Donald Trump’s remarks about Canada becoming the 51st U.S. state, tariffs, and constant threats of tariffs on countries all around the world, and concerns from European nations regarding the detainment of European tourists at the Mexico and Canada borders are causing fear and general disaster for the Tourism sector in the U.S.
20 million Canadian tourists visited the United States in 2024; they spent a whopping $20.5 billion and supported around 140,000 American jobs, according to the U.S. Travel Association. These figures make Canada, America’s friendliest ally, the single largest source of tourism in the United States. Moreover, these stats indicate that 50% of Canadians visited the U.S. last year, since the population is approximately 40 million. Given that the United States had around 77 million tourists, the numbers also show that Canada represented 26% of America’s tourists. That’s a lot of Canadian visitors, but this year, they’re boycotting (for reasons the news isn’t letting us forget).
It’s no secret that Canadians are boycotting the U.S. as a tourist destination, instead taking their tourism dollars elsewhere. Some states are paying for the Canadian boycott of the U.S. more than others. However, not only is Canada starving America of what should be its biggest chunk of tourism revenue in 2025, but it’s also enjoying what looks to be a takeover of the USA’s other would-be international visitors, huge spenders over in Europe, if a recent study is anything to go by.
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Source: The Travel
