{"id":2614999,"date":"2026-06-17T05:14:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadian-boycott-of-us-travel-shows-first-sign-of-ending\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T05:16:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:16:49","slug":"canadian-boycott-of-us-travel-shows-first-sign-of-ending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadian-boycott-of-us-travel-shows-first-sign-of-ending\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian boycott of US travel shows first sign of ending"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcanadian-boycott-of-us-travel-shows-first-sign-of-ending%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2614999&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Canadian travel to the United States has been declining due to political tensions, tariffs, and policy disagreements over the past year. However, recent tourism data indicates a rebound, with more Canadians heading south in May for the second consecutive month since Trump&#8217;s return to office, suggesting easing relations. In June, nearly 2 million canadians traveled to the U.S., a 10% increase from the previous year but still 29% below May 2024 figures. Historically, the U.S. has been Canada&#8217;s top destination for travel, with over 39 million Canadians visiting annually in 2024. Political disputes, including Trump&#8217;s proposal to make Canada the 51st U.S. state and his border crackdown, have contributed to negative perceptions, leading to a 25% drop in Canadian tourism last year and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-a-human-heart-after-eating-pork\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo ... A Human Heart After Eating Pork?\">significant economic losses<\/a>. Despite these issues, younger Canadians (especially Gen Z) show more interest in U.S. travel,while older generations remain cautious. Many Canadians are choosing alternative destinations like Europe, Mexico, or Asia due to U.S.policies. Prime Minister Mark Carney praised Canadians for maintaining their support for domestic travel and buying Canadian amid these tensions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canadians have boycotted traveling to the United States for more than a year, but new <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tourism\">tourism<\/a> data compiled by the Canadian government show more are choosing to head south of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border\">border<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May marked the second consecutive month since before President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> returned to office that more Canadians traveled to the U.S. than in the same month of the previous year, a sign that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-sinks-past-rock-bottom-at-embarrassing-dem-youth-summit-with-panda-emcees\/\" title=\"Kamala Sinks Past Rock Bottom at Embarrassing Dem Youth Summit with &#039;Panda Emcees&#039;\">long-term feud<\/a> over tariffs and bilateral relations may be easing.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4609639\/judge-dismisses-elon-musk-xai-lawsuit-openai-trade-secrets\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Judge dismisses xAI lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing trade secrets<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4609470\/south-korea-starbucks-tank-day\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>South Korea\u2019s Starbucks to close for staff history lesson after \u2018Tank Day\u2019 reusable cup campaign<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4607328\/doj-greenlights-warner-bros-paramount-merger\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DOJ greenlights Warner Bros. merger with Paramount<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last month, 1.95 million Canadians returned by automobile and airplane from the U.S., up nearly 10% from a year earlier, according to a June 11 release from government website <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www150.statcan.gc.ca\/n1\/daily-quotidien\/260611\/dq260611d-eng.htm\">Statistics<\/a> Canada. The growth was largely due to a 15% increase in automobile travel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">American and Canadian flags fly near the Palace Playland amusement park on April 2, 2025, in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-canada-travel-craters-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"US-Canada ... craters - Washington Examiner\">summer seaside resort town popular<\/a> with French-Canadian tourists. (Robert F. Bukaty\/AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, last month\u2019s 1.95 million visits were still 29% lower than the number of Canadians who traveled here in May 2024.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-bilateral-fallout\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The bilateral fallout<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For years, the U.S. has been the No. 1 destination for Canadian travelers because of its warmer climate and proximity. In 2024, 75% of all Canadians who <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www150.statcan.gc.ca\/n1\/pub\/36-28-0001\/2025006\/article\/00006-eng.htm\">traveled globally<\/a> visited the U.S., roughly 39 million, according to government statistics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In late 2024, Trump began to float the idea of Canada becoming the 51st U.S. state. Then-Canadian Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justin-trudeau\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2120\">Justin Trudeau<\/a> pushed back, describing the proposal as a nonstarter. