Data from hotel site Trivago shows fewer US bookings by holidaymakers from Canada, Japan, Mexico and Germany
Holidaymakers in countries hit the hardest by Donald Trump’s trade tariffs are taking the US off their list for trips abroad, according to online travel booking data.
Findings from the hotel search site Trivago also suggest that UK and US travellers are increasingly choosing domestic holidays amid concerns over an uncertain economy.
The company has seen double-digit percentage declines in bookings to the US from travellers based in Japan, Canada and Mexico. The latter two countries were the first on Trump’s tariff hitlist when he announced tariffs of 25% on 1 February.
Canadians in particular were incensed at Trump’s repeated suggestions that its northern neighbour would be better off annexed as the 51st state of the US.
US customs and the BS that goes along with it, once an unavoidable hub for Canadian travelers flying to Central and South America, will now, this year, have three airlines—Air Canada, Air Transat, and Avianca—all of which will significantly expand their routes to avoid any need to touch down in the United States by the end of the year.
Canada isn’t backing down.
all of the U.S. is now a flyover state.
As an American, the worst customs experiences I’ve had were in the US
Now try it as a non-american.
I can only imagine how horrible it is. I’m sorry you’ve had to go through it and I wish there was something I could do to make my county apologize to you for the indignity
No, you can’t. And most Americans don’t seem to care about the harm caused by the leaders they elect to the rest of the world. In this case twice, no less. While you come and go freely in Europe, others deal with the consequences created by your administration. This is unfair. Keep your apologies to yourself. By the way, what brings you here? Shouldn’t you be in Reddit?