Travel to the U.S. is down even more dramatically than we thought, data shows - CBC

[Tripper11]

The boycott by Canadians of travel to the U.S., driven largely by an aversion to President Donald Trump, his industry-wrecking tariffs and 51st state taunts, has actually been more effective than previously thought, according to new data.

While official Statistics Canada figures show a roughly 25 per cent decline in Canadian residents returning from the U.S. last year, cellphone data compiled by researchers at the University of Toronto's School of Cities found that the year-over-year drop in cross-border trips was closer to 42 per cent.

The researchers analyzed data from Canadian mobile devices travelling to U.S. metro areas between April 1, 2025 — the day Trump famously dubbed "liberation day" as he imposed global tariffs — and March 31, 2026.

They found the decline was even more dramatic in some warm weather locales that have historically been hot spots for Canadians fleeing winter weather.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cross-border-travel-down-dramatically-research-9.7198652

[wcmagumba]

1. If I didn't already live here I sure wouldn't come here...

[oberle]

2. My niece in Germany

refuses to come here, even though her father is here. Mainly it's the guns everywhere.

[raccoon]

5. She's smart. I wouldn't come here either if I didn't already live here.

[sakabatou]

3. Gee, I wonder why.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

4. Nobody wants to visit a shithole country!

[DFW]

6. I know plenty of people who are coming

Without exception, they are coming for family or work reasons. My wife will come because she loves our annual Cape Cod vacations, and itVs the only time of years when no one is pestering us for anything. My younger daughter, the one who lives here in Germany, will come because she loves Cape Cod, too, and her stepsons visit their grandparents in Oregon. My elder daughter already lives in New York. My European colleagues will come for work reasons.

On the other hand, I know of NOBODY who has booked a trip to the USA for strictly touristic reasons. "Not right now" is the universal response of those who have neither family nor work reasons to go. It's not even because of expensive food or fear of being shot by some trigger-happy homicidal asshole with a badge and a license to kill. They just say it's not the kind of place they want to spend a vacation these days. I get the impression that many want reassurance that we are still a country that can still elect a Joe Biden as president, and that we are NOT a country that will succumb to allowing another Trump or Trump-like administration to succeed this one.