“Some Canadians Skipping Florida Vacations” This is Something to Think About 08.27.26

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“Some Canadians Skipping Florida Vacations”

Bill Bunkley’s “This Is Something to Think About

Air Date Thursday, 27, 2026

Canadians visiting Florida are on a notable downtrend that has continued during the first half of 2026.

The trade war between President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney isn’t helping matters for Florida’s tourism vendors.

Approximately 1.68 million Canadians visited Florida in the first six months of 2026, a 13.9% drop from the same period in 2025.

Bookings from Canada to Florida destinations dropped more than 20% heading into the spring season.

Canadian travel is below 2019 levels, when 2.29 million Canadians visited Florida in the first half of that year.

Overall, Florida tourism is down 1.4% for the first six months of this year.

Farm products and automobiles aren’t the only economic sectors affected by the trade war; Florida tourism is right there as well.

Bill Bunkley is a 20-year veteran Salem Media talk show host based in Tampa. The Bill Bunkley Show airs on weekdays from 3 to 5 pm across central Florida. Bill is also President of the Florida Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention (Southern Baptist Convention Churches), among other churches and entities. He has served as the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention for the last 30 years at the state capitol in Tallahassee. By the Grace of his Lord Jesus, he is a cancer survivor diagnosed in 2018 with AML Leukemia, having successfully undergone a bone marrow transplant that same year. In 2025, he underwent successful open-heart surgery to repair a heart valve. His wife is Toni, his son is Zac, and he attends Idlewild Baptist Church.

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