Tourists boycott US at record rates after Trump takeover

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: msn/Daily Beast

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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. Visitor numbers declined from several countries, including Germany, India, France, Australia, Chile, and China, but the largest drop came from Canada, with far fewer Canadians traveling to the United States.

Data from mobile tracking firm Cuebiq suggests Canadian travel to major U.S. cities may have fallen by as much as 42 percent over the past year—far steeper than the official estimate of a 25 percent decline in border crossings. Travelers say they are avoiding trips to the United States because of President Donald Trump’s rhetoric, hardline policies, and the political fallout surrounding the war in Iran.

That is especially true for Canadians. Relations between the U.S. and Canada, historically close allies, have broken down since Trump began his second term. Trump has floated the idea of annexing the country and making it the 51st U.S. state, and slapped tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum, and automobiles. The president’s trade war with Canada has been blamed for a sharp drop in Canadian tourism to Las Vegas, a city where Canadian visitors typically make up a major share of international travel.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/tourists-boycott-us-at-record-rates-after-trump-takeover/ar-AA241Vpk

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[buzzycrumbhunger]

1. I know lots of Canadian snowbirds

… have sold their winter homes here in FL and are NOT coming back.

The guy who’s bankrupted virtually everything he’s owned has now fucked our economy and world relations completely. Didn’t see that coming, did we? *eyeroll*

[BumRushDaShow]

2. DeSatan was happy to help too.

It goes to show how many Americans have tuned out of the news and are oblivious to DeSatan.

[buzzycrumbhunger]

4. Yup!

Soooooo glad he can’t run again. I was hoping that sinkhole outside the governor’s mansion would have swallowed him up before now but alas, the pestilence continues…

[BumRushDaShow]

5. I had hoped that tree that fell outside of the mansion

hadn't missed!

[wnylib]

8. Imagine what would happen if a sinkhole swallowed up the

golden ballroom bunker while its supporters and promoters were inside.

Some people might think of it as a Biblical type of response to blasphemy.

[3catwoman3]

3. If I didn't live here, I sure as hell...

…wouldn’t want to come here right now.

[calimary]

13. I know exactly how you feel, 3catwoman3

I feel the same way. Exactly the same way.

We wind up with a pretty mellowed-out life, all told. Kids are grown up and making their own way. We’re in three different states, and TOTALLY okay with it. And we do stay connected, most of the time.

And I’m happy to report that this arrangement seems to be working out well for everybody!

[KT2000]

6. Students too

Our local college recruited students from Asian countries. They paid out of state tuition which allowed the school to add classes and instructors. The Asian students have not come back and there are layoffs and classes dropped.
We have a ferry that crosses to Victoria, Canada. The ridership from Canada is down affecting small tourist businesses.
Trump's trickle down economy.

[slightlv]

14. Why would they want to come to American Universities?

trump and his minions have hollowed out what once was world class education, especially in science and research. Now, it's all one philosophy... conservative... and everything, even conservatism, from a white nationalist christian perspective. IOW, education dumbed down to the lowest level. It's no wonder trump pushes a philosophy that says college isn't necessary... at the levels they're sinking to, it won't teach anything that has applicability to anything in the world. These RWNJ may not like "globalism" but they live in a global society, whether they like it or not. Constraining their children by teaching that "god does everything" does nothing FOR the kids, here or anywhere else. And it'll be a life left unrealized when they finally face up to the fact they really only had one life to live, and they blew it off for a pie in the sky fantasy of golden paved streets and harps.

All this emphasis on white christian nationalism has done a great job of turning me off of religion of any kind, I'm afraid. If I had to define a religion for myself right now, it'd be "Cats." There's my comfort!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

7. Can't imagine why

[Grokenstein]

9. Hell, CITIZENS are leaving inrecord numbers.

Can't blame 'em one bit.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/17/americans-are-leaving-the-united-states-in-record-numbers-spending-hundreds-to-learn-how.html

[littlemissmartypants]

10. Couldn't this be a good thing?

Right now, we deserve it. Whatever gets the sleeping giant to wake up works for me.

Fewer people on the beach is also a net positive where I live.

I'm trying to look at the bright side.

[yardwork]

15. I agree that a lot of people only respond to their pocketbooks.

They don't care how many people ICE kills. They don't care about people losing jobs until they lose theirs. They don't care what Trump does until their personal finances are affected.

Even then they'll try to blame Biden. Or Obama.

[cannabis_flower]

11. A lot of Americans ...

are also leaving. I didn’t leave because of Trump, but he sure didn’t make me want to stay. I’m living on my Social Security in Colombia now. The US just became too expensive, and the political atmosphere didn’t make staying appealing.

[popsdenver]

12. Our Republican