Arizona might miss out on a sizable chunk of Canadian tourism dollars if the trend of winter visitors skipping the Grand Canyon State continues, according to Glenn Williamson, founder and CEO of the Canada-Arizona Business Council.

Williamson, who founded his organization 21 years ago, said he estimates a 20% to 30% decline in the amount of Canadians visiting Arizona in 2025.

“I think that’s a little bit on the high side,” Williamson said.

Canadian snowbirds spend about $1.5 billion in Arizona each year, a number that excludes those visitors who own houses in the Valley, Williamson said.

In March, it was reported there were more than 910,000 fewer land border crossings from Canada into the U.S. than the same time the year before, according to the Associated Press.

Some Canadians were

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