Michigan Lost 30% of Its Canadian Tourists. Here's What It Means.

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Michigan just confirmed what many already suspected. Canadian tourism to Southeast Michigan dropped by 30 percent in 2025, and the state is now actively pivoting its marketing to focus on domestic travelers rather than waiting for Canadian visitors to return. An MSU professor made a bold prediction in a widely circulated article: "Boycotts tend to fade over time." This video examines that claim directly using the data available right now, and the evidence does not support it. While worldwide international tourism increased by 5 to 6 percent last year, international travel to the United States fell by over 6 percent. Canada makes up 28 percent of all US tourism. That is not a boycott that is fading. That is a boycott that is accelerating. The supporting evidence is everywhere. Las Vegas has launched all-inclusive resort packages starting at $330 for a two-night stay after reporting a 7.5 percent drop in visitors. That is an industry trying to compensate for something. FIFA quietly canceled 2,000 hotel rooms across 15 World Cup host cities. Canadians made up 28 percent of US tourism according to new TikTok data that recently went viral. These are not separate stories. They are connected consequences of the same decision that millions of Canadians made. According to MSU Professor Dan McCole, Canadians are avoiding travel to the US and US products in direct response to the Trump administration's rhetoric, including references to Canada as the 51st state. He also acknowledged that safety concerns at the US border are keeping international visitors away, including fear of detention and social media searches. He is right about the cause. The conclusion that this will fade is where the data disagrees. Canada did not start this. But Canadians are clearly not finished. e-7146 (Foreign affairs) ourcommons.ca Petition https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7146 e-7148 (Parliament and politics) https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7148 Las Vegas tourism gets boost from new all-inclusive deals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFdPjum55FI Personal Finance Tips Money 2 https://www.tiktok.com/@kristinas2.0/video/7620620722485906701 FIFA cancels 2,000 hotel rooms in Philadelphia ahead of World Cup https://www.youtube.com/shorts/stRBk1AKy2w Canadian tourist drop prompts Michigan tourism shift https://archive.ph/nSm25 Guard The Leaf Social Links: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/guardtheleaf.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GuardTheLeaf Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/GuardTheLeaf/ The Enemy From Within X Guard The Leaf Discord Server Discord: https://discord.gg/MuCCQnUQ7u Join The Canadian Made Social Media Platform hey.cafe https://hey.cafe/r/guardtheleaf 00:00 Intro 01:03 Las Vegas All Inclusive 07:10 GTL Community Photo 07:28 FIFA Abandoned 2k Rooms In Philadelphia 10:48 Michigan Professor Claims Boycott Will Fade 14:05 GTL Rant