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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    1 day ago

    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.