A U.S. Travel Association report forecasts a 3.2 per cent decline in international tourism spending in the country for 2025, a loss of $5.7 billion US compared to the previous year. The association largely attributes the loss to a decline in the number of Canadian visitors a trend that has persisted since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to office in January, sparked a trade war with Canada and began referring to the country as the 51st state.
Trump announced on his Truth Social network on Thursday that he had terminated all negotiations with Canada over what he called the fake advertising campaign that he said misrepresented fellow Republican President Reagan. list of 4 itemsend of list Less than 24 hours later, Ontario's Premier Doug Ford said he was suspending the advertisement after talking to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney about the spiralling row with Washington.
