The number of travelers arriving in the US is to fall by more than five percent, and their expenses during their stay will decrease by almost 11 percent – the AFP agency said. According to tourists experts, the polarizing policy of US President Donald Trump is to be discouraged from arrival.
The British company Tourism Economics, dealing with the economic analysis of international travels, at the end of last month predicted a decrease in arrivals to USA in 2025 by 5.1 percent, and tourist expenses by 10.9 percent – which means a loss of $ 18 billion.
Trump's influence. Billion estimates
– Since then, the situation has worsened, and probably the result will be even lower – said the president of Adam Sacks.
Earlier, experts expected an increase in the number of arrivals to the US by nearly 9 percent.
“The polarizing policy and rhetoric of the Trump administration, which is accompanied by economic losses in industries important for the country, small companies and households, will discourage key markets to travel to the USA. Some organizations will feel pressure to avoid organizing events in the US or sending employees to the United States, thus limiting business travels” – described in the report. “Fortune”, possible influence of the US President on tourism.
Tourists in New York. Will there be fewer of them this year? Ryan Rahman/Shutterstock
Less tourists in the USA
“In 2023, European tourists spent $ 155 billion on travels to the United States,” Reeuters recalled on Monday.
Already in February, the number of visitors from Europe fell by 1 percent, with guests from Denmark The decrease reached 6 percent German – by 9 percent The number of searches for air connections to the USA has also dropped France, Italian and Spain (although flights from Great Britain are still searched.)
After Trump's statements regarding annexation Canada In February, the border between the two countries exceeded half a million travelers. And as the NBC station informed at the beginning of March, the research showed that almost 60 percent Less Canadians were going to visit the USA in 2025. than a year ago.
Border Guard and tourism
An additional element that can affect travelers going to the USA are the actions of the Border Guard. On Saturday, the Washington Post reported that the American Civil Liberties Union, defending civil rights, advises people going to the USA to have a phone number for a migration lawyer with them and to check the content of their electronic media earlier.
In recent days – he reminded “WP” – the media informed about cases in which European travelers were refused entry, which resulted in either deportation or a stay in arrest for immigrants that could last for weeks.
A French scientist hurried to the conference was not allowed to the USA. American border services searched his computer and telephone and questioned private messages in which the scientist expressed an unflattering opinion on the Trump administration policy in the field of science, “said the French daily” Le Monde “.
Source of the main photo: Ryan Rahman/Shutterstock