Boycotting Paradise over Politics: Where have all the Canadians gone? [Video]

SUNSET BEACH, Fla. — A local real estate management company is feeling the impact of Canadians not traveling to Florida.

It is hard to track how many Canadians are boycotting the Sunshine State, but some data is supporting a drop in tourists from our neighbor to the North.

According to Emily Nipps, a spokesperson at Tampa International Airport, “Airlines flying between Tampa International Airport and Canadian cities reduced seat capacity by 12% for April compared to projections made in January.”

However, Nipps said, “Our passenger traffic in March was actually slightly up year-over-year. The primary reason for this was Porter Airlines added some new Canadian service that was not offered at TPA in March of last year. TPA also has not lost nonstop service to any Canadian destinations so far in 2025, and we still plan to launch nonstop service to Vancouver on both Air Canada and WestJet in June.”

Data analytics firm OAG said bookings on Canada-U.S. flights are down 70%.

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