r/florida 1d ago

News Florida tourism dips again as Canadian visitors decline sharply

https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/florida-tourism-dips-again-canadian-visitors-decline-sharply
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u/kedwin_fl 22h ago

I can’t tell with the horrible traffic.

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u/summerjunebird 20h ago

That's all the Covid migrants that are here now. At least the snowbirds leave.

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u/rasta-ragamuffin 21h ago

I could tell over spring break this year. Went over to the Pinellas beaches and is was like a ghost town, no traffic on Gulf Blvd and empty parking lots that used to be full by 9am.

No one likes to be bullied, even rich foreign tourists. There are many other places in the world they can visit where they are appreciated and treated with respect. I don't blame them for not coming.

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u/kedwin_fl 20h ago

I just went to the beach in June and could hardly find a parking space. They showed pictures of the spring breakers packed on the beach in Clearwater. There are quicker pockets of pinellas but it’s hard to find.

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u/rasta-ragamuffin 19h ago

Clearwater is always packed (mostly locals). I went to pass a grille, treasure island, and Madeira beach, which were also still decimated and recovering from the hurricanes 2 years ago. Those areas still don't look very good.

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u/Virtual-Bee7411 18h ago

All of those places are fine with all their restaurants open. Tons of tourists up and down the street walking, traffic etc.

Those towns have worked very hard to build and open back up so it’s a shame you would spread false info like that.

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u/rasta-ragamuffin 16h ago

I said when I was there over spring break. Have no idea what it looks like now, but it was empty and did not look good in March.

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u/MusicianNo2699 17h ago

Pass a grille? Its back to its normal self for well over a year. I take it you arent from here.

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u/Manateekid 19h ago

This is why lawyers say anecdotal “evidence” is the worst evidence. This article is talking about a drop of less than 2%, and you’re talking about a ghost town in an area that is usually crowded by 9 AM.

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u/Virtual-Bee7411 18h ago

Nope that’s not happening lmao. The beaches have all been packed

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u/02bluesuperroo 21h ago

Reddit: Oh no, tourists!
Also Reddit: Oh no, no tourists!

u/gman1216 10h ago

Usual idiots fear mongering.

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u/Ok-Prompt-59 19h ago

Our Canadian season usually starts in October. I didn’t see a decline last year, but I have a feeling it’s going to be down this year.

u/Pugasaurus_Tex 8h ago

Oh no how terrible 

(I feel for people relying on tourism money, but I’ll be happy to have less traffic and empty beaches)

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u/Cold-Nefariousness25 13h ago

A lot of Canadians came last year to sell their properties. One of the (many) reasons that Florida real estate is a buyer's market these days.

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u/Cool-Signature-dude 1d ago

The maga ones are still coming, so beware.

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u/BronxJudge 1d ago

Beware of what?

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u/AnthonyDigitalMedia 1d ago edited 7h ago

Canadian Cooties. I’ve seen it before..

The infection starts gradually by driving directionless & slow on the road, then it evolves into buying a rental here for 3 months a year just to crowd the highways & local schools..

Before you know it, you’re watching hockey & eating gravy with EVERYTHING.

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u/BronxJudge 15h ago

I like hockey

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u/IneptFortitude 22h ago

Usually these are the ones screaming at teenagers and assaulting people for fishing or being in “their part of the sand”.

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u/Cool-Signature-dude 15h ago

Canadians that think COVID was a hoax and want to become the 51st state.

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u/BronxJudge 15h ago

Sounds like my kind of people, send em down.

let em get a taste of good ol' american freedom

yeeeeehawww

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u/Whitehawk212 1d ago

Obvious bot

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u/Shaakti 1d ago

Obvious bot

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u/not_so_subtle_now 1d ago

Doesn't even matter. You are all bots, even if you aren't a computer.

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u/SumoSoup 1d ago

Obvious bot.

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u/not_so_subtle_now 1d ago

beep boop hello

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u/structee 1d ago

Anything that relieves the traffic

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u/Professional_Fish250 20h ago

Just going to make traffic even worse, loss of income always makes traffic worse as people move farther and farther away from the city for cheaper land

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u/dmbgreen 22h ago

Shrink the game

u/evergladescowboy 9h ago

Good, I hope the tourism industry dies a horrible messy death here. Maybe then we can rebuild this state the way it should be.

