Canadians are traveling more but not to the U.S.
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada...international?
Cross-border flights in October fell by 8.9 per cent in October compared to the year before, part of a trend that has continued every month since February.
Those figures refer to air travel alone, but the broader travel picture is similar. In the first quarter of 2025, Canadians clocked up a total of 6.1 million trips to the U.S. by land, sea and air, a decrease of 10.8 per cent year over year.
Meanwhile, international travel (i.e., everywhere else outside the U.S.) rose by 12 per cent, while domestic travel was up 8.5 per cent. In January, cross-border flights rose slightly (0.6 per cent) over the previous year, but every month since has seen a drop in the number of Canadians flying south.
These results would put the lie to the claims that currency and cost of accomodation are keeping Canadians out of the U.S. Our dollar is also weaker against the Euro and Sterling and accomodation in the UK and EU is often more expensive than the U.S.