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The number of engers flying to Las Vegas from Canadian airports has cratered since the beginning of the second Donald Trump istration. The same pattern is seen throughout the country, but it’s of particular concern for the tourism-centric Las Vegas economy. According to the latest statistics from Harry Reid, international flights to the airport are down nearly 3% year-over-year.
That figure includes all international travel. Data specific to Canadian airlines shows an even steeper decline, likely a result of Canadians boycotting travel to the US due to the Trump istration’s tariffs and threats of annexation. For Las Vegas casinos, that could become a significant issue.
New statistics detail drops in Las Vegas air traffic
In of year-to-date international traffic through the first two months of 2025, arrivals at Harry Reid have increased by nearly 8% according to Harry Reid Airport’s release. However, much of that bump came from the annual Consumer Electronics Show event in Las Vegas in early January that happened before the second Trump istration began.
International arrivals for February 2025 at Harry Reid declined by over 7,000 compared to February 2024 in the wake of many policy changes that could affect the gambling industry. Isolating the numbers to Canadian airlines paints a grimmer picture.
Canadian tourism to Las Vegas hit sharp decline in February
International arrivals from Canada to Harry Reid fell off precipitously in February, not only compared to February 2024 but compared to January 2025 as well. For example, Air Canada arrivals dropped over 4,000 in February 2025, a decrease of almost 8% from January and 5% year-over-year.
This follows a national trend. Hugh Cameron of Newsweek reports that OAG shared that bookings from Canada to all US destinations “have fallen by more than 70% for every month through to the end of September compared to the same period” in the prior years.
For Las Vegas, such a drop in Canadian tourism could hit the bottom lines especially hard. Data from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority suggest that the largest group of international visitors to Las Vegas comes from Canada and the US Travel Association also shows that Nevada is among the top-five most-visited destinations for Canadians.
Without significant reversals in policies that triggered travel boycotts for Canadians, Las Vegas may soon start feeling the effects of such abstentions.
