Vegas hotels are panicking about losing Canadian tourism amid Trump's trade wars: 'We want to welcome them back'

The Las Vegas Strip.

Heather Diehl/Getty Images Trump's latest proposed tariffs and Truth Social posts have ignited simmering tensions with Canada.

Las Vegas is one of many US tourist destinations feeling the effects of Canadian travel boycotts.

Las Vegas hotels are offering special promotions to court Canadian visitors.

Despite President Donald Trump's Truth Social declaration that "WE DON'T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US!" on Monday, Las Vegas is doing its best to court visitors from Canada as it grapples with plummeting Canadian tourism.

The casino and convention hub is particularly vulnerable to Canadian calls to boycott travel to the US , as Canada has historically been Las Vegas' largest international source market.

In 2025, when Trump imposed tariffs and repeatedly expressed his desire to annex Canada as the 51st state, about 18% fewer Canadians visited Las Vegas than the year before — a decline of roughly 250,000 visitors.

That contributed to declines in tourism spending and gambling, putting millions of dollars in revenue — and the jobs it supports — at risk.

Strip casinos' gaming revenue fell about 4% in fiscal 2025, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, but has rebounded modestly in 2026, helped by increasing business travel, conventions, and major events.

As the city looks to build on that momentum, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority embarked on a sales mission in Western Canada in mid-August, meeting with 100 Canadian travel agents in Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton.

At the kickoff event, LVCVA CEO Steve Hill had a clear message: "We're here to make sure you know that we care about Canada," he told travel advisors, reported the Canadian travel news outlet OpenJaw.

"We know that Canada loves Las Vegas.

We love Canada right back!" While Hill said the high-end market is holding up, the overall decline in visitors has prompted Las Vegas hotels and tourism authorities to get creative to win back Canadian visitors. 'We want to welcome them back' Since January 2026, the Circa Resort and Casino, the D Las Vegas, and the Golden Gate Hotel and Casino, all under the Circa Hospitality Group, have offered a "Vegas At Par" promotion where Canadian dollars go further.

These hotels are in Downtown Las Vegas, about 2 miles north of the Strip near Fremont Street.