Via #CTVnews @ 2:59pm ET on Aug 23, 2025
According to U.S. #CustomsAndBorderPatrol data, Northern #Border Crossings are down 39.27% from July 2024 to 2025 and down 36.13% in Northern #NewYork (including #ChamplainRousesPointCrossing and #TroutRiverCrossing).
In #StAlbans, #MaureenBrown, general manager of the #HamptonInn, said the decline in visits from her northern neighbors is noticeable.
With Canadian tourism on the decline, Vermont leaders work to repair cross-border relations
Lindsay Kurrle, Vermont’s Secretary of Commerce and Anson Tebbetts, Vermont’s Secretary of Agriculture, said they have recently returned from a trip north to meet with a member of the Canadian Parliament.
