{"id":346750,"date":"2025-11-01T00:25:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T00:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/346750\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T00:25:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T00:25:20","slug":"only-10-of-canadian-boomers-say-theyll-travel-to-u-s-this-winter-survey-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/346750\/","title":{"rendered":"Only 10% of Canadian boomers say they\u2019ll travel to U.S. this winter: survey – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Canada grapples with U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> trade war, many Canadian snowbirds<\/a> are changing their plans of travelling south this winter, a new survey shows.<\/p>\n

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The Travel Health Insurance Association of Canada (THIA) on Friday released its 2025 Winter Smart Traveller Survey, which revealed a \u201c dramatic shift in Canadian travel trends for the upcoming 2025\u201326 winter season.\u201d<\/p>\n

The survey found most Canadians are going to be skipping U.S. travel<\/a> this winter, with only 26 per cent saying they will head south this winter \u2013 a 37 per cent drop from last year.<\/p>\n

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The pullback is sharpest among baby boomers, traditionally the snowbird generation, with only 10 per cent planning U.S. trips, the report said, noting that this is a 66 per cent decline compared with last year.<\/p>\n

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\u201cGen Z and millennials are not avoiding the U.S. with the same ferocity as older Canadians are,\u201d says Will McAleer, executive director at the THIA.<\/p>\n

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Younger Canadians said they are more likely to travel to the U.S., with 44 per cent of Gen Z respondents saying they would do so.<\/p>\n

However, even among Gen Z, the figure was down 18 per cent from last year.<\/p>\n

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While 40 per cent cited political tensions with the U.S. among the reasons they are avoiding travelling south, the most cited reason (41 per cent) was the rising cost of travel.<\/p>\n

The Trump administration\u2019s border policies have also caused fear among international travellers to the U.S., some experts say.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a somewhat anti-U.S. sentiment (among tourists). There\u2019s also a certain fear because of the border security issues that the Trump administration has imposed,\u201d Marion Joppe, professor emerita at the University of Guelph\u2019s School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management, said.<\/p>\n

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