Millions of international travelers are increasingly choosing to avoid the United States.

The United States had roughly 4 million fewer international visitors in 2025 than the year before, marking a 5.5 percent decline in overseas tourism, according to CNN. Foreign visitor spending also fell by more than $8 billion.

Aside from the collapse in travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, it represents the sharpest annual drop in international tourism in roughly 20 years.

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[–] 69 points 4 months ago (9 children)

Just hope the FIFA World Cup collapses in shameful empty stadiums... not just because of the orange pedophile but also because FIFA is corrupt to the core

I know of people desperately selling tickets at cost (which is absurdly expensive) and have not found a single bite in weeks so I very much doubt they are selling as FIFA likes to pretend.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    Sudden vision : Next they will pay people to go and watch so they won't show the failure of empty stadions on every tv around the world.

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  • [–] [S] 45 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    I live in an area with a huge number of Canadian snowbirds in a normal year. This year there are almost none.

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  • [–] 35 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    5.5% decline. Those are fucking rookie numbers, bump that shit up to 80%.

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago

    Its on top of a 14% decline the previous year. so thats 1 out of every 5 people who were travelling to the US for any reason in 2024 (including business and family visits which realistically are never going to be cancelled) not going to the US in 2026.

    Thats a huge drop.

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Yeah my thoughts too, only 5.5%?! wtf world have you not seen the news, run away!

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    the news, MSMs arnt reporting it thats why, likely if people remain ignorant and its not being reported, it must not be bad to them.

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  • [–] 28 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    WHY is this Important part of our ECONOMY happening? JUST because there's an EXTREMELY High chance of them Ending up in Prison or Deported to a Country they've never been to all for Posting a Meme about our Dear Leader DOESNT mean they should AVOID us!

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  • [–] 27 points 4 months ago

    Nobody wants to end up in an ICE concentration camp for not looking white American enough or speaking with a foreign accent.

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  • [–] 24 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Good. We don't deserve your money right now, and you don't deserve our bullshit.

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  • [–] 21 points 4 months ago

    They don't want to end up in a choke hold for nine minutes or with speed holes in the head.

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  • [–] 20 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    4 million fewer international visitors ....... Foreign visitor spending also fell by more than $8 billion.

    That's $2000 per tourist. Who is willing to pay $2000 for the chance to meet ICE?

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  • [–] 18 points 4 months ago (8 children)

    Canada and mexico strangely up something like 10%

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  • [–] 17 points 4 months ago (13 children)

    A bit shocked that 94.5% are still visiting?

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  • [–] 14 points 4 months ago

    The numbers are comparing 24 to 25 and I’m guessing that a lot of international travel is planned more than a few months in advance. Really big trips may be planned a year in advance. My memory is fuzzy but I don’t think we got to the “oh, shit! They’re locking up random white middle class tourists from the EU, maybe I’ll just take the loss on that non-refundable airbnb deposit“ until maybe last fall?

    But you’re right that the numbers are still way too damn high. As a USian I have a lot of be ashamed of and yeah, we should be rioting in the streets but people in real countries shouldn’t get too smug if they can’t even give up Disney World, Jim Beam and Twitter.

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  • [–] 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Don't underestimate how much the general population just does not give a fuck about anything but themselves. They wanted that Vegas trip and are either blissfully unaware of current events or they're aware and just don't care, maybe a part of them even agrees with it all..

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago*

    Some people definitely agree with the xenophobia. That sort of anti immigrant ideology is on the rise outside of the US too. They might not like Trump but also not quite fully disagree with what the MAGA people stand for.

    I mean ffs people are now finally getting sick of Trump, but not because the damage they've done with deportation but because they're spending money on war and food and gas prices went up as a direct result. Some of the people that are anti Trump these days just care about their bottom line.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago*

    vegas has thier own problems that occurred way before trump returned to the WH. VEGAS is just circling the drain to the abyss. its interesting how conservatives from LA area moved there thinking just because of no income tax, means they keep more money. but arnt aware the state doesnt really have much of a good health, or education system.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (7 children)

    For what it's worth, places have had to resort to some crazy deals. I've heard of places in Vegas offering to take Canadians' dollars at par. The exchange rate right now is 1.38 CAD to 1 USD, so that's a pretty absurd discount.

    I value my soul and/freedom, so not for me but cheap bastard that I am, I was kinda tempted.

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  • [–] 15 points 4 months ago

    We should also be boycotting USA until they honour their treaties with the tribes.

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  • [–] 13 points 4 months ago

    These stories are shared worldwide.

    Two teen German girls strip searched (that's American for sexually assaulted).

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago

    5.5 percent decline

    People who want to visit that cancer country have no political awareness hence these neglectable numbers.
    Like the vulgar crowd going to the tourist trap that is Dubai know nothing about what an awful backward and evil shithole the emiRats are.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago

    You call it boycotting the US, i call it don't want to risk getting in trouble.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    Anyone still visiting the USA for any reason other than a life-threatening situation is an active and knowing supporter of fascism, and deserves whatever atrocities occur to them whilst there.

    Zero sympathies.

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