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riversedge

(81,398 posts)
Wed May 6, 2026, 03:33 AM 9 hrs ago

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

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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The American tourist boycott movement is wreaking havoc: border states like Montana are reporting a dizzying 44% drop i (Original Post) riversedge 9 hrs ago OP
it's a shame to pick on blue states Skittles 7 hrs ago #1
It's not safe to come here JBTaurus83 6 hrs ago #5
The rest of the world doesn't see us as blue and red states. yardwork 4 hrs ago #9
If this is what we have to suffer to annihilate MAGAtry, so be it. Grokenstein 7 hrs ago #2
No words for this fing mess. Joinfortmill 6 hrs ago #3
Vermont has taken a dead-serious hit. democrank 6 hrs ago #4
Coincidentally, Dublin is expecting a 40% uptick Conjuay 5 hrs ago #6
And not much longer until we see how many are willing to come here for World Cup games. tanyev 4 hrs ago #7
One data point - Kansas City bookings far below expectations hatrack 4 hrs ago #8
Would "American tourists" be edhopper 4 hrs ago #10

JBTaurus83

(1,634 posts)
5. It's not safe to come here
Wed May 6, 2026, 06:48 AM
6 hrs ago

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

yardwork

(69,532 posts)
9. The rest of the world doesn't see us as blue and red states.
Wed May 6, 2026, 08:43 AM
4 hrs ago

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

Grokenstein

(6,402 posts)
2. If this is what we have to suffer to annihilate MAGAtry, so be it.
Wed May 6, 2026, 06:03 AM
7 hrs ago

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

Conjuay

(3,100 posts)
6. Coincidentally, Dublin is expecting a 40% uptick
Wed May 6, 2026, 07:11 AM
5 hrs ago

in Canadian visitors this May.
(Funplacetotravel.com)

tanyev

(49,536 posts)
7. And not much longer until we see how many are willing to come here for World Cup games.
Wed May 6, 2026, 08:16 AM
4 hrs ago

🫤

hatrack

(65,060 posts)
8. One data point - Kansas City bookings far below expectations
Wed May 6, 2026, 08:29 AM
4 hrs ago

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

(37,470 posts)
10. Would "American tourists" be
Wed May 6, 2026, 08:48 AM
4 hrs ago

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

Sorry, just rang wrong in my ear.

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