Millions of international travelers are increasingly choosing to avoid the United States.
The United States had roughly 4 million fewer international visitors in 2025 than the year before, marking a 5.5 percent decline in overseas tourism, according to CNN. Foreign visitor spending also fell by more than $8 billion.
Aside from the collapse in travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, it represents the sharpest annual drop in international tourism in roughly 20 years.
A restaurant near me has been relying on a nearby foreign exchange program, basically employing all of them.
They are possibly going under due to lack of staff. My area has a low population. The foreign exchange students aren’t coming this year. They’re down to weekends only with a couple teenagers trying to keep it afloat.