U.S. travel tumbles as Canadians make fewer trips abroad in June: StatsCan

By The Canadian Press

OTTAWA - Travel between Canada and other countries decreased in June, led by a decline in trips between Canada and the United States.

Statistics Canada says the number of Canadian trips abroad decreased 7.4 per cent from May to just over 3.6 million trips. The agency says the number of trips to Canada declined 13.3 per cent over the same period, to 1.9 million trips.

StatsCan reports the decrease in travel abroad was the result of 9.6 per cent fewer trips to the United States in June.

Canadians took 1.4 million overnight trips to the United States in June, down 4.9 per cent from May.

Travel from the United States to Canada decreased 15.6 per cent to 1.6 million trips.

Travel from overseas countries decreased 0.8 per cent from May, to 338,000 trips in June, with five of the Top 12 overseas markets recording declines.

Canadians made 660,000 trips to overseas countries in June, up 3.9 per cent from May.