Tourists are turning their backs on the US as President Trump’s divisive rhetoric leaves them seeking alternative destinations.
Industry leaders said there were growing signs of “Trump Slump 2.0”, with airlines and destinations cutting their forecasts for 2025.
This week New York City reduced its forecast by three million visitors, citing growing negative sentiment toward the US. It expects two million fewer international visitors and one million fewer domestic arrivals.
Only two months ago, the city’s tourism board predicted that 2025 would break records, with visitors surpassing pre-pandemic levels. It now looks like a distant wish.
The effects are also being felt in Las Vegas, where arrivals have dropped by 7.8%, according to the city’s Convention and Visitors Authority. It welcomed 3.39m visitors in March, compared with 3.68m in February.
Concerns about heavy-handed US border controls are seen as partly to blame. A 28-year-old British woman was held at an immigration detention centre in Washington state for three weeks in March. Rebecca Burke, 28, had attempted to enter the US from Canada, and questions arose at the land-border crossing whether she had the correct visa
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***From The Times:***
Tourists are turning their backs on the US as President Trump’s divisive rhetoric leaves them seeking alternative destinations.
Industry leaders said there were growing signs of “Trump Slump 2.0”, with airlines and destinations cutting their forecasts for 2025.
This week New York City reduced its forecast by three million visitors, citing growing negative sentiment toward the US. It expects two million fewer international visitors and one million fewer domestic arrivals.
Only two months ago, the city’s tourism board predicted that 2025 would break records, with visitors surpassing pre-pandemic levels. It now looks like a distant wish.
The effects are also being felt in Las Vegas, where arrivals have dropped by 7.8%, according to the city’s Convention and Visitors Authority. It welcomed 3.39m visitors in March, compared with 3.68m in February.
Concerns about heavy-handed US border controls are seen as partly to blame. A 28-year-old British woman was held at an immigration detention centre in Washington state for three weeks in March. Rebecca Burke, 28, had attempted to enter the US from Canada, and questions arose at the land-border crossing whether she had the correct visa