The numbers looked fine last year. More than 11 million visitors came to Scottsdale in 2024, generating a record $3.7 billion in economic impact and supporting over 36,000 local jobs. City officials were justifiably proud. That baseline matters now, because what is happening in 2025 and 2026 cuts directly against it. The United States recorded roughly 4 million fewer international … Read More
Travel Spotlight of the Week: the Canadian Rockies
by Bedouin Bourdain There are road trips, and then there is the Icefields Parkway. One rewards you with scenery. The other makes you question whether you’ve somehow driven into a painting. One can fly into Edmonton, point the car west, and let Alberta do the rest. The strategy was deliberate: arriving in Jasper first means you consume this masterpiece north … Read More
Revolt from the 51st State: How a Canadian Boycott May Impact Arizona
You have to have been living under a rock to not hear about President Donald Trump’s fight against our neighbors to the north, Canada. Between threatening tariffs to repeatedly suggesting that America should annex Canada as the “51st state”, it has singlehandedly caused a significant fissure in what has traditionally been a very strong relationship. While it is easy to … Read More