The United States had roughly 4 million fewer international visitors in 2025 than the year before.

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.

  • TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 days ago

    Why would I risk getting arrested and held for months for no reason, maybe even deported to a concentration camp in El Salvador, while going on holiday? I could think of other less awful destinations.

        • TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          4·
          4 days ago

          Unless I get arrested for gang related activities, as I am Dutch and might get suspected of drug deals or whatever. Often I’m picked out for extensive checks when entering a country as soon as they see my Dutch license plate or passport. We are the biggest importer of cocain in europe and we are the biggest producer of MDMA and XTC in the world. Many times I’ve been treated as a criminal until they found out I was not. El Salvador isn’t known for the “finding out” part, they just throw you in prison without trial indefinitely. Estimates are that 1 in 5 currently incarcerated there are innocent.