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OrlandoDem2

(3,190 posts)
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 06:57 PM Mar 2025

Canadian bookings are down. Americans owe it to our Canadian friends to help boycott! [View all]

My comment - we owe our Canadian friends to help bring down Trump. I’m closing my wallet on this economy as much as possible.

https://www.newsweek.com/canada-us-flight-bookings-fall-70-percent-2051327

Canadian travel to the United States is plummeting as tensions over President Donald Trump's actions appear to fuel a growing boycott of America as a vacation destination.

According to aviation analytics provider OAG, forward bookings from Canada to the U.S. have fallen by more than 70 percent for every month through to the end of September compared to the same period last year. April has seen the steepest drop, with just 296,000 bookings, down 76 percent from 1.3 million.

Why It Matters

The steep decline spells difficulty ahead for the U.S. tourism sector, which heavily relies on travelers from Canada. The over 20 million visits made by Canadians to the country in 2024 contributed an estimated $20.5 billion to the U.S. economy and supported around 140,000 American jobs, per the U.S. Travel Association.

The statistic also suggests that the U.S. trade war—and the antipathy it has generated between the two historically friendly nations—will impact aspects of the economy beyond those directly affected by the imposition of tariffs.

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