As an avid traveller, Kelly Bergquist used to visit the United States at least once a year.
The Edmonton woman was last south of the border in August 2024 when she went to a concert in Las Vegas.
She considered another U.S. trip this year, but the ongoing trade war made her think again.
"I just don't really want to support them right now. If they're going to do that to us, I don't want to give any money to them," Bergquist said.
Bergquist said she may instead go to Mexico in the future, and she is already planning a big trip to the Balkan countries in southeastern Europe for next year.
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Since the start of the recent trade war,
some Canadians have been shunning travel to the United States.
Many are opting for trips within Canada instead, but there is new data showing Canadians are turning to international destinations other than the United States.
Data provided by Flight Centre Canada to CBC News shows that travel spending for many countries booked between May 1 to July 30 is up compared to last year.
- Travel spending jumped 148 per cent in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 137 per cent in Osaka, Japan, 112 per cent in Copenhagen, Denmark and 101 per cent in Curaçao in the Caribbean, according to Flight Centre Canada data.
Aruba, also in the Caribbean, also saw a 71 per cent jump in travel spending, along with Lisbon, Portugal at 61 per cent.
Meanwhile, Prague, Czech Republic saw an increase of 38 per cent, Barcelona, Spain saw 35 per cent, Dublin, Ireland jumped 29 per cent and spending in Cape Town, South Africa went up 27 per cent.
ourism organizations from several countries are also showing similar trends.
According to the Japan National Tourism Organization, between January and June, Japan saw 335,400 Canadian visitors, compared to 272,264 during the same period in 2024 — an increase of 23 per cent.
Turismo de Portugal told CBC News that, from January to May, the number of Canadian visitors grew 6.5 per cent compared to the same period in 2024.
Data from Visit Brasil provided to CBC News reveals there were 57,065 Canadian tourists in Brazil between January and June, a 12.9 per cent jump from the same period last year when there were 50,556 Canadian tourists.