The U.S. saw a significant decline in international visitors in 2025, with travelers from countries including Germany, India, and Australia all down
International tourists are steering clear of Donald Trump’s America, according to new data.
In 2025, the U.S. saw approximately 4 million fewer international visitors compared to the previous year, marking a 5.5 percent drop in overseas tourism. Spending by foreign visitors also fell by more than $8 billion.
Following the slump in travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, last year’s numbers represent the steepest annual decline in international tourism in nearly 20 years. Visitor numbers from countries around the globe, including Germany, India, France, Australia, Chile, and China, have decreased. The most significant drop came from neighboring Canada, with far fewer Canadians making the journey to the U.S. It comes after a former Trump staffer revealed his 4 chilling predictions for what the president will do next.
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According to CNN, which referenced tourism data from mobile tracking company Cuebiq, Canadian travel to major U.S. cities may have plummeted by as much as 42 percent over the past year. This figure indicates a much sharper decline than the official estimate of a 25 percent reduction in border crossings, reports the Mirror US.
The outlet reported that travelers cite President Donald Trump’s rhetoric, hardline policies, and the political turmoil surrounding the war in Iran as reasons for avoiding U.S. visits.
The tension is especially acute with Canada.
Previously among America’s strongest allies, the U.S.-Canada relationship has soured dramatically since Trump’s return to the White House. Trump has floated the idea of annexing Canada as the 51st state and threatened tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum, and automobiles.
Canadian tourism to Las Vegas, where Canadian visitors have historically represented one of the biggest international travel markets, has plummeted sharply during the current trade dispute.
After Trump imposed tariffs on Canada last year, Canadian visits dropped by 17 percent, playing a role in a 7.5 percent total decrease in tourism, Politico reported.
Trump’s conflict with Iran has also pushed energy prices higher across the globe, including in Canada. As a result, most Canadians now regard the U.S. as an unreliable partner and ally, according to a February Politico poll.
The same poll showed Canadians are far more likely than Europeans to identify the U.S. ahead of Russia as a threat to global peace.
At the same time, the U.S. has experienced a significant decline in foreign visitors during a period when international travel is otherwise thriving – the World Travel and Tourism Council reports that approximately 80 million more people traveled internationally in 2025 compared to the year before, with much of that expansion avoiding American destinations.
“We used to be a country that others wanted to emulate. That narrative no longer exists,” Juliette Kayyem, faculty chair of the Homeland Security Project at the Harvard Kennedy School, told CNN.
“The long-term harm is that the world will not know America… the narrative of the United States is now a country that is at best, not to be respected, and at worst, a democracy that is floundering.”
It comes after a telling map revealed the safest US states to raise a family.
