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Oregon tourism suffers as Canadians boycott US over Trump
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Canadians are skipping Oregon as a vacation destination this year in light of recent actions made by President Trump.
The Oregon Tourism Commission, , recently shared some of the messages they received in response to a handwritten post card campaign meant to engage Canadian visitors.
'We will miss our visit and spending money in your lovely state,' said one person in an email. 'As a Canadian, it's my duty to say 'Sorry', but I'm not sure I mean it.'
They said that the words and actions of the president have left them no choice but to boycott U.S. goods and services, in addition to cancelling their travel plans to Oregon.
'Due to your President's ongoing threats of tariffs and even threatening to make our country the '51st state' – a literal threat of annexation – my friends and I have decided to cancel our hotel reservations and move our vacation destination to within Canada instead,' another person said in an email.
'Our original plans to the Oregon coast would have seen our 6 families spend around a week on the beautiful Oregon coast likely spending well over $20,000 in direct investment in your economy. Instead, we will spend that money at home in Canada,' the email said.
Another person said they had cancelled the trip they were planning to Washington and Oregon later this year.
'The reason is, you see, your president is waging an unprecedented economic attack on my country, Canada. Canada is the United States' largest customer, we've integrated our economies, and shed blood with each other in global conflicts as allies,' they said. 'And now, our country is under siege by your president. Canadians are angry, and they're acting. They are rapidly shifting to non-U.S. products, and canceling trips to America.'
Overall visits to the U.S. from Canada have declined 23.7% since the beginning of the year, according to a July 2025 Oxford Economics Tourism Economics report. International visits to the U.S. have declined across the board, but fallout from Canada has been the steepest.
Cities located close to the U.S.-Canadian border are the hardest hit. The steepest year-over-year declines are expected in Seattle, Portland and Detroit, according to the report.
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