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, in February 2025, Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7297490\/trump-plan-to-annex-canada-51st-state-mark-carney\/\">said<\/a> Canada\u2019s becoming America\u2019s newest state was the only way it could get around forthcoming <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"584\">tariffs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, Trump\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/policy\/immigration\/\" type=\"category\" id=\"15\">immigration<\/a> crackdown at the border led to more headlines about foreign travelers, including Canadians, being taken into custody or barred from entry when attempting to fly into the U.S.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-travel-moving-forward\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Travel, moving forward<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s February 2025 demands created a stand-off between countries. Pew Research Center <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2025\/07\/24\/canadians-opinions-of-the-us-and-its-president-are-at-or-near-historic-lows\/\">polling<\/a> from last February revealed Canadians\u2019 views of the U.S. dropped to all-time lows. Those unfavorable views translated to a sharp decline in Canadian tourism.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Graph titled \u201cCanadian views of the U.S. are among their most negative in more than 20 years of polling.\u201d (Source: Pew Research Center)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, Canadian tourism to the U.S. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www150.statcan.gc.ca\/t1\/tbl1\/en\/tv.action?pid=2410005301\">dropped<\/a> 25%. The U.S. Travel Association <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ustravel.org\/press\/potential-results-decline-canadian-travel-united-states\">estimated<\/a> that even a 10% decline in Canadian tourism would trigger the loss of 140,000 U.S. jobs and $2.1 billion in spending losses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the past 15 months, Canada\u2019s relationship with the U.S. has been less of an issue in the news and has just recently begun to turn a corner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A survey conducted in March revealed that Gen Z Canadians are the ones bucking the yearlong boycott to visit America.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A March survey conducted by the Harris Poll for the Travel Health Insurance Association of Canada found that 45% of Gen Z residents planned to travel to the U.S. in the coming 12 months, as opposed to baby boomers, of which just 8% cited similar plans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re seeing a clear generational split among Canadians as they consider both their political views and economic conditions when planning travel,\u201d THIA spokesman Will McAleer said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/travelindustrytoday.com\/age-reflects-u-s-travel-interest-gen-z-most-likely-to-venture-south\/\">statement<\/a> to <em>Travel Industry Today<\/em>. \u201cDespite ongoing political tensions, younger Canadians still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-tiktok-helps-teens-go-viral-with-racy-videos-harming-mental-health\/\" title=\"China&#039;s TikTok Helps Teens Go Viral with Racy Videos, Harming Mental Health\">show strong interest<\/a> in travel to the U.S., instead citing rising costs as their biggest barrier to travel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not all Canadians have come around. An April <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/longwoods-intl.com\/case-studies\/canadian-travel-sentiment-towards-the-u-s-april-2026-update\/\">survey<\/a> conducted by travel research consultants at Longwoods International\u2019s Ontario and Ohio global headquarters found that more than half of Canadians cited U.S. government policies, trade practices, and political statements as making them less likely to visit the U.S. in the next year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOf those Canadians whose travel is being influenced by U.S. policies, 35% are replacing their trip to the U.S. with travel in Canada, 25% will go to another international destination and 13% will cancel their trip,\u201d Longwoods International wrote in a report. \u201cAmong those replacing the U.S. with other international travel, Europe remains the top alternative, followed by Mexico and Asia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4608592\/house-democrats-newark-ice-detention-delaney-hall\/\">HOUSE DEMOCRATS HEAD TO NEW JERSEY FOR FORUM ON ICE\u2019S DELANEY HALL DETENTION FACILITY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canada\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >prime minister<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mark-carney\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11724\">Mark Carney<\/a>, recently applauded Canadians for holding out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCanadians have been keen to do their bit effectively \u2014 buy Canadian, visit their country,\u201d Carney <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/cross-border-travel-down-dramatically-research-9.7198652\">said<\/a> in early May while speaking at a political conference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadians increasingly travel to the U.S. after boycott<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2615000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP25115640889725-e1781631083757.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[6812,3957,32402,50950,81300],"class_list":["post-2614999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-boycott","tag-canada","tag-international-relations","tag-tourism-2","tag-us-travel-shows"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP25115640889725-e1781631083757.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2614999"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2615003,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614999\/revisions\/2615003"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2615000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2614999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2614999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2614999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}