Durien Fiend - This is bound to hurt European travel to Hawaii, although those numbers are probably insignificant. It will be interesting to see if Canadians eschew Hawaii vacations next season as readily they are vowing to dump Florida and SW US as snow bird destinations.
Hawaii Tourism Authority has a useful breakdown for 2024 visitor arrival totals by country here. About 90,000 for Europe vs ~430,000 for Canada, ~720,000 for Japan, and ~7,300,000 for the US. No 2025 numbers for March yet, but across the US, there's been an alarming decline of around 12% overall, but higher declines of 17% from Western Europe including a 33% decline in arrivals from Germany. Hawaii's numbers are likely to be similarly impacted going forward IMO.
As for Canada, many of them have been quite vocal about cancelling their plans to visit Hawaii due to Trump's policies and rhetoric. Who can really blame them - elbows up!
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/202...to-hawaii/
"A small sample of once-loyal Hawaii visitors from Canada have written to Gov. Josh Green and Hawaii tourism officials that they canceled their latest trips to the islands because of President Donald Trump’s comments and actions toward their country.
In announcing their breakup with Hawaii as a tourist destination — at least while Trump’s in office — Canadians essentially said:
It’s not you, Hawaii.
It’s your president and his disparaging comments about our country, his pledge to annex us as America’s 51st state and inexplicable attacks on your country’s largest trading partner through on-again, off-again tariffs that already have disrupted both economies and threaten to further increase costs for everyday staples for citizens of both of our nations." (more at link)
Hawaii Tourism Authority has a useful breakdown for 2024 visitor arrival totals by country here. About 90,000 for Europe vs ~430,000 for Canada, ~720,000 for Japan, and ~7,300,000 for the US. No 2025 numbers for March yet, but across the US, there's been an alarming decline of around 12% overall, but higher declines of 17% from Western Europe including a 33% decline in arrivals from Germany. Hawaii's numbers are likely to be similarly impacted going forward IMO.
As for Canada, many of them have been quite vocal about cancelling their plans to visit Hawaii due to Trump's policies and rhetoric. Who can really blame them - elbows up!
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/202...to-hawaii/
"A small sample of once-loyal Hawaii visitors from Canada have written to Gov. Josh Green and Hawaii tourism officials that they canceled their latest trips to the islands because of President Donald Trump’s comments and actions toward their country.
In announcing their breakup with Hawaii as a tourist destination — at least while Trump’s in office — Canadians essentially said:
It’s not you, Hawaii.
It’s your president and his disparaging comments about our country, his pledge to annex us as America’s 51st state and inexplicable attacks on your country’s largest trading partner through on-again, off-again tariffs that already have disrupted both economies and threaten to further increase costs for everyday staples for citizens of both of our nations." (more at link)