Boycotts over Trump’s trade war have dented cross-border traffic and pushed tourism boards to retool ad campaigns as Canadian travelers shift their vacation plans to Mexico.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26969666

Summary

Canadians are boycotting U.S. travel in response to Trump’s tariffs and policies. A recent survey found 59% are less likely to visit the U.S. this year, with 36% canceling trips.

Airlines report declining demand, and tourism-dependent regions like Florida and New York’s Thousand Islands are adjusting marketing strategies.

Some Canadians refuse to even transit through the U.S. Businesses in Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda are benefiting from the shift.

Critics argue Trump’s policies are harming American tourism and local economies.

    • assaultpotato@sh.itjust.works
      541·
      3 days ago

      You don’t pay us for NORAD dipshit. We’ve been trying for years and the US won’t pay up. We host your nukes, your early detection warning systems, for FREE.

      Parasite.

      • saigot
        20·
        3 days ago

        Canada, at least publicly, stopped hosting US nukes in 1984.

        • assaultpotato@sh.itjust.works
          26·
          3 days ago

          Ah that’s true, good point. Got a bit carried away.

          We still aren’t paid for the rest of our NORAD hosting though, nor the highways we have to maintain to Alaska, nor…

    • floofloofOP
      51·
      3 days ago

      Can you explain how Canada has been taking your money?

    • jaemo@sh.itjust.works
      40·
      3 days ago

      I have lots of problems with that. I don’t want anything to do with any of you fuckhole Americants. We don’t fucking need you, but you asswipes just can’t go a day without trying to take what’s not fucking yours, you fucking kleptos.

      Fuck all the way off, and once there, eat every bag of dicks.

      • xor@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        8·
        3 days ago

        As an American, thank you, couldn’t agree more…
        p.s. please send a regime change… this election was stolen and there’s a lot of conclusive evidence now. see also r/somethingiswrong2024

        • Don_alForno@feddit.org
          8·
          3 days ago

          You’re living in just about the only country in the world where it’s absolutely 1000% certain that no outside help is ever going to come.

    • Underfreyja
      41·
      3 days ago

      This is the Canadian instance, go back in your hole troll.

    • Knoxvomica
      29·
      3 days ago

      HOW ABOUT THIS. PULL OUT OF NATO AND LET FUCKING GO OF BEING THE WORLD POLICE THEN. NO ONE CARES WE WILL DEAL WITH IT.

    • kent_ehEnglish
      33·
      3 days ago

      America isn’t “protecting Canada”, it’s using Canada as a buffer between itself and Russia.

      • seestrayEnglish
        14·
        3 days ago

        Are they in need of a buffer?, the Russians occupy the white house.

        • kent_ehEnglish
          10·
          3 days ago

          Well, now, yeah.

          Maybe that’s why Trump wants to annex Canada - to get a shortcut to his buddy Putin

      • Avid Amoeba
        6·
        3 days ago

        It’s not good for his mental health to be in this environment.

    • PaxEnglish
      32·
      3 days ago

      Why don’t you go post on an American social media site instead

    • YogaEnglish
      14·
      3 days ago

      Seppos are not welcome here

        • jaemo@sh.itjust.works
          11·
          1 day ago

          Of course you would! As an Americant, we are well acquainted with the scales you things use to impart value on the universe. We all know it’s dollars. We know you’re a shallow, transactional thing who has no capacity for self-reflection or any internal state other than “ME WANT MORE STUFF”. It’s trite, boring, predictable and consistent with my beliefs that you’re a weird, big-forehead-having subspecies (heavy emphasis on sub here). Homo sapiens americantus: the fail ape.

      • Avid Amoeba
        8·
        3 days ago

        This bud isn’t representative of .ml though. They’re generally commies whereas this friend is something quite different. They probably don’t know what .ml stands for. 😂

      • OutlierBlueEnglish
        7·
        3 days ago

        I blocked the instance a while ago but it doesn’t seem to block the users.