Nearly 500,000 fewer travelers crossed the land border from Canada into the U.S. in February compared to the same month last year, according to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the latest sign that President Donald Trump's taunts and tariffs have shaken bilateral relations.
Ron DeSantis is growing dumber as his lame duck term wears on, bragging about the 3.3 million Canadians who visited Florida last year as "not a boycott." If one out of every 40 tourists doesn't show up, it'll cost Florida's economy $3 billion per year. What an idiot.
-- Grant Stern (@grantstern.bsky.social) March 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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I saw this news item a few days ago on local NYC TV evening news ...
President Trump's trade war with Canada could have big impact on New York City tourism
abc7ny.com
... There are signs that some Canadian tourists are changing their plans to visit New York City and other parts of the United States amid President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada.
Matt Levey has been in the tourism industry for over 20 years, but since January, he's been faced with an issues he's never dealt with before.
"It's been calamitous. It's been a debacle," Levey said.
He's the owner of a tour guide company called Spread Love Tours.
He says the Canadian tour groups he works with have been canceling their trips to New York City at an alarming rate.
"I grossed $35,000 from Canadian high school groups. This year it's $5,000 and dropping," Levey said. "I get one to a half dozen cancelations every week. It's really heartbreaking."
This dip in interest comes as President Donald Trump continues to make comments about Canada, threatening to make it the 51st state and referring to former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as governor. There is also the ongoing trade war between the two countries.
"We don't need anything that they get," President Trump said. "We do it because we want to be helpful, but it comes a point when you just can't do that. You have to run your own country. And to be honest with you, Canada only works as a state."
Current Prime Minister Mark Carney has criticized the comments, and before leaving office, Trudeau encouraged Canadians to travel within their own country.
The continued sentiment toward the U.S. could have some large financial implications. ...
An unexpected aspect of Pres Trump's economic war and war of words with Canada ...
Caught in the middle, this US oddity at the border is grappling with Trump's trade war with Canada
apnews.com
... In the northwest corner of Washington state lies a quirky U.S. exclave so dependent on Canada's goodwill that the strain of President Donald Trump's tariff war is inescapable " in the sole grocery store, at any of the three eateries, and for the many residents who never voted for him.
Locals and visitors alike in Point Roberts, Washington, are increasingly worried about how this unusual waterfront border town that has embodied the two countries' interdependency can survive the hostility brewing on both sides.
"This was really devastating," said Tamra Hansen, a longtime Point Roberts resident and business owner whose eyes welled with tears as she described her two restaurants on the brink. "If we don't get the support from the Canadians, this town will die." ...
The map in the article shows why ... the only land access to that US enclave is via Canada.
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