Article: Canadian Tourists Spend More in Myrtle Beach, N.C., as Their Dollar Rebounds.

By Dawn Bryant, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Dec. 27--Some of the Grand Strand's snowbirds will pack more of a punch this winter at restaurants, stores and attractions with the help of the loonie.

The Canadian dollar, nicknamed the loonie, has rebounded in recent months to give snowbirds their best exchange rate in years. For some, that means fewer sandwiches in their hotel rooms and more dinners out. Not to mention more shopping, sight-seeing and golf.

"[The exchange rate] is not bothering them this year," said Yvonne Capps, owner of the Royal Inn, which caters to snowbirds. "They are not ...

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