Don’t anger Canadians, we really commit to a grudge. Cell phone data from the University of Toronto suggest the Canuck travel boycott of the US is far greater than official figures show — the real number is closer to 42 percent year-over-year, compared to the roughly 25 percent drop recorded by Statistics Canada. Of 267 US metro areas analyzed, only three saw an increase in Canadian visits between April 1, 2025 (“liberation day”) and March 31, 2026. Myrtle Beach led the losses at 65 percent down, and several Florida cities saw drops of 50 percent or more. Based on the US Travel Association’s estimates, the decline could translate to around $8.4 billion in lost spending for the American economy.
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