{"id":876969,"date":"2025-10-12T00:12:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T05:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/12\/canadian-visits-to-u-s-down-35-by-car-and-27-by-air-in-september\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T00:12:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T05:12:09","slug":"canadian-visits-to-u-s-down-35-by-car-and-27-by-air-in-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/12\/canadian-visits-to-u-s-down-35-by-car-and-27-by-air-in-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Visits To. U.S. Down 35% By Car And 27% By Air In September"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Topline<\/h2>\n

The Canadian boycott of travel to the U.S. continued through September\u2014cementing an enormous economic loss for American tourism in 2025 as visitors from around the world choose not to travel to the States amid geopolitical tensions.<\/p>\n

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Canadian travelers have pulled back from visiting the U.S. in 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Key Facts<\/h2>\n
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The number of Canadians taking road trips into the U.S.\u2014the most common way of visiting\u2014dropped by 35% last month compared to September 2024, according to data released Friday<\/a> from Statistics Canada, on par with a 34% drop in August.<\/p>\n

There was also a 27% decline in air travelers from Canada year-over-year, following a 25% year-over-year drop in August.<\/p>\n

September was the ninth consecutive month of steep declines in inbound Canadian travel, with double-digit year-over-year drops in both car and air travel to the U.S. every month since April.<\/p>\n

Travel in the other direction was also down, though less significantly, with 5% fewer Americans driving to Canada in September compared to a year ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

How Much Has The Canadian Boycott Cost The U.s. Economy?<\/h2>\n

In recent years, Canadian tourists have been the biggest single source of international visitors to the U.S., making up roughly one-quarter of all foreign travelers who come to the country, according to the U.S. National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO), part of the Commerce Department. In 2024, Canadian tourists vacationing in the U.S. spent $20.5 billion. In the first six months of 2025, Canadian travel to the U.S. was down 24% overall, according to Tourism Economics, a division of Oxford Economics. The protracted decline is part of a larger overall drop in international tourists, driving a projected economic loss of up to $29 billion<\/a> compared to what U.S. tourism officials had expected at the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n

Why Are Fewer International Visitors Coming To The U.s.?<\/h2>\n

Trump\u2019s tariffs and anti-immigration rhetoric have repelled travelers, tourism officials say. \u201cGeopolitical and policy-related concerns \u2026 paired with harsh rhetoric\u201d have resulted in \u201cnegative global travel sentiment toward the US,\u201d Tourism Economics, a division of Oxford Economics, wrote in its August update<\/a>, noting \u201cthe sentiment drag has proven to be severe\u201d at the same time the \u201cweakened dollar has made the US a more affordable destination.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tangent<\/h2>\n

About 15% fewer Indian tourists<\/a> visited the U.S. in August compared to last year, deepening a slide that cost American businesses roughly $340 million over the summer, according to NTTO estimates\u2014as U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sparred over tariffs, Russian oil and who should get credit for a ceasefire between India and Pakistan.<\/p>\n

Further Reading<\/h2>\n

U.S. Tourism Will Lose Up To $29 Billion As Visitors Plummet Amid Trump Policies<\/a> (Forbes)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\n Suzanne Rowan Kelleher<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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