Canadian tourism to Arizona dropped sharply in 2025 despite the state’s broader rebound from the COVID-19 era, stirring fresh concern over the loss of Arizona’s most dependable international visitor markets.
The Arizona Office of Tourism reported on May 12 that Canadian travel to the United States fell 21 percent in 2025 compared with the previous year, citing data from the U.S. Travel Association.
Arizona recorded an even larger decline, with Canadian visitation to the state falling 22 percent year over year.
Tourism officials pointed to a mix of economic and political pressures behind the downturn, including the weakened Canadian dollar, tighter household spending, travel-entry complications, and growing competition from destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean….