Canadians spent $3.3bn less on travel to US in 2025 after Trump’s return to office

https://www.theguardian.com/profile/olivia-bowden· Jul 28, 2026 · 4:46 PM UTC ·2 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 9 views

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The Blue Water Bridge connecting Canada and Michigan on 12 March 2021. Photograph: Bryce Airgood/Times Herald/USA Today Network/Reuters ConnectView image in fullscreenThe Blue Water Bridge connecting Canada and Michigan on 12 March 2021. Overall in 2025, return trips to Canada from the US by vehicle and by plane dropped by about one quarter compared to 2024.

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▪The Blue Water Bridge connecting Canada and Michigan on 12 March 2021.
▪Photograph: Bryce Airgood/Times Herald/USA Today Network/Reuters ConnectView image in fullscreenThe Blue Water Bridge connecting Canada and Michigan on 12 March 2021.
▪Overall in 2025, return trips to Canada from the US by vehicle and by plane dropped by about one quarter compared to 2024.

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The Blue Water Bridge connecting Canada and Michigan on 12 March 2021. Photograph: Bryce Airgood/Times Herald/USA Today Network/Reuters ConnectView image in fullscreenThe Blue Water Bridge connecting Canada and Michigan on 12 March 2021. Photograph: Bryce Airgood/Times Herald/USA Today Network/Reuters ConnectCanadaCanadians spent $3.3bn less on travel to US in 2025 after Trump’s return to officeData shows Canadians have replaced US vacations with other international trips in apparent rebuke to TrumpOlivia Bowden in TorontoTue 28 Jul 2026 12.46 EDTLast modified on Tue 28 Jul 2026 15.11 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleCanadians spent $3.3bn less on travel to the US in 2025 than in the previous year, as Donald Trump’s hostile policies towards his northern neighbour continue to incur an…

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