Canadians are still boycotting US travel. Here's where they're going instead - BBC News

From exploring their own backyard to travelling abroad, many Canadians are spending their money elsewhere to send a message to the US president.

Image source, Supplied by Kent TruscottImage caption, Kent Truscott (left) cancelled a planned trip to Texas and opted to explore Canada's Atlantic provinces instead

Prior to US President Donald Trump's re-election, Kent Truscott and his family, from London, Ontario, had taken multiple trips south of the border, including to California and most recently New York in 2023.

But since late 2024, "my family and I have completely decided to boycott the United States", he told BBC.

That meant cancelling a trip last spring to Texas to watch the SpaceX Starship launch with his brother. The two had planned to fly down from Toronto, rent a car and stay a week to watch the launch, likely spending "thousands of dollars".

Truscott and his wife decided to spend that money in Canada instead – the Atlantic provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, to be exact.