US presidential election 2016: Half of Brits to visit Canada INSTEAD of US due to Trump
REPUBLICAN Donald Trump has been elected as the next US president and a survey has revealed almost half of Britons said they will not visit America now.
Canada is likely to become the new hospot for British holidaymakers wanting to head across the Atlantic.
Figures from a survey revealed that the US elections will have a significant impact on future travel preferences for British people.
VoucherCodesPro surveyed 2,374 British adults aged 18 and above from around the UK’s regions.
The study found 47 per cent of Brits said they would not visit the US with Trump as president and many may opt for going to it's neighbour - Canada - instead.
And more than quarter of participants admitted that they had already visited America or will be visiting the country in the near future - before Trump takes office in the White House.
The money saving website also found that many Brits had tried to visit America before the elections in a bid to avoid visiting a country ruled by Trump.
The study initially asked people to sum up the US elections in just one word.
Almost 39 per cent described the election campaign as a “mess”, whilst 32 per cent said it was “embarrassing”.
Another 22 per cent thought the elections were “entertaining” and the remaining 8 per cent were indifferent.
Although Trump seemed to be the most unpopular, 22 per cent of Brits taking part in the study also said if Hilary Clinton had been elected they would not visit the US either.
And the remaining 31 per cent stated they would still visit America.
Those who said they would not go to America with Trump as president, were then asked to choose why from a list of answers.
Topping the list with 27 per cent was because guns will be more readily available.
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23 per cent said there would be an increase in racism and 19 per cent stated it was because there would be a greater chance of a terror attack.
Spokesperson for VoucherCodesPro, George Charles, said: “The election, despite being overseas, has caused an abundance of emotion for us Brits.
“Although it is extreme to boycott an entire country because of their president, with everything that has been going on across the pond, it’s no surprise that people are scared or hesitant to visit the land of the free.”
The story comes after 'move to Canada' was the most searched query in Google as Canada's immigration website crashed as it emerged that Trump was on the verge of becoming victorious in the US elections.