 billion dollars in the Arizona economy. The Arizona office of tourism wants more! Filmmakers from Brand USA will [...]

American tourist destinations try to lure Canadians as loonie drops

2016-07-27T17:00:43-07:00July 27th, 2016|Business, Canadians in Arizona|

Several American businesses are freezing their prices and trying to appeal to Canadians in a bid to have them cross the border this summer. The loonie’s ongoing drop — which began in 2014 — has led to many people choosing places other than the U.S. for vacation. Last year, about 1.29 million people crossed [...]

Arizona draws more than 1 million Canadian tourists

2016-02-20T13:29:00-07:00February 20th, 2016|Canadians in Arizona|

Record breaking is simply the best way to describe Arizona’s unique relationship with Canada as the state celebrates Canada Week. For the first time ever, 2015 brought more than one million recorded Canadian tourists to explore and enjoy communities across all of Arizona. “Arizona enjoys a long standing friendship with our Canadian neighbors who bring [...]

Arizona tourist attractions top national lists for best places to visit

2015-10-16T15:44:41-07:00October 16th, 2015|Business, Tourism|

Generating more than $20 billion last year, tourism is one of Arizona's most important industries, and a handful of well-known Arizona tourist attractions recently garnered some national recognition as some of the best in the country. Pink Jeep Tours, the Black Canyon Trail and the Children's Museum of Phoenix all have been ranked among the [...]

Canadians help heat up Arizona economy

2015-09-30T16:04:55-07:00September 30th, 2015|Business, Canadians in Arizona|

Canadians love escaping the cold and traveling south to soak up the Arizona sun, but Arizona is becoming more than just a vacation destination for Canadians. The Arizona economy wouldn't be where it is today without Canadians! Arizona’s economic climate offers Canadian companies a great place to enter the U.S. market, and Canadian companies are [...]

Canadians Still Heading to Arizona Despite Lagging Loonie

2015-09-10T09:21:21-07:00September 10th, 2015|Canadians in Arizona|

Canada’s dollar is declining but Arizona experts believe it will not substantially impact the state’s tourism industry. Canadian economists are warning travelers that they will not get as much bang for their buck — or in this case, their loonie — if they visit the U.S.  after the Canadian dollar dropped in value. Glenn Williamson, [...]

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