The number of Canadians residing in Airbnbs in the United States decreased sharply last month, according to new data from AirdnaThe site that analyzes the market in the short term.
In March, there was a 12.1 % decrease in the nights that Canadian travelers booked compared to March 2024.
Canadians were back away from traveling to the United States in response to the increasing tensions between the two countries over the customs tariff announced by President Donald Trump in January.
The short -term rental market as a whole remained fixed in March, as the average revenue for each list increased by 1.3 % compared to last year. Canadian travelers only constitute a small part of the short -term rental market in the United States, with only 2.6 % of all reservations last year.
It is unclear whether the decline in March will continue In April and beyond. Canadians booked short -term rents at slightly higher prices in January and February 2025 compared to the same month in 2024.
However, Canadians hold a larger market share in some destinations near the northern American border, including Buffalo, New York, Pelingham, Washington, along with the popular destinations of snowbirds, such as Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
“This may not affect the industry in a uniform, but some places will see more effects,” Bram Gallagher, an economist at Airdna, told Business Insider.
Airbnb refused to comment.
Some Canadians cancel trips to the United States and express their patriotism
In February, then, the then, Justin Trudeau, Justin Trudeau, encouraged reconsideration of travel plans to the United States and instead of supporting local tourism.
Some Canadians seem to have responded to his call.
The number of Canadians leading to the United States in February decreased 23 % compared to the previous year, according to Canada Statistics data. In March, Oag said that the flight reservations to the United States from Canada have decreased more than 70 % on the year April to September.
Signs that support Canadian visitors are displayed in Palm Springs, California.
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In Palm Springs, California, Robert Karlson, Airbnb, told Business Insider in March that a long -time Kinda guest suddenly left his vacation in California in March and canceled a $ 7,000 reservation.
“I am facing a real sleep problem here now. I am cut off my stay and go home to Canada.”
Carlson is concerned that a Canadian couple with a reservation of $ 17,000 later in the year may follow his example.
The American Travel Association estimated that the 10 % decrease in Canadian travel could lead to 14,000 business losses and $ 2.1 billion in lost spending in 2025.
Some Canadians, at the same time, feel a strong feeling of national pride. The Business Insider adviser told Business Insider that there is a tremendous rise in traffic on its website, which was made in CA, which is an online guide for Canadian -made goods.
Since January, there have been days when the site traffic has multiplied three times overnight. He said that the largest increase in February 1, when Trump imposed a 25 % tariff on most Canadian commodities, and traffic reached 100,000 visitors more than a visitor. BI cannot be independently realized in CA.
“There is a lot of patriotism now in this country,” Lebu said.
Airbnb hosts in the United States suggested that they promote themselves sympathetic to Canadian travelers, Gallaghar, from Airdna.
“It may turn into something you are marketing around, expressing the solidarity of Canadian visitors,” he said.
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