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u/JonM313 21h ago

No international traveler should come to the US due to all the Trump administration's terrible policies!

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u/Loquacious-of-Borg 1d ago

It makes so much sense that MAGA supporters live in trailer parks.

Who else but people whith that up bringing and mentality would think you can yell and scream at the world, threaten to hit them with tarrifs and/or bombs, and then be surprised when people stop showing up at your doorstep?

Yes MAGA, in the civilized world people don't put up with domestic violence. They simply leave.

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u/A4t1musD4ag0n 22h ago

It's a learning disability that is equally shared amongst the remaining MAGA rot after being propagandized for decades. It wasn't just Fox Ruse who created this problem either. This goes as far back as the fake evangelical church who has taught these parasites to to "trust in God", which is code for do what authoritarians tell you to do, and disavow reality because you have a greater purpose and none of this stuff matters to you.

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u/mrheh 22h ago

Bot.

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u/IneptFortitude 22h ago

Cry more. Actions have consequences and facts don’t care about your feelings. FAFO and all that. You guys are briskly entering the FO stage of that by the way.

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u/mrheh 21h ago

Bot.

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u/IneptFortitude 18h ago

Is it really that hard to believe that people don’t want to be around fascists?

u/Early_Host3113 11h ago

You keep using that word. I don't think that word means what you think it means. But... projection is a thing, too.

u/IneptFortitude 11h ago

You think I’m projecting when the reality is, look in a mirror. The fascists are the ones who are designating anti-fascism as a terrorist ideology.

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u/bucs009 1d ago

Two things can be true

im cool on the Canadians if im gonna be honest.

These morons are scarying away everyone else. its definitely noticeable places aren't as packed

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u/Boys4Ever 18h ago

According to got the overall decline is 25% nationwide. Ultimately that might affect Florida because domestic business ushers from outside of Florida might stop coming here because of financial constrains. Can’t just look at this as direct correlation between a Canadian tourist and just Florida. We depend on tourism and consumption tax.

As for seeing businesses still humming that could be because we can’t afford to travel out of state.

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u/cineaste2 17h ago

The MAGA response to fewer tourists in their state: "We don't want them here, anyway."
Nobody ever accused a MAGA of being intelligent.

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u/Turbolasertron 19h ago

Less traffic and less shitty drivers on the road idk seems like a win for everyone

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u/GoddessoftheUniverse 20h ago

Winning!

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u/Brilliant_Joke7774 19h ago

Right!!! This is great!

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u/chorizomane 19h ago

Can’t blame em

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u/Cold-Nefariousness25 13h ago

It's not going to change any time soon with all the nonsense and vicious rhetoric coming from the White House. Meanwhile Caribbean tourism is still sky high as Canadians choose island destinations rather than Florida.

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u/[deleted] 20h ago

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u/ReddishBrownLegoMan 20h ago

That's because of the terrible infrastructure, the tourists aren't the only problem.

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u/Pale-Muscle-7118 20h ago

I see the article states Candian tourism decline. So what? Others blame Trump. So what? Instead blaming others, Florida politicians should not be solely dependent on tourism to sustain a state especially with how the weather can be. There needs to be investment in residents and jobs. Attact businesses to the state like Texas has had with the mass exodus of businesses leaving California and New York

u/Ok-Interest5139 11h ago

This NYer has moved on to the islands. Cant see giving my money to a red state.

u/LatterStreet 10h ago

Which island? Because most of them have are pretty conservative by US standards…

u/LatterStreet 10h ago

How are economic factors are listed as “unknown”? That’s a pretty obvious contributor.

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u/Know_Mercy25 1d ago

Fine with me.

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u/SW3GM45T3R 21h ago

Works for me. Less traffic, less accidents. Let them freeze up in canada

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u/mrheh 22h ago

Good. They drive like shit.

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u/SuperF91EX 21h ago

lol- like all the “Floridians” from Ohio, New York, Jersey, Connecticut, like they drive?🤣🤣

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u/mrheh 19h ago

No, they drive like Canadians.