In the wake of Donald Trump ’s ascendency to the land ’s highest federal agency , many Americans have evince an pulsation to seek refuge abroad .
more or less fatalistically , airline company are capitalize on the scourge of anxiety that currently chevy the American mindset , and are offering tempt batch for those looking to get the infernal region out of contrivance .
In fact , some airway are already wooing depress Americans to Canada : Budget air hose Spirit is offering 75 % off on flights to Toronto and Montreal , both of which are just a flying outing from upstate New York .
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Canada has become synonymous with recourse , judging that the country ’s immigration internet site has been overwhelmed with dealings , which force it torepeatedly clank and hiccup throughout Wednesday . This is no anomaly , as locomotion sitecheapflights.comclaimed that searches for one - way flights to Canada had spiked at 133 % of normal levels as of Wednesday , allot toMashable .
Other travel party are capitalise on America ’s electoral electrical shock with a similar bent.Booking.comis exhort multitude to “ detox from the election ” by using its site in an effort to solicit Americas who “ need a break from political sympathies . ” ( Note : politics are n’t going anywhere ) .
In a weird crook of post - election travelling news , flight toMexico are extraordinarily cheap right now . One - way flights from New York ’s LaGuardia airport to Cancun start at $ 143 , and Aeromexico is offering fall plenty – not directly marketed as a post - election curative all – which see round - misstep flights fromBoston to Cancun be as slight as $ 312 .
While a holiday might be a worthwhile beguilement in an inarguably dark time , emigrating to Canada but because you want tomight be a harder task than you think . For prospective immigrant , Canada favour students in high-pitched education and those with skills amenable to job outlined in the North American Free Trade Agreement ( NAFTA ) .
So book a trip , by all way , but you ’ll believably see yourself back in the United States eventually , as opposed to creating a permanent life abroad .
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