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Home / Archives for Canadian dollar

Canadian dollar

Yankee businesses celebrate recovering Canuck buck

Richard Lam / Vancouver Sun|Vancouver SUn / July 24, 2017

Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism CEO Sandy Ward said hotel booking in Whatcom County were 12 per cent higher compared to the same period last year. “It’s been a little bit tough the last couple of ... [Continue Reading]

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Bellingham businesses offer incentives after seeing drop in Canadian shoppers

Gavin Fisher / CBC News / August 1, 2016

Businesses in Bellingham, Washington just south of the B.C. border are seeing a significant decrease in retail spending because of the weak Canadian dollar and that's prompted some to offer special ... [Continue Reading]

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Macy’s, JCPenney To Take Loonie At Par In This U.S. Mall

Daniel Tencer / Huffington Post Canada / May 16, 2016

The low loonie means fewer Canadians are crossing the border to shop in the U.S., and one mall in Washington state wants to reverse that trend. Participating stores at Bellis Fair Mall, in Bellingham, ... [Continue Reading]

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Bellingham mall to accept dollar at par to lure cross-border Canadian shoppers

Stephanie Ip / Vancouver Sun / May 14, 2016

American retailers are hoping cross-border shopping incentives — such as offering discounts and accepting the Canadian dollar at par — will entice Canadians to make the journey south this May long ... [Continue Reading]

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We’re still heading across the border, but not spending as much

Simon Druker / News 1130 / May 3, 2016

BELLINGHAM (NEWS 1130) – Canadians are heading south for vacations, but they’re still not spending. Retail trade was up across Washington State in the fourth quarter of last year, except for Whatcom ... [Continue Reading]

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Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism
Visitor Center Located at I-5 Exit 253
904 Potter Street, Bellingham, WA 98229

Hours: Due to COVID-19, the Visitor Center is open limited hours: Friday, Saturday & Sunday 10am-3pm. Masks required.

Phone: 360-671-3990
Email: tourism@bellingham.org

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