Skipping the U.S. and taking a vacation to East Coast this year? It will cost you.

FREDERICTON - In September 2024, Natasha Beitman Brener and her husband decided to take a three-week vacation to Canada's East Coast.

Beitman Brener, a lawyer in Kingston, Ont., spent about six months planning the trip, looking at various options to stay in Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.