{"id":19649,"date":"2026-07-28T08:18:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T03:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19649"},"modified":"2026-07-28T08:18:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T03:18:07","slug":"canadians-travel-pullback-costs-u-s-tourism-billions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19649","title":{"rendered":"Canadians&#039; travel pullback costs U.S. tourism billions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.axios.com\/-WiGUbq7Qe6RHvD8LG_UhmCCl1o=\/0x184:5352x3195\/1366x768\/2026\/07\/28\/1785199072021.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/02\/10\/us-trump-travel-canada-economy-tourism\" target=\"_blank\">Canadian travel<\/a> to the U.S. fell 25% last year, according to a new Canadian government report, which says early 2026 data show the decline has persisted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong> The report provides some of the clearest measures yet of the economic cost to the U.S. tourism industry after trade tensions, tariffs and President Trump&#8217;s repeated &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/05\/06\/trumps-canada-aggression-timeline-carney-visit\" target=\"_blank\">51st state<\/a>&#8221; comments led many Canadians to vacation elsewhere.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Following the change in the U.S. administration in\u00a0early\u00a02025\u00a0and the implementation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/10\/17\/trump-foreign-policy-focus-marjorie-taylor-greene\" target=\"_blank\">America First<\/a> policies, Canadian travel sentiment shifted\u00a0abruptly,&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www150.statcan.gc.ca\/n1\/pub\/36-28-0001\/2026007\/article\/00005-eng.htm\" target=\"_blank\">report<\/a> says.<\/li>\n<li>Statistics Canada says Canadians&#8217; return <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/detroit\/2026\/07\/24\/gordie-howe-bridge-opens-monday\" target=\"_blank\">trips<\/a> from the U.S. declined year over year for 11 consecutive months in 2025 \u2014 the longest sustained decline outside the pandemic since digital records began in 1972.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The big picture: <\/strong>Canada has traditionally been the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ustravel.org\/press\/potential-results-decline-canadian-travel-united-states\" target=\"_blank\">largest<\/a> source of international visitors to the U.S.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zoom in: <\/strong>Canadians spent C$3.3 billion ($2.3 billion) less on trips to the U.S. in 2025, with lower leisure travel accounting for most of the decline, according to Statistics Canada.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Travel spending on visits to the U.S. fell to C$18.8 billion, down from C$22.1 billion in 2024, per the report.<\/li>\n<li>Spending on overseas leisure trips, meanwhile, rose C$3.6 billion to C$22.8 billion, accounting for just under half of Canadians&#8217; total spending on trips abroad, the report says.<\/li>\n<li>Representatives for the White House did not immediately respond to Axios&#8217; request for comment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Between the lines: <\/strong>Canadians largely redirected their travel rather than staying home, replacing many U.S. trips with domestic vacations or overseas travel, the report says.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The 7.1 million fewer trips to the U.S. in 2025 were offset by 5 million more domestic trips and 1.3 million additional overseas trips. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What we&#8217;re watching:<\/strong> Statistics Canada <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/news\/canada\/canadians-spent-3-3-billion-less-on-travel-to-the-u-s-last-year-statcan\" target=\"_blank\">data<\/a> from April through June suggest the decline in Canadian travel to the U.S. may be easing after the sharp drop in 2025. The increase has been driven by automobile travel, while travel by air continues to lag.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:<\/strong> Canada is only one piece of the U.S. tourism market. Upcoming U.S. visitor data should help show whether increased arrivals from elsewhere \u2014 including visitors drawn by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/atlanta\/2026\/07\/20\/atlanta-world-cup-2026-economic-impact-marta-fan-fest-report-card\" target=\"_blank\">World Cup<\/a> \u2014 offset some of the decline in Canadian visitors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Go deeper: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/detroit\/2026\/07\/22\/gordie-howe-bridge-canada-celebration-tariffs\" target=\"_blank\">Trade fight splits Gordie Howe bridge celebrations<\/a><\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian travel to the U.S. fell 25% last year, according to a new Canadian government report, which says early 2026 data show the decline has persisted. 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