Even though President Donald Trump eventually dialed back his rhetoric calling Canada the “51st state” and former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau its “governor,” Canadian travel to the United States is still at historic lows, as many choose to boycott the country out of protest.
The most recent data released by the Canadian government shows that the number of Canadian car trips returning from the United States dropped by 34% from August 2024. Air travel is also down, while Las Vegas, a city whose economy is driven almost exclusively by tourism, is seeing the brunt of this travel spiral.
Statistics from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority show that the resort and gambling epicenter recorded just over 400 million fewer monthly visitors in June 2025 from the previous year…