Canada
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Rising Costs and Domestic Tourism are Changing Canadian Summer Travel
Canada’s tourism sector generated a record-breaking, nearly $60 billion, between May and August 2025, boosted by domestic travelers. Last year was one of the strongest seasons on record for Canadian tourism, generating nearly $60 billion across May through August, which marked a 6% year-over-year increase. Key growth factors included a post-COVID travel bounce, a favorable…
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Tourism Businesses Prepare for More Maine Day Trips
In Maine, businesses statewide are bracing for a summer of shorter day trips as travelers navigate higher fuel prices and inflation. In Greenville, local businesses in the rural Moosehead Lake region report that tourism is one of the essential drivers of the rural economy. Businesses across Maine are seeing mixed booking numbers, though there is…
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Mexico Outperforms the US and Canada in 2025 Tourism Growth
In a new study, Mexico emerged as North America’s strongest Travel & Tourism performer in 2025. According to the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) newest Economic Impact Research (EIR) study, Mexico’s Travel & Tourism GDP grew by 1.8% in 2025, outperforming growth rates in Canada (1.2%) and the United States (0.9%). Although US sector…
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Canada and the Bahamas Implement Travel Bans Amid Ebola Outbreak
New travel bans and restrictions are being put in place in an effort to stop the spread of Ebola. On May 26, both Canada and the Bahamas said they will be temporarily banning residents from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and Uganda amid the current Ebola outbreak. Starting on May 27th, residents…
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Canadian Tourists Aren’t the Only Ones Avoiding the U.S., as Business Travel Also Slows
Last September, Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley made a direct appeal to Canadian travelers. “As the mayor of Las Vegas, I’m telling everybody in Canada, please come. We love you, we need you, and we miss you.” The city had watched Canadian arrivals fall from 1.4 million in 2024 to just under 1.2 million in…
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As Global Travel Booms, the US Might Lose Top Tourism Spot
In recent years, global travel has been surging, but fewer tourists are coming to the US. Despite a global surge in travel, the United States is losing market share of international tourists as growth in North America stalls and visitor numbers decline. In 2025, North America was the slowest‑growing tourism market worldwide, with US international…
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Europe’s Rollout of EES Entry Rules With Fingerprints and Biometric Scans Has Not Gone Smoothly
Europe’s new entry-exit system, forcing travellers to take fingerprints and facial biometrics from British and worldwide travellers to Europe, is supposed to be complete, but is having problems. EES went live at some European airports on October 12 2025. The EU has been rolling out the new digital border system, called the entry-exit system. And…
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Phone Data Reveals 42% Drop in Canadian Visits to the US in 2025
Canadians may be cutting back on trips to the US faster than official border figures indicate, a new University of Toronto study reports. Researchers used anonymous cellphone data and looked at travel patterns between Canada and major US cities. They found a sharper decline than official border statistics show. Roughly 42% last year, compared with…