With fewer tourists from Canada crossing the U.S. border, the ongoing travel boycott could cost the American tourism industry billions in lost revenue.

Many Canadians have sworn off travel to the U.S. due to ongoing trade tensions between both countries and U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments suggesting that Canada should be the U.S.’s 51st state .

According to the latest travel forecast by the U.S. Travel Association, a national non-profit organization, inbound travel spending is expected to fall 3.2 per cent to US$173 billion for the year, a decrease of over US$5 billion in tourism revenue. The forecast states this is due mainly to a drop in visitors from Canada.

“Significantly fewer visits from Canada are the primary driver of this decrease, and the volume of visits from cou

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