On the Folo by Travel Weekly podcast to talk about Canadian travel in the wake of tariff talk and President Trump's "51st state" comments were, clockwise from top left: Christina Jelski and Rebecca Tobin of Travel Weekly; Natasha Lair-McKenty, the managing editor of TravelPulse Canada; and McKenzie McMillan, a travel advisor at Vancouver-based The Travel Group.
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In this episode we talk about a phenomenon that has surfaced after President Trump took office: A cooling of travel demand to the U.S. from Canada. And as we're seeing now, the demand drop may be deeper than originally thought.
On this discussion, Natasha Lair-McKenty, the managing editor of TravelPulse Canada, and McKenzie McMillan, a travel advisor at Vancouver-based The Travel Group, about what some Canadian travelers are thinking and why, the importance of the Canadian market to the U.S. travel businesses, where they're going instead of the U.S. and how advisors are coping with the change.
Episode sponsor:
This episode is sponsored by The TTC Tour Brands
Related links:
Canadians stay away from U.S. travel amid political backlash
Canada-U.S. air bookings down over 70% through summer, OAG says
Tariff talk seems to chill some travel from Canda to the U.S.
Arnie Weissmann's column "Welcome to Fortress America!"
Travel Pulse Canada articles
Canadian domestic travel up in February; transborder down
Canadians embrace the 'calm-cation'
Work visas and detention centers: Travelers are feeling nervous
Correction: A previous version of the show notes misspelled advisor McKenzie McMillan's name.