Cross-border trips to the U.S. reach COVID lows with nearly 500,000 fewer travellers in February

More than a million Canadians visited New York last year, injecting hundreds of millions into the local economy. Today, they cancel their bulk trips.

Cross-border travel down as rhetoric gets harsher

The increasingly intense rhetorical combat between Donald Trump and Canada is taking a growing toll on the American tourism industry, as Canadian snowbirds avoid Florida, day trippers do their shopping at home, and others decide to skip trips to the Big Apple.In his defiant speech promising to stand up to Trump last month, Justin Trudeau said it was time “to choose Canada.” There are indications that Canadians listened, which is hitting US tour …

‘We’re Expecting a Shitshow’: Canadian Musicians Grapple With Trump’s Threats

Musicians from Canada are facing tough decisions about touring the U.S. thanks to Donald Trump's tariff hikes and threats to annex their country

The Bureau of Customs and Border Security announced that February there were 11,709 meetings (8,347 by the Border Patrol), the lowest number of illegal immigrants entering the southern border since registration. Some data from which Donald Trump and the secretary of National Security, Kristi Noem, rushed to boast on social networks. Read more]]>

Canadians cite Trump in canceling trips to Hawaii | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

A small sample of once-loyal Hawaii visitors from Canada have written to Gov. Josh Green and Hawaii tourism officials that they canceled their latest trips to the islands because of President Donald Trump’s comments and actions toward their country.

Trump’s Threat to Annex Canada Is Keeping Tourists North of the Border

More than one million Canadians visited New York City last year, injecting hundreds of millions of dollars into the local economy. Now, they are canceling trips in droves. School groups have called off end-of-semester trips. So have busloads of retirees, as well as newlyweds planning honeymoons, friends celebrating birthdays and a family from Quebec that had planned to visit twice this year. Often, the reason cited is President Trump’s escalatin…