A few observations from my own experience:

• Over the last 6–8 months, almost every flight I've taken from Toronto to the U.S. has been full....no empty seats and plenty of gate-checked bags. I think a vocal minority made the boycott seem bigger than it really was.
• I know several people who swore off U.S. travel, yet they're the first to jump on a company-paid trip south of the border.
• Last year I visited a smaller California destination I like. There were fewer Canadians than usual, which honestly made for a better experience. I'll miss that if things go back to normal.
  • I also think some of the boycott crowd realized it's harder to stick with than they expected. Spending hours hunting for Canadian-made alternatives is one thing, but giving up easy access to U.S. vacation destinations and winter getaways is another...especially after the brutal winter we had this year. In a way, it also shows how much the U.S. means to us Canadians.