Canadian travels back to American trips, threatening to widen the deficit

Canadians are traveling to the US and visitors from other countries may soon follow the United States’ threatening to deepen 50 billion dollars of travel deficit.

Experts say they are pulling back for several reasons, from an adverse currency exchange rate to the US political environment, President Donald Trump’s trade policies and his public statements on Canada’s annexing are involved in high-profile custody of those who already had visas in the US, long waiting for long waiting, which have long awaited waiting for a long time.

A White House spokesperson arrived on Friday for a comment, email that “everyone wants to come to the US America.”

Canadian people no longer will have to bear the inconveniences of international travel when Canada becomes our 51st state “and that” Europeans are eager to enjoy the Golden Age of America, if they choose so, “the spokesperson said.

At that time, in response to President Trump’s tariff schemes, former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last month urged Canadian people to “select Canada” and suggest that “” Offering our great country to change his summer vacation plan to live here and explore many national and provincial parks, historical sites and tourists. “

Cross -border travel trends and the policies of the Trump administration are worrying about something in the journey industry in the United States, which is attracted to more than $ 1 trillion in a year directly in a year.

The US Travel Association said in a statement to CNBC that “a question of America’s reception is slowing down an American economy and recent security concerns.

“These challenges are real and demand decisive action,” the organizations, whose members include large hotel groups, airlines and other major travel companies, said, “said” the White House and Congress are actively working with “White House and Congress to carry forward policies that forward economic expansion and pursue American competitive policies on the global stage.” ,

There are billions of dollars on the line. People of the United States already travel abroad and spend more in other countries than in the US.

Last year, the travel deficit to the United States was more than $ 51 billion, meaning that the Americans spent more abroad than foreigners spent in the US, which had to spend for medical and educational purposes, which still showed a deficit, which was according to data from the Commerce Department.

According to a report by Jefferies, the US was brought below 72 million visitors last year. The bank said in a note this month that Canada’s visitors were the largest group for 28%, for 28%, followed by Mexico 23%.

According to the Department of Commerce, inbound visitors’ travel and tourism are counted as American exports, and they exported about 8% of American goods and services.

International visitors from abroad are particularly important because they live longer and spend more money than local tourists, according to the US Travel Association.

Both air travel and land crossings are below the United States and Canada.

In February, Canadian return flights fell 13% in Canada last year, while the return trips by car fell 23% according to Statistics Canada.

The demand for a hotel in some area along the Canada-US border is also below. As of 15 March, they were 8% off in Belingham, Washington and 3.5% in Niagra Falls region, according to the hotel data firm STR. However, demand across Florida, a top destination for Canadian passengers, is 3% compared to last year, the firm said.

Canadian Airlines are cutting some routes and flights to America

For example, Canadian airline Flair stated that it canceled his employed Toronto to Nashville, Tennessee, Route.

“Our network’s decisions are completely inspired by consumer demand – we deploy our aircraft, where the most passengers are the strongest to provide the lowest fare,” an airline spokesman said by email.

Canadian airline Westjet stated that it had seen Canadian customers booking for other popular Sunsekar destinations such as Mexico and Caribbean from the US.

“The airline focuses on knowing where people want to go, and we will continue to fly wherever we demand,” said a spokesman.

This change comes when travel authorities have warned of weak-to-intake booking for domestic American visits, which means that more local tourism may not be able to decline in trans-border travel. According to the Bank of America report this week, the expenditure of US domestic credit and debit cards was 1.5% higher than last year last year, the cost on airlines fell 7.2%.

United Airlines For example, CEO Scott Kirby said at an investor conference earlier this month that the carrier is trimming the routes in the part because it is “a lot of trans-border, a major decline in Canadian traffic to go into the US,” as well as a sharp decline in flights that had previously completed the journey tied to the US government.

Lara Herbachian, who works for a digital printing company in Montreal, and eight friends (so far) were considering several American destinations this year to celebrate their 40th birthday: San Diego; Palm springs, California;; Sawana, Georgia; Or Nashville. The winner was in the east: Barcelona, ​​Spain.

While flights to Europe were more expensive than American destinations, Herbachian said it would be cheaper to visit the city of Spanish for her and her friends, where they would not need to rent a car and high end food and hotels are cheap, especially with a weak Canadian dollar on greenback.

He said, “I can get 15 euro food, but I can’t get $ 15 meal in America.”

Trump created a task force for the 2026 FIFA World Cup earlier this month that the United States is co-holding with Mexico and Canada, “to promote economic development and tourism through sports to demonstrate the country’s pride and hospitality.”

Another challenge for the US travel industry this year is the increasing number of travel warnings about the United States coming. So far, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Denmark and Finland have issued a trip warning to their citizens who are planning to go to the United States.

Those people who were also told about those who had visas in the United States, as well as the executive orders of Trump that the country would recognize only two biological sexes, inspires governments in Europe to those passengers who have a separate gender with passports with which they were born.

For example, Germany stated that “passengers with gender entry” X “or whose current gender entry differ from their birth date, should contact the US diplomatic mission responsible in Germany before entering the country to find out about the applied entry requirements.”

Travel warning “can prevent passengers for the first time for international visitors, especially for the first time,” said Caroline Luci, assistant professor in tourism at the Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Florida International University.

He said that there is often a reversal after an incident or tragedy, such as the Paris terrorist attacks in 2015. “But many times we know that once a destination changes the image, it makes a lot of efforts to bring back the trust,” he said.

“In terms of economic results, which can turn billions into lost dollars,” he said.