November 12, 2025
RED FM News Desk
Many Canadians are continuing to steer clear of trips to the United States — and the impact is being felt across the U.S. economy.
A new report from the U.S. Travel Association projects international tourism spending in the country will fall by 3.2 per cent in 2025, representing a $5.7-billion-US loss compared to the previous year.
The decline is being driven largely by fewer Canadian visitors — a trend that began after President Donald Trump’s return to office in January, when tensions escalated over trade and his repeated references to Canada as “the 51st state.”
According to the latest data for October, Canadian travel to the U.S. fell 24 per cent by air and 30 per cent by land compared with the same month last year, marking ten consecutive months of decline.
Canadians have long been the largest group of international tourists to the U.S., accounting for 28 per cent of the country’s 72.4 million visitors in 2024.
Usha Haley, a management professor at Wichita State University, said the downturn poses a serious threat to jobs across the American tourism industry.
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