Sector: Travel
The Value of Travel and Tourism in Canada
From Destination Canada: In a world of uncertainty, tourism is one of Canada’s most stable and high-performing sectors, producing a total economic impact of $252 billion and driving growth in over 5,000 communities from coast to coast to coast. An independent report from Tourism Economics clearly demonstrates that the travel and tourism sector is a…
Travel Stock Carnage and Our New – Lower – Forecasts
From Skift: Travel is more important than ever to household budgets, but it is not recession proof. As a result, Skift Research is revising down its outlook for global travel. The sweeping new tariffs announced by President Donald Trump have raised the risk of recession and the response from financial markets was swift, with a…
Drawing Red Lines on the Map: Incentive Travel’s New Geography
by Pádraic Gilligan, co-founder, SoolNua: As 2025 unfolds, it’s increasingly difficult to pin down exactly how incentive travel professionals feel about the short- to medium-term outlook for our industry. One thing is clear: sentiment has shifted since 2024. The Incentive Travel Index, released in November 2024, painted a nuanced picture—continued growth in the use and…
‘A Hostile State’: Why Some Travellers are Avoiding the US
From BBC: As the list of nations issuing travel warnings to the US grows, some visitors are opting to boycott it entirely. Here’s why many foreigners are changing their travel plans and what this could mean for Americans. As President Donald Trump implements sweeping new policies, issues tariffs on longtime allies and leads an immigration…
US Says Decision to Turn Back French Scientist Had Nothing to Do With Trump
From The New York Times: The Department of Homeland Security said the academic was denied entry because he had “confidential” data from an American lab, not because of his views on the president’s policies. The French government’s claim that a scientist was denied entry into the United States because of an opinion he expressed about…
French Scientist Denied US Entry After Phone Messages Critical of Trump Found
From The Guardian: A French scientist was denied entry to the US this month after immigration officers at an airport searched his phone and found messages in which he had expressed criticism of the Trump administration, said a French minister. “I learned with concern that a French researcher who was traveling to a conference near…
Tourism Economics Report: Trade Wars Expected to Cause ‘Sharp’ Decline in US Tourism
From TravelPulse: The Trump Administration’s escalating global trade war poses significant “high-risk consequences” for the U.S. travel industry, including potentially causing sharp declines in travel demand, according to a new report. Published by Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics company, the report says there is a “risk to the US travel sector should trade disputes and…
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