Canadians in Arizona

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 [...]

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 [...]

Air Canada Increases Flights to Arizona

2018-03-19T09:14:44-07:00March 19th, 2018|Canadians in Arizona, Travel to Arizona|

Air Canada announced it would expand its frequency of flights to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport from Calgary and Vancouver starting on October 28 of 2018. According to the Phoenix Business Journal, the airline will increase its nonstop service from Vancouver to Phoenix from four days a week to seven, and will utilize a bigger aircraft [...]

Record $17.5M Home Sale Goes to a Canadian

2018-03-15T22:13:41-07:00March 15th, 2018|Canadians in Arizona, Real Estate|

The record for the priciest home sale in Arizona has been broken, again. A Canadian buyer has plonked down $17.5 million for a 20,000-square-foot mansion in north Scottsdale’s exclusive Silverleaf neighborhood. Buyer Nummus Properties, a Saskatchewan corporation, paid cash for the estate, according to public real estate records. The house is situated on four [...]

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 [...]

Canada is important player in Arizona economy

2016-04-22T14:18:18-07:00April 22nd, 2016|Business, Canadians in Arizona|

When talk turns to trade in Arizona, Mexico tends to dominate the conversation, but we shouldn’t forget the importance of our neighbors to the north, officials say. Canada is the state’s No. 2 trading partner, with $3.7 billion in bilateral trade in 2015. And Canadians’ roots in Arizona go deep, said Glenn Williamson, honorary consul [...]

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 [...]

Canada Week in Arizona

2016-02-05T10:20:05-07:00February 5th, 2016|Canada Week, Canadians in Arizona, News|

Canada and the United States have enjoyed a long and enduring relationship on a broad range of issues, which has led to strong military and economic partnerships, cultural ties and a strengthened relationship throughout the years. The combined Canada and Arizona bilateral trade exceed $3.7 billion dollars each year. Over 146,000 Arizona jobs depend on [...]

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 [...]

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