Vermont’s tourism industry is bracing for a rough summer as the state confronts mounting evidence that Canadian visitors are canceling travel to the United States.
At Jay Peak Resort, where Canadians account for 50% of top-line revenue, early sales for next winter’s season passes are down by 80% among customers that live north of the border, according to Steve Wright, president and general manager.
Golf and hockey rink reservations for the upcoming summer are down dramatically as well, Wright told lawmakers recently. And as the resort prepares to close out its most financially successful fiscal year ever, he said, it’s now contending with “the threat to business via our federal…
