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More Canadians avoid setting foot in the U.S., 'without even a connection or layover' (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 1 month ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26969666

Summary

Canadians are boycotting U.S. travel in response to Trump’s tariffs and policies. A recent survey found 59% are less likely to visit the U.S. this year, with 36% canceling trips.

Airlines report declining demand, and tourism-dependent regions like Florida and New York’s Thousand Islands are adjusting marketing strategies.

Some Canadians refuse to even transit through the U.S. Businesses in Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda are benefiting from the shift.

Critics argue Trump’s policies are harming American tourism and local economies.

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[-] LittletonsLoss@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

I work in a field where people travel to the U.S. for conferences very frequently, and while there isn’t as much of a decline as I had hoped, many are decreasing their visits or opting not to go entirely.

[-] m4xie@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I know a couple that cancelled a 5 person cruise to Hawaii this October.

The game development company my friend works at decided not to attend GDC in California this year.

[-] Mark_shirley@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

yet they have no problems letting us protect them or take our money

[-] assaultpotato@sh.itjust.works 53 points 1 month ago

You don't pay us for NORAD dipshit. We've been trying for years and the US won't pay up. We host your nukes, your early detection warning systems, for FREE.

Parasite.

[-] saigot@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 month ago

Canada, at least publicly, stopped hosting US nukes in 1984.

[-] assaultpotato@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 month ago

Ah that's true, good point. Got a bit carried away.

We still aren't paid for the rest of our NORAD hosting though, nor the highways we have to maintain to Alaska, nor...

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 47 points 1 month ago

Can you explain how Canada has been taking your money?

[-] DrBob@lemmy.ca 42 points 1 month ago

We've been selling them stuff. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[-] Don_alForno@feddit.org 10 points 1 month ago

You villains!

[-] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 41 points 1 month ago

The US is the only NATO country to ask for help. Try again.

[-] UnderFreyja@lemmy.ca 38 points 1 month ago

This is the Canadian instance, go back in your hole troll.

[-] jaemo@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 month ago

I have lots of problems with that. I don't want anything to do with any of you fuckhole Americants. We don't fucking need you, but you asswipes just can't go a day without trying to take what's not fucking yours, you fucking kleptos.

Fuck all the way off, and once there, eat every bag of dicks.

[-] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 30 points 1 month ago

Who allowed Donald to get a lemmy account?

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

It's not good for his mental health to be in this environment.

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 29 points 1 month ago

America isn't "protecting Canada", it's using Canada as a buffer between itself and Russia.

[-] seestray@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 month ago

Are they in need of a buffer?, the Russians occupy the white house.

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago

Well, now, yeah.

Maybe that's why Trump wants to annex Canada - to get a shortcut to his buddy Putin

[-] Pax@lemmy.ca 29 points 1 month ago

Why don’t you go post on an American social media site instead

[-] Knoxvomica@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 month ago

HOW ABOUT THIS. PULL OUT OF NATO AND LET FUCKING GO OF BEING THE WORLD POLICE THEN. NO ONE CARES WE WILL DEAL WITH IT.

[-] RoughBeastSlouching@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

But really, how the fuck do I completely block lemmy.ml?

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This bud isn't representative of .ml though. They're generally commies whereas this friend is something quite different. They probably don't know what .ml stands for. 😂

[-] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I blocked the instance a while ago but it doesn't seem to block the users.

[-] RoughBeastSlouching@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

That's my experience too

[-] CanadianCarl@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

The u.s. spent less than the EU, on the Ukrainian war.

[-] Mark_shirley@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Well I would hope so.

[-] jaemo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

Of course you would! As an Americant, we are well acquainted with the scales you things use to impart value on the universe. We all know it's dollars. We know you're a shallow, transactional thing who has no capacity for self-reflection or any internal state other than "ME WANT MORE STUFF". It's trite, boring, predictable and consistent with my beliefs that you're a weird, big-forehead-having subspecies (heavy emphasis on sub here). Homo sapiens americantus: the fail ape.