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Cross-border travel from B.C. to Washington state gets even worse

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Summary
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69% Informative

Fewer than 100,000 passenger vehicles crossed south into Washington state from B.C. in April , down from over 200,000 in April 2024 .

Canada is Washington state’s top international market for tourists and the decline in cross border travel could have a significant economic impact.

Hotel demand through April in northwest of Washington state was down nine per cent .

Businesses in Seattle are offering to take the Canadian dollar at par at participating businesses.

VR Score

75

Informative language

74

Neutral language

72

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

51

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived