The American tourist boycott movement is wreaking havoc: border states like Montana are reporting a dizzying 44% drop i

[riversedge]

Only when it hits the MAGA wallets personally, will they start to wake up.--maybe!!

The American tourist boycott movement is wreaking havoc: border states like Montana are reporting a dizzying 44% drop in Canadian credit card spending.

From Vermont to Washington, local businesses are feeling the slowdown, as Canadians choose to keep their vacation dollars north of the border.

A stark reminder that our tourist spending is a true economic engine for our neighbors—and that they clearly notice our absence.
#canada #quebec

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[Skittles]

1. it's a shame to pick on blue states

most of us didn't vote for that fascist fuck

[JBTaurus83]

5. It's not safe to come here

I wouldn’t go someplace where the state police routinely round people up and put them in detention camps.

[Skittles]

13. yeah, I do understand

anyone who voted for Trump absolutely DISGRACED America and we are all bearing the consequences

I hope they take us back one day

[maxsolomon]

14. State Police are rounding immigrants up? Routinely?

I thought it was ICE, Border Patrol - who are Federal agents. Which State Police are doing this?

It is, by and large, still safe to visit the US. Canadians are not typically brutalized when visiting Washington State.

Hyperbole.

[JBTaurus83]

16. You wouldn't have that opinion

If you were one of the Canadians who has been arrested and tortured. You can call them border control or state police. The result is the same, and they are essentially a fascist militia now. I don’t think it’s hyperbole, but, we can agree to disagree.

Tania Warner: A Canadian mother and her seven-year-old daughter were detained for three weeks in Texas after a border patrol checkpoint stop.Clayton Herman: A Winnipeg-born man reported being held for six months in a for-profit California facility for overstaying his visa.Conditions: Detainees have described "abysmal" conditions in some facilities, citing poor food and cold temperatures.Voluntary/Involuntary Return: Some Canadians are being ordered deported, while others are grappling with long-term detention, such as Curtis Wright, who has been held for over four months.

[yardwork]

9. The rest of the world doesn't see us as blue and red states.

They see us as a country that elected Trump, who is a bully and a criminal.

[JBTaurus83]

11. Even US Citizens want to get the fuck out of here

I went to Mexico twice in the past 4 months and it was like a breath of fresh air I didn’t realize I was missing.

[Grokenstein]

2. If this is what we have to suffer to annihilate MAGAtry, so be it.

Honestly, I don't know why anyone would want to come here at all right now.

[maxsolomon]

15. These 4 years won't "annihilate MAGAtry".

It's going to burn out, but Repukes aren't going anywhere.

[Joinfortmill]

3. No words for this fing mess.

[democrank]

4. Vermont has taken a dead-serious hit.

Talk about trickle down…….

[Conjuay]

6. Coincidentally, Dublin is expecting a 40% uptick

in Canadian visitors this May.
(Funplacetotravel.com)

[tanyev]

7. And not much longer until we see how many are willing to come here for World Cup games.

🫤

[hatrack]

8. One data point - Kansas City bookings far below expectations

With only six weeks to go before the start of the World Cup, hotels at most of the cities hosting the tournament are facing a major problem: Bookings are running far below what they had expected.

For some metro areas such as Kansas City, bookings are running even below what a typical June or July would bring, according to an industry survey released on Monday by the American Hotel and Lodging Association. The report was conducted last month and a spokesperson said it's based on 205 respondents "representing hotel operators and owners, many of whom own multiple hotel portfolios across the country and across multiple World Cup markets."

AHLA said the disappointing bookings stem from fewer than expected international travelers and large cancellations by FIFA — the organizer of the World Cup — leaving hotels with an unexpectedly large number of empty rooms. "Despite more than 5 million tickets sold (for World Cup matches), this demand has not yet translated into strong hotel bookings," the AHLA said in the report.

EDIT

Overseas visitors are critical to the hotel industry, the AHLA says, because they tend to spend more — and stay longer. But the AHLA warned nearly 80% of hotel bookings across host cities are running below initial forecasts, according to its survey. In Kansas City, 85% to 90% of hotels reported bookings below projections.

EDIT

https://www.kcur.org/sports/2026-05-05/world-cup-hotels-kansas-city-bookings-tickets

[edhopper]

10. Would "American tourists" be

tourist from America. These would be America tourists or America tourism.

Sorry, just rang wrong in my ear.

[Horse with no Name]

12. Not really sure how this fits

But our employer is GIVING us World Cup tickets as it is in our backyard. Likely because nobody wants to come here