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.

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    I would strongly advise you, do NOT travel here. If you must, stick to major cities. If you aren’t white and fluent in the American dialect of English, you may be in danger of an ICE raid even then.

    Above all, stay out of the interior. It’s a different world, and you might find yourself at the mercy of some local warlord (spelled “constitutional sheriff”).

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    Why would I want to visit a third world country ride with civil unrest and government sponsored domestic terrorism?

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    almost like they regard it as a shithole country as Rump liked to say about others

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    not a boycott.

    if McDonald’s has a new CEO, and his first move is to replace the meat with literal human shit, he can’t call it a boycott…

    Truth is it ia dangerous for anyone to visit the US, that isn’t a boycott, it’s self preservation

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    Yeah who wants to end up in a concentration camp?

    And how the fuck is it only a 5.5% decline? Why are 94.5% of travelers still risking their lives?

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      I’m pretty sure anyone who visits to see family or similar is considered tourist, because they’d have a tourism visa. So the real percentage of I guess discretionary tourism is probably down much more than 5.5%.

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    As they should. Don’t be stupid, do not come to a fascist country. You have zero protections here and everything is way too fucking expensive. Is that worth jail time? Because there’s a chance the racist POS goonsquad will kidnap you.

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    I’m boycotting vacations in the United States and I’m an American. I just got back from a 4-day weekend in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Other countries deserve our vacation dollars more than ours does. Until it stops being led by children making stupid fucking decisions.

    As a joke I asked a cashier at the NSLC where the bourbon was. She laughed. She knew I was fucking with her. For those not in the know, Canada boxed up all their bourbon and sent it back in retaliation to all of Trump’s bullshit with tariffs and what not.

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      asked a cashier at the NSLC where the bourbon was

      They’re making some outta Vernon, but we have an thing about cross-region trade, so you’d have to grab some in Kelowna from the BCLDB.

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    It’s not just tourists. International conferences held in the US are seeing record low attendance.

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    And now it’s a good chance it’s permanent. Twice Idiot Americans voted for this fat, bloated racist cow and honestly, tourists not visiting is only a small part of the damage and shrinkage stupid Americans have brought to the United States. Scientist are also considering leaving or not coming to the US now that’s to Idiot Americans and we’ve had some very high profile scientists already moved to other countries and that’s even more worrisome for the US.

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    The Daily Beast has contacted the White House for comment.

    THE DAILY SLOP (AS I LIKE TO CALL IT) IS TOTALLY WRONG ON THIS, LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE. ALL THESE PEOPLE FROM SHITHOLE CUNTRIES WANT TO COME HERE, SO MANY THAT WE CANT KEEP THEM ALL OUT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER…

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    It’s incredibly expensive here, plus you have no rights as a foreigner in this country. Stay away from the US.

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    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.