Las Vegas is hurting as tourism drops. Are Canadians behind the Sin City slump? [View all]

Las Vegas is hurting as tourism drops. Are Canadians behind the Sin City slump?
Thu, August 14, 2025 at 3:00 a.m. CDT
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Local union leaders have even taken to calling the dip in Canadian tourists the "Trump slump."


Canadians cite Trump's 'disrespect'

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"We're pretty upset with what's going on in the U.S. and the disrespect that's been shown by the Trump administration towards Canada. I just feel obliged to do something — and one little thing I can do is not patronizing a place we enjoy," he said. "It's not a good idea to be spending any of our hard-earned money in the States. I can spend it elsewhere with a clear conscience."


He's also leery of what he may face at the Canada-U.S. border amid reports some travellers are being held up for questioning or, in some rare instances, detention.
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Guy Kerbrat, of Regina, cancelled a long-planned trip to Vegas to see an AC/DC concert to protest Trump's treatment of Canada.
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"My wife and I, we are Vegas-goers. It's a destination we enjoy. But we looked at each other and said, 'We can't support Trump and these policies that are so anti-Canadian.' I hate to hurt the people, the workers who aren't supportive of what Trump's doing, but we had to take a stand," he said.

Economic hardship

There's evidence that Nevadans are facing some economic challenges as a result of these disruptions.

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