Las Vegas Saw 17% Less Tourists from Canada Last Year

According to a report on international visitors published by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), travel from Canada to Las Vegas fell by 17.4% last year.

LVCVA Shares Its Visitor Numbers Report

A total of 1.19 million Canadians visited Las Vegas in 2025, compared with 1.44 million in 2024. After Canada, Denmark, and the Netherlands recorded the next-largest declines, each at nearly 14%. The resort industry cites the decrease in Canadian visitors as one of the contributing factors to an overall decline in Las Vegas tourism, which fell by nearly 8% in 2025. 

Interestingly, this follows a broader trend in the US, which saw the country see a sharp drop in visitors last year, according to data from the National Travel and Tourism Office.

Despite the decline, Canadian visitors still made up the largest share of international travel to Las Vegas. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, annual Canadian visitation typically ranged between 1.4 million and 1.8 million, based on data dating back to 2010.

Scottish casino consultant Oliver Lovat noted that the drop in Canadian travel is not unexpected, though he does not attribute it entirely to geopolitical factors. He stated that much of the decline is likely driven by macroeconomic conditions rather than politics, pointing out that the weaker Canadian dollar has made trips to Las Vegas more expensive.

Interestingly, Mexico ranked as the second-largest source of visitors to Las Vegas, according to the LVCVA’s data. With just a bit over 1.18 million travelers in 2025, Mexican tourist numbers actually recorded a 1.0% increase from 2024. Officials at the LVCVA characterized Mexican travel as resilient. During the pandemic, visitors from Mexico surpassed those from Canada for three consecutive years (2020–2022). In addition, Mexican visitation has exceeded pre-pandemic levels, rising 6.0% in 2025 compared with 2019.

Why Are Fewer Canadians Visiting Las Vegas?

Analysts have tried to explain why this sharp decline in tourists from Canada occurred last year, but it seems there is no one singular reason for that. Some have pointed to the significant price increase that Las Vegas saw in 2025. Somewhat related to that, others have pointed towards the demise of the low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines, which left many potential Canadian tourists without an affordable means of transportation.

However, there is also a political side to the whole phenomenon. In March last year, Las Vegas initially recorded a steep decline in tourists from Canada, which came closely after President Trump imposed new tariffs against the country. 

Furthermore, since taking the presidency in January of 2025, Trump has, on multiple occasions, said things towards Canada that many Canadians might find offensive, further discouraging them from traveling to Las Vegas. Trump’s words have included harsh criticism of Canada’s internal politics, as well as suggestions that the US should annex its northern neighbor.

It seems that this has antagonized many Canadians so much that, according to an Abacus poll, 33% of Canadians would criticize their friends or family who travel to the US. In other gambling-related news from Canada, Kambi, a leading provider of sports betting solutions, has recently been selected as the official sportsbook supplier of the country.