In 2024, more than 20 million Canadians visited the US, according to the U.S. Travel Association — more than any other nationality.
But final figures posted on Friday by the US National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO), show a 21% drop in Canadian arrivals last year compared with 2024 — representing about 4.2 million fewer Canadian visitors.
There’s a lot of stuff I want to do in the U.S. There’s a lot of people who are kind and welcoming, and I’d love to meet them and have cool experiences. There’s a lot of small/midtier bands I’d love to see live, who never ever cross the border. I’d love to go to Burning Man proper and see what that’s like. I want to get wasted on Bourbon Street. I want to hang out in Palm Springs, and reap the benefits of being one of the few straight single guys doing so. I want to go to a tiki bar in a country where they take that shit real seriously.
I’m still. not. fucking. going. Even a layover is undesirable.