‘I don’t blame you’: U.S. tourism hot spots mourn Canadian travel cancellations [Video]

For as long as Matt Levy has been running Spread Love Tours in New York City, he could always rely on Canadians to bring him business.

“I can tell you, 30 to 50 per cent of the tours that my company gives are for Canadian high school groups,” Levy recently said, moments before giving a tour to a group from Georgia.

Spread Love Tours NYC, which has been in business for more than two decades, takes visitors to all of the major landmarks. Levy, who does many of the tours himself, has taken thousands of Canadians around the city he loves.

But this year, he said he has barely any Canadian bookings.  

“My company grossed $35,000 exclusively from Canadian high school kids coming to New York City for their class trip,” he said about his 2024 earnings. This year, he’s at $5,000, with cancellations happening every week. 

Levy said his …