Traditionally, millions of “snowbirds” seek to escape the bitter Canadian winter by flying south. Instead, more Canadians seeking warmth are heading for Cuba (up 1.2pc), Mexico (up 5.1pc) and Costa Rica (up 14.5pc). On Tuesday he dismissed the trade pact between the US, Canada and Mexico as “irrelevant”. OAG analyst John Grant said: “Has the US perhaps lost one of its most valuable winter markets to other destinations? End-of-year statistics for Canada are not available, but in the first nine months of 2025, Canadian visitor numbers were 22pc down year-on-year.

Source: Irish Independent January 16, 2026 20:15 UTC