{"id":9080,"date":"2026-04-09T16:35:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T16:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/?p=9080"},"modified":"2026-04-10T19:28:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T19:28:34","slug":"rebalancing-canadian-travel-continues-as-u-s-cross-border-trips-decline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/canadian-analysis\/featured-analysis\/insights\/rebalancing-canadian-travel-continues-as-u-s-cross-border-trips-decline\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebalancing Canadian travel continues as U.S. cross border trips decline"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns pad-t-hlf mob-pad-t-hlf pad-b-hlf mob-pad-b-hlf pad-l-hlf mob-pad-l-hlf pad-r-hlf mob-pad-r-hlf has-rbc-bright-blue-tint-4-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-65eef5bf wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:5px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pad-b-hlf mob-pad-b-hlf pad-t-hlf mob-pad-t-hlf is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:98%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center mar-l-hlf pad-l-hlf\" style=\"grid-template-columns:22% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1767\" height=\"1632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/04\/Icon-Travel-CA-map-Apr-6-2026.png?quality=80&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9090 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/04\/Icon-Travel-CA-map-Apr-6-2026.png 1767w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/04\/Icon-Travel-CA-map-Apr-6-2026.png?resize=300,277 300w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/04\/Icon-Travel-CA-map-Apr-6-2026.png?resize=768,709 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/04\/Icon-Travel-CA-map-Apr-6-2026.png?resize=1024,946 1024w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/04\/Icon-Travel-CA-map-Apr-6-2026.png?resize=1536,1419 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1767px) 100vw, 1767px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p id=\"Intro\">Travel by Canadians is not weakening\u2014but it is being redirected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A sustained pullback in trips to the United States is increasingly being offset by rising travel to other destinations within Canada as well as abroad.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The result is a rebalancing in the industry where Canadians are spending more travel dollars within the country, supporting domestic tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decline in travel to the U.S. has been both sharp and persistent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is still significant travel between the closely linked economies\u201429.1 million Canadian residents returned from the U.S. in 2025. But, that was down 25.4% from 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The slowdown didn\u2019t reverse in early 2026 with January data showing a year-over-year contraction of roughly 23%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The weakness has been broad-based across different types of travel, though land crossings drove the majority of the decline, accounting for 20.3% of the total contraction against air travel&#8217;s modest 3.5% share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The outsized drop in vehicle crossings suggests shorter, discretionary cross-border trips have been particularly affected. Same day vehicle trips typically account for almost half of total travel by Canadians to the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"everviz-zKXZ-n3PO\" class=\"everviz-zKXZ-n3PO\" data-view=\"graph\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ffc76102b69751bb35d3d121274a0ad3\" id=\"h-spending-shifts-inward-as-outbound-demand-softens\">Spending shifts inward as outbound demand softens<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, Canadians are travelling differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of the shift is travel to non-U.S. destinations. About 14.2 million Canadians returned from overseas destinations in 2025, up 9.2% from 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, the larger offset has been increased spending on travel and tourism within Canada, helping to support the domestic sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mob-mar-b-hlf mar-b\">Spending by international visitors within Canada declined 0.7% on average in 2025, while domestic tourism spending increased 2.7%, driving total tourism spending up 1.7% in 2025 from 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69da1843abea4&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69da1843abea4\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1830\" height=\"1644\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/04\/Tourism-Apr-2026.png?quality=80\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9387\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/04\/Tourism-Apr-2026.png 1830w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/04\/Tourism-Apr-2026.png?resize=300,270 300w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/04\/Tourism-Apr-2026.png?resize=768,690 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/04\/Tourism-Apr-2026.png?resize=1024,920 1024w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/04\/Tourism-Apr-2026.png?resize=1536,1380 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1830px) 100vw, 1830px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mar-t mob-mar-t-hlf\">This divergence reflects a gradual rotation toward domestic consumption. The trend appears consistent with the broader \u201cbuy Canadian\u201d dynamics observed in other spending categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s helped improve Canadian international trade in services as a result. Canada has traditionally been a net importer of travel services with more Canadians travelling and spending abroad than foreign travellers spending in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That changed during the pandemic while the border closed, and Canada was, again, a net exporter of travel services in 2025 as softening import growth, which captures Canadian spending abroad, was larger than a pullback in spending from foreign visitors in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"everviz-DQ1QGAFOm\" class=\"everviz-DQ1QGAFOm\" data-view=\"graph\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-85402c3632152428b188d25ce574fe2b\" id=\"h-tourism-supports-services-as-spending-stays-onshore\">Tourism supports services as spending stays onshore<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This shift in travel demand is helping to underpin activity in Canada\u2019s service sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tourism gross domestic product grew an annualized 4.8% in Q4, significantly outpacing an overall contraction of -0.6%. This marked the third consecutive quarter in which tourism activity outperformed the broader economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dollars that might have been spent abroad are being recycled domestically, supporting accommodation, food services, transportation, and retail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accommodation and dining spending rose 5.6% in 2025. It&#8217;s a sharp contrast to international visitor accommodation spending declining by 2.2% over the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vehicle rental showed a similar pattern. Domestic spending increased 4.9% for 2025, while international visitor spending declined 0.5% for the full year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are also second-round effects as increased domestic travel tends to boost discretionary spending in categories such as entertainment and recreation\u2014amplifying the overall impact on consumer-facing sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"everviz-anmHJOTMM\" class=\"everviz-anmHJOTMM\" data-view=\"graph\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dc1414b52c781374889cf31eee5871af\" id=\"h-travel-rotation-persists-but-growth-remains-modest\">Travel rotation persists but growth remains modest<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking ahead, the reallocation in travel patterns is likely to persist in the near term, but not indefinitely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More broadly, domestic tourism spending remains elevated from pre-pandemic benchmarks with activity about 11% above 2019 averages. Growth has moderated from earlier post-pandemic surges, but still reflects steady resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"everviz-Z_lM1tOKL\" class=\"everviz-Z_lM1tOKL\" data-view=\"graph\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Our base case forecast remains one of a Canadian economy navigating headwinds, but staying on stable footing. Growth is expected to remain modest with domestic demand supported by easing monetary policy already in the system, and stabilizing labour market conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For travel, this suggests a mixed outlook. On one hand, lower interest rates from recent peaks, and a lower unemployment rate should help sustain overall spending, including on travel. On the other hand, slower population growth, elevated uncertainty around trade policy, and the increase in fuel costs due to the Middle East conflict will limit upside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Importantly, the current shift toward domestic travel does not require strong growth to continue. Domestic travel is no longer accelerating rapidly, but it continues to edge higher even as outbound travel softens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even in a subdued economic environment, Canadians may continue to favour domestic or alternative international destinations over U.S. travel, particularly if cross-border frictions or cost considerations persist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>About the author:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abbey Xu <\/strong><em>is an economist at RBC. She is a member of the macroeconomic analysis group, focusing on macroeconomic forecasting models and providing timely analysis and updates on economic trends.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nathan Janzen<\/strong><em>&nbsp;is an Assistant Chief Economist, leading the macroeconomic analysis group. 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