Where are travelers going if they aren’t going to the U.S.?
The United States continues to lose approximately 30 billion dollars international tourism this year because the country’s political environment and the strong dollar foreign travelers continue to visit.
In the beginning of 2025, the US Travel Association Foreign travel expenditures will rise to $ 200.8 billion This year.
However, in May, the World Travel and Tourism Council, which is a “sharp and widespread” decrease predicted International visitor expenditures will decrease to $ 169 billion for the year.
Lost income will decide to remain in other countries (especially Canada and Latin America), as they seek other places or within their own countries or regions.
Neighboring countries
Canada arrival in the US in the first half of 2025 About 18% decreased a yearAccording to the US International Trade Administration, it represents more than 1,750,000 visits.
Many Canadians are turning to domestic trips that help the country to be pushed July hotel occupancy rate 77.6%The highest level since 2019 according to real estate data provider Costar. The government, “Canada Strong Pass”, a summer tourism initiative marked as a celebration of power and unity in the country – Canada’s museums, historical places and national parks have increased an increase in visits. this week.
Other Canadians continue to enter the south by flying, not to the United States– According to the research company Tourism Economics.
“We see that more Canadians are going to Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean.” He said.
In a statement to a representative CNBC Travel, the data of the reservation Holdings shows that Canadians have increasingly choose Mexico as a travel target.
According to the consulting firm Accenture, Latin America is also attractive for more travelers than Europe. A representative said that the Caribbean, as well as Europeans looking for alternatives to the United States.
‘New Travel Corridors’
In an e -mail to CNBC, a reservation holding representative said that the company’s “new travel corridors” emerged as a travel to US drops, and that there was an increase in Europeans to travel in Europe and Asia.
Especially Western Europeans traveled more and traveling to the Middle East and added sacks of tourism economy.
Michael Dykes, Vice President of Market Management in Asia-Pacific Michael Dykes, and more Asian travelers are looking for trips to Europe and the Middle East this year.
Singapore traveler Rahul Jain told CNBC Travel that he reserves a trip to Australia this year and is now thinking of going to the United Kingdom or France.
“Europe is still attractive to me,” he said. However– Authorized, the United States “outside my list” he added.
13 million less travelers
In the first half of 2025, the United States welcomed approximately 1 million less international visitors compared to the same period in 2024. Government Data.
However, compared to 2019, he is on the way to seeing less than 13 million international visitors by the end of the year, Sacks said Sacks.
At the same time, travel destinations are increasing to other countries.
“Countries estimate that the biggest earnings will be witnessed in international visits compared to 2019, Spain, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.”
Sacks fell from 8.4% to 4.9% in 1996 in 1996.
According to the data obtained from the tourism economy, the share of US border travel fell in the early 2000s, levels, and then President Donald Trump made a stroke in the first period.
This year, Sacks will fall again with the estimation that the US share of global international arrivals will drop to 4.2%. And it is expected to remain at that level He said for the next ten years.
“The US is losing a share in 2025, Sak Sacks said. “We don’t expect him to save this share on our guess.”
Meanwhile, this year will increase this year, including France, Greece, Mexico and Italy.
“This shows how terrible it is compared to opponent places for the US, Sak Sacks said.
