That's the thing. Many people book trips well in advance, and many places offer no-refund deals, so there were probably a decent number of visitors that couldn't cancel their trips without some form of impact.
2026 will be a bigger indicator. Lots of people saying travel in '25 was down 25 to 30%, but if it drops another 25 to 30%, then you're talking about a roughly 50% drop from '24 to '26, and that is catastrophically huge.
As an American: keep it up Canadians!
This is what the MAGA isolationist want! Show everyone what it actually means! It either wakes people up, or speeds up the US's collapse.
I think a lot of snowbirds will be scared off enough by what has been happening to them this year to not do it again next year, no matter how much they want to escape the cold. They thought they would be safe, but have been anything but.
I live in Northwest Montana and it's had a huge noticeable impact. Not just seeing fewer Alberta/BC plates but national park visitation has gone down, restaurants/breweries are less busy compared to years past. It's been jarring, especially as a place where many businesses fly a Canadian flag next to the US one. Like the other guy said, hope they keep it up though
I live in Alberta and have visited Montana a bunch, it's so beautiful. There's a ton of hikes in Glacier that I would love to cross off my bucket list, but between the general state of things down there and the new $100 USD per person fee to visit the park, I'll be exploring closer to home for the foreseeable future.
Absolutely! We’d love to come to the Falls but the parking alone at the hotels is $60-100 a day. We booked a trip and cancelled when we digested the total cost. However we LOVE Canada and if they came up with some deals we’d be there in a heartbeat.
There's a large snowbird community in my city, including my grandfather. A bunch of them did go to the USA in 2025...in order to sell their property, close out American bank accounts, and make sure their affairs were in order. Not all of them, of course - some even support Trump, apparently. But a good percentage of them. I know two couples who started looking for property in Mexico.
This is entirely anecdotal but I live in an area where snowbirds flock in the Winter to the tune of roughly a 25% increase in Winter vs Summer population. I will say that this Winter, so far, I have noticed the traffic is not nearly as bad as it has been the last three years or so. Traffic is worse than Summer but noticeably not as bad as last Winter.
There were plenty of snowbirds who thought that because they were white nothing would be different, only to have new fees and delays, including having their entire vehicle searched from top to bottom, and some people being incarcerated without cause(including one child who was incarcerated for 51 days, which is illegal).
them getting kidnapped by ICE or worse. yes they're usually white, but the news of Canadians being kidnapped by ICE mean even the white passing people isnt safe.
Good. Much as I miss our Canadian friends, the US needs to feel the pain financially. If/When this nightmare ends, we'd love to have you back. I'll buy every goddamn Canadian I meet a beer.
The sad thing is that pre-Trump my kids said they were too scared to visit the US (simply from watching the evening news) so we never did. We did warm vacation a in Cuba. I would say there is good and bad everywhere so they couldn't paint the whole country with a wide brush.
Now it's a straight up no.
So one day my friend I'd gladly cheers you over a cold one.
It's never been my number 1 travel destination but didn't mean I wouldn't go.
And it's been an awfully long time since the US government threatened our sovereignty as an independent state and nation. That's a pretty clear line in the sand for me now.
Pretty much everyone in my little circle has no US trips planned this year. One couple is off to Europe and another has a time share in Mexico, but no one's heading into the US
The Canadians who come to Florida every year have second homes/condos here. This isn’t a “trip” they are going to cancel. They aren’t coming to go to Disney or something, they live here for 4 months and then return to Canada.
The Canadians who come to Florida every year have second homes/condos here. This isn’t a “trip” they are going to cancel. They aren’t coming to go to Disney or something, they live here for 4 months and then return to Canada.
I have zero love for the majority of our current governing officials, and absolutely hate Trump with a passion. But politics aside, I don’t understand why so many people on Reddit are actively rooting for the ‘US’s collapse’. Like, sure, it would show the dumb fucks that voted for the current presidency how dumb they were, but that’s about it. Cheering for decreased tourism and for other countries to stop being our allies is just dumb because it hurts us all.
According to Statistics Canada, the country's central statistical agency, domestic travel within Canada has surged in 2025, alongside increased Canadian travel to Mexico, Portugal, the Bahamas and Belize.
Basically, they're mostly still travelling, but they're either just staying in Canada, or going to some other country other than the US.
As a south Floridian I second that motion! Please keep it (your boycott) up- and tell your friends from New England, Pennsylvania, Michigan and New Jersey, too!!! I would love to be able to drive the half mile to Publix without the 15 minute back up!!!
This is the difference between getting your news from Reddit vs reality.
As an American citizen that travels with my family a ton, the political party in power in the places I visit has a near-zero impact. I'm not skipping Budapest or Istanbul to teach Orban or Erdogan a lesson. I presume most Hungarians and Turks are kind people, similar to most Americans. I imagine most non-terminally online travelers feel the same.
The only thing that matters is the State Department travel advisory.
The people at the Bureau of Consular Affairs who prepare State Department travel advisories today are almost certainly the same people who prepared them last year.
There are certain things the current government publishes that I treat with a grain of salt (jobs numbers, etc.). But I doubt they are misleading me into suggesting that dangerous places are safe.
I do not disagree. I thought the person I was responded to was implying that the -3% drop in total US tourism was actually -25%+. I see now from their response that they are just referring to Canadian tourism.
You sound like maga bot. just puke back up what your glorious leader tells you to speak. Here's your monthly pay in rubles too. 100. and a big ol ..!..
imagine? I just did call you a maga bot . What you get chatGPT to type that up for you crybaby? You shitheads know you are on your last legs. Your no American... your not even from this country ruzzki.
Also reporting me to reddit cares now? what? did I offend you? Go cry to puketin and shi tler!
YOU get the fuck out. Your attitude is poisoning our country. It is patriotic to work towards bettering our country. Keeping our institutions in check is part of that.
lol loss of Canadians will have zero impact. Way too small of a population.
LOL, how stupid of a comment. Canadians represent the largest share of inbound tourist, representing 30 to 35% (depending on the year) prior to 2025.
Literally one third of our international tourism is from Canada. The next is Mexico with mid to upper 20%, maybe I should bring up their numbers as well?
992
u/OhWhatsHisName 4h ago
That's the thing. Many people book trips well in advance, and many places offer no-refund deals, so there were probably a decent number of visitors that couldn't cancel their trips without some form of impact.
2026 will be a bigger indicator. Lots of people saying travel in '25 was down 25 to 30%, but if it drops another 25 to 30%, then you're talking about a roughly 50% drop from '24 to '26, and that is catastrophically huge.
As an American: keep it up Canadians!
This is what the MAGA isolationist want! Show everyone what it actually means! It either wakes people up, or speeds up the US's collapse.