900 thousand Less travelers from Canada are data for March provided in recent days by the Canadian media for the American border guard (CBP). While in March this year the number of arrivals from Canada to the US was over 4.1 million, a year ago, also in March, over 4.97 million people entered the USA.
17 percent The inheritance is the result of the customs war of President Donald Trump and his attacks at Canada – summed up the public sender of the CBC. Even in March 2022, so when restrictions for travelers during Pandemia were still in force, more people entered the USA than today.
According to American statistics of the tourist sector (US Travel Association), about 20 million people come to the USA from Canada. According to Statistics Canada, the entire Canadian population is over 41 million. March, as the media reminded, is one of the most popular months of travel to the US for Canadians.
American politicians already notice a decrease in Canadian tourism. California Gavin Newsom, Democrat, turned to Canadians on Tuesday in a special recording. Without mentioning Trump directly by name, he said to the news that “of course, you know who is trying to become in DC (District Columbia – editor's note), but let it not destroy your holiday plans” – he was quoted by The Canadian Press agency. Every year, California is visited by about 2 million guests from Canada. He announced the news on Wednesday that California would submit a lawsuit in which he would question Trump's right to impose duties. The economy of California is the largest among the American states, and the news emphasized that customs have already brought multi -million damage.
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At the beginning of February, the then prime minister Justin Trudeau appealed to the Canadians to respond to the threat of a trade war from the US, they decided to change holiday plans. On Friday, CBC said that the reservations of air tickets from Canada to American cities popular among Canadians fell by 20 percent. compared to last year. At the same time, data on air ticket reservations in Canada shows that e.g. the number of reservations for July to popular tourist places increased by 11 percent. compared to July last year. Canadian airlines have also increased the number of flights to Europe.
In turn, Canadian universities have noticed increased interest of American students with universities in Canada. The Canadian Press informed on Thursday that universities such as the British Columbia University, Simon Fraser University (British Colombia) and the Toronto University, recorded a sudden increase in the number of applications from the USA. The British Colombia University determined this increase at 27 percent. Compared to last year, at the Simon Fraser University, the increase was 23 percent.
