Topline
Canadians are staying away from the United States twice in the national travel industry forecast.
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Key facts
According to data released on Monday, last month, the number of Canadians who tripped roads in the United States. From Statistics CanadaWhile Canada’s wind journey was 2.4 % lower in the United States during the same period.
The US Travel Association (USTA) warned last month that a 10 % reduction in Canada’s bound journey could also be at risk of lost costs of 1 2.1 billion and 140,000 jobs in hospitality and related fields.
Using USTA measurements, a permanent decline of more than 20 % in Canadian visitors will translate the loss of more than $ 4 billion to the US economy in 2025.
Flight Center, Canada’s largest travel agency, told Forbes that it saw a 40 % decline in entertainment booking in February compared to the same month last year, and that in the last three months, the US cancellation rate has been on US visits.
Given the boycott, such an increase would be “almost impossible”, Lori Trott Man, director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Washington University, told Forbes.
Neither the USTA nor the US National Travel and Tourism Office nor the brand USA answered Forbes’ questions whether 2025 estimates of Canadian visits would be adjusted below.
Key background
After President Donald Trump issued an executive order on February 1, Canada and Mexico issued an executive order to impose a 25 % tax on products entering the United States, Canada’s outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged citizens to revisit to visit the United States and instead. Canadian visitors are the only largest group of foreign tourists for the United States, which has spent $ 20.5 billion in 2024 – this is the largest economic impact in any country – according to the US national journey and tourism office.
What to see?
Many industry experts expect long -term economic defects in the travel boycott, especially in US border cities that relies heavily on cross -border traffic. “Clearly, all indicators regarding travel from Canada are not just a short reduction, but due to a considerable reduction,” Truthman told Forbes.
Important quote
“Canadians are still anxious to travel, but they have changed the behavior and now plans to find out locations outside the United States,” said Amra Durakovich, head of the Flight Center Travel Group Communications Communications.
Tanjant
Mexico, which is also subjected to Trump’s 25 % of revenue, is the second largest source of bound tourism in the United States after Canada. Mexico’s President Claudia Shenbam has ordered revenge taxes in response to US revenue on all goods coming from Mexico, but has not yet demanded Mexico passengers to boycott the United States. 18 % increase In the Mexican visitors in 2025 compared to 2024.
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