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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    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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    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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      I hope Canada never forgets that America openly voted for, and celebrated this. I hope we as a nation never trust America ever again.

      We should never trust your government, and we should never trust your population to ever do the right thing ever again. I hope this stain lingers on America forever.

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    I don’t know if I would have described it as a boycott. In the end that may be true, but more specifically it’s a pragmatic decision not to risk your life and freedom. I mean, would you say that people are boycotting travel to Iran or Democratic Republic of the Congo at the moment? That’s just not quite the right verb.

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    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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      Trump is the best thing to happen to the CDN economy in 50 years. Tourism way up, and we are severing from US industry irreversibly.

      He’s the GOAT at own-goals, no wonder FIFA gave him an award.

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        and we are severing from US industry irreversibly.

        That is an unmitigated tragedy. Different places on earth are better for making different things. Trade between people is as old and essential as civilization itself. I get why Canada is doing that right now because the US is a disaster, but let’s not pretend blowing up all relations is a good thing.

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          We are making new partners worldwide and no longer trusting anyone. Canada has been fucked over by the US since Eisenhower shut down our aeronautics industry with his Conservative puppet.

          Fuck around…find out. Throw out legal trade agreements? we can now pivot to other, better markets.

          Tariffs on cars? Good. We opened up to other countries that don’t just sell shitty trucks. EVs inbound from China and France. Maybe we can stop subsidizing US assembly plants in Canada with our healthcare.

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          America literally has nothing Canada or any other nation needs that they can’t get from another country. America is literally a resource leech that offers nothing in return.

          The world is better off without America. Congrats on your oranges or something.

          There’s a particular reason America has always had a global trade deficit.

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            You do see how shipping produce across an ocean is an environmental tragedy, right? Again, I agree that Canada is doing the right thing given the circumstances but describing the situation like it’s a good thing is unhinged.

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              You do see how shipping produce across an ocean is an environmental tragedy, right?

              It doesn’t have to be.

              Shipping auto sub assemblies across the borders of Canada and US 20X is not exactly green, and Detroit refuses to make EVs in Canada.

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      Oh, you mean tourists coming to Canada and Mexico, not tourists coming from those places to the US. Because Canadians have significantly reduced visits to their southern neighbour (one estimate is that they are down 42%).

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    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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      going to SE asia, japan, or mexico, s america instead. the fact that MSMs arnt reporting all the red states not having tourist is pretty telling how bad it is.

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      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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    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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    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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    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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      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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      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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        I’ll never forget that glorious period when $1USD = $1CAD = €1. If the USA wasn’t being such a jerk, we could’ve unified to one world currency then and there.

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        I’ve heard of places in Vegas offering to take Canadians’ dollars at par.

        Still doesn’t change that Vegas is unaffordable, even in US$.

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          To each their own. It’s not my idea of fun but it’s a fairly common bachelor party, crazy weekend etc.

          It’s a party vacation and a fairly common destination, not just for the uber wealthy. Plenty of middle class folks head there.

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          They’ve effectively lowered the prices by 38% for Canadians. That’s an absurd discount. Yes, Vegas has always been pricy but it’s damn near half off now. If you’re the type who is on the fence about it, that’s a huge change.

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      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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        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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        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.