1 scary number shows just how fast Trump destroyed U.S. travel biz

My wife and I used to visit Las Vegas every spring like clockwork.

We honestly considered it our home away from home.

The weather is outstanding at that time of year and it was the perfect place to leave our many worries, cares, and responsibilities behind and just relax for an all-too-short spell.

Our first trip there together was for our honeymoon some 17 years ago. Our last was in 2019.

We booked for 2020 as well, but y’all know what happened next … we lost our 2021 trip to the pandemic as well.

The outlandish cost of travel coming out of COVID-19— coupled with the particular ages of our kids and their affinity for the egregiously expensive sport of hockey — put the brakes on our travel plans after that.

But this year was supposed to be the year.

Our glorious return to the desert after a too-long exile in frozen Canada.

Alas, in the face of constant insults and threats from your Dear Leader, we’ve since scrapped those plans.

And we’re not the only ones … not by a long shot.

In fact, one aviation data company has just released terrifying new stats that show just how quickly President Donald Trump destroyed the U.S. travel industry.

The numbers are truly jaw-dropping.

American sun destinations used to be the top pick for winter-weary Canadians. No more. (Licensed by the author under the Unsplash+ License)

New numbers show extent of damage to U.S. travel industry

The other day, I was surfing around Twitter and happened upon this post.

Twitter post with Canada flight numbers from the aviation data company OAG.

While I can understand the shock, these numbers are in fact real and back up what I’m experiencing on the ground here in Canada.

A seventy-five percent drop in flight bookings to the United States?

Yep, that tracks.

USA Today explains the latest data point:

“As the trade war between the United States and Canada continues and fears of detention at the U.S. border mount, Canadians are…