Jumpin’ beaver tails, Pumpkins. It is statistically proven that Canada has the best reputation in the world (plus or minus .002% points). The reputation institute polled people around the globe who ranked us on trust, esteem and overall warm & fuzzy feelings.
Who knew there was an institute dedicated to “reputations”? Are they the same people who ranked me a skank in high school? I thought that’s what stall walls were for.
Thing is, a squeaky clean rep is a cast iron path to throwing the loneliest party. And our land needs guests – from the shores of Vancouver Island to Bonavista. Lots of them. Those people around the world who think we’re so fab travel to Brazil on their holidays. Or Thailand. Or New Zealand. Because they sure as heck ain’t coming here. Our arrivals are down another 3.3% and it’s hurting.
Mexico, on the other hand, has the reputation of a smutty strapper -- it came in 35th place in the survey. And yet it is one of the world’s top ten most-visited countries. Go figure.
