Have foreign tourists really avoided America this year?
Our analysis of whether the country is losing its international appeal among holidaymakers
AMERICA HAS rarely been out of the headlines this year. The world has watched as the Trump administration has slashed government departments, shaken alliances, increased deportations and sent the National Guard onto city streets. For the tourism industry, not all publicity is good publicity: our analysis of available data suggests that the number of international visitors to the land of the free has dropped markedly in 2025 compared with the same period in 2024.
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This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Coming to America”
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