Researchers find 42% drop in Canadians visiting US metro areas amid Trump 2.0

[highplainsdem]

Source: Guardian

A new research tool that tracks cell phone activity has found a 42% drop in visitors from Canada to big metropolitan areas in the US that is much higher than official border-crossing data, suggesting Canadians during the second Trump administration are avoiding US cities in particular.

Researchers from the University of Toronto said the tool showed a “year-over-year median decline of approximately 42% in Canadian visits to US metropolitan areas – significantly higher than official border-crossing data, which showed a roughly 25% decline”.

The economies of US border towns reliant on Canadian traffic have been slammed as their northerly neighbours think twice about travelling to the US, put off by immigration enforcement operations and border crackdowns, and anger at Donald Trump’s tariffs and his threats of making Canada “the 51st state”.

But the researchers said that their data also showed steep declines in Canadian visitors to cities, in states such as New York, New Hampshire and Vermont. It also found declines to major tourist destinations such as Las Vegas and Walt Disney World, and to winter recreation areas, including in Florida – typically a central destination for overwintering Canadians.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/11/canadians-visiting-us

[Miguelito Loveless]

1. It would also seem

to indicate that they are cooking the numbers at the border to hide the loss of Canadians.

[johnnyfins]

2. I understand anyone that doesn't want to go

to Florida. No offense to our Florida DUers.

[PCB66]

6. As a Floridian I agree with you

Florida is over populated. Too much stress on the environment. Too congested.

Fewer people that come to Florida the better. That goes for Snowbirds, Tourists and Transplants.

[raccoon]

7. Same goes for SC.

[Hassler]

3. Who can blame them? A friend whose

Sister still has German citizenship, and if she visits here, she needs to have three social media apps on her phone to be checked when at customs. She has no social media accounts, so the two are planning to meet up in Vancouver BC instead.

[Captain Zero]

4. Part of the reason for the recession feel of things

The Association of Appliance Manufacturers said last week that current appliance sales numbers say WE ARE ALREADY IN A RECESSION.

[Blue Owl]

5. Surprised the number isn't higher

I wouldn't travel here from abroad, under this current King Pedophile POS administration