Loss In Canadian Tourism Forecast At $29B For 2025

Forbes reports:

Last month saw one-third fewer Canadians visiting the U.S. by car compared to June 2024—as Canada propels international tourism declines to an expected overall economic loss of $29 billion in 2025.

The volume of Canadians taking road trips into the U.S.—the means by which most Canadians visit—dropped by 33% last month compared to June 2024, according to new data from Statistics Canada, following a 38% drop in May.

There was also a 22% decline in air travelers from Canada year-over-year. June was the sixth consecutive month of steep declines in inbound Canadian travel, including double-digit year-over-year drops in car travel and air travel to the U.S. every month since April.

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