Canada seeing decrease in U.S. visitors, Manitoba seeing boost: report
- Crossings at the Pembina border fell from 49,651 in March 2024 to 29,862 in March 2025, a decrease of 39.85%.
- The decrease is attributed more to political reasons rather than traditional factors like the exchange rate, according to an email from Charley Johnson.
- Approximately 45% of hotel managers believe that the decline in Canadian guests is due to the current political climate.
- Fargo-Moorhead hotel occupancy dropped to 46.7%, down from 59.8% the previous year, with hotel revenues also declining by more than 26%.
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Decline in Canadian traffic prompts concern at visitors bureaus in Grand Forks, Fargo
GRAND FORKS — A decline in Canadians crossing the international border — apparently prompted by the political climate and trade war between the nations — is causing concern at visitors bureaus in Grand Forks and Fargo. According to data circulated by the Fargo-Moorhead Visitors Bureau to some of its membership, the port of entry at the crossing at Pembina, North Dakota, saw March crossings fall from 49,651 vehicle passengers in 2024 to 29,862 in…
Canadians and Americans alike souring on cross-border travel, new data shows, as day trips plummet
Data released Wednesday shows a nearly 18 per cent decline in Canadian return trips from the U.S. in February compared to last year, while there was an over five per cent drop in Americans travelling north.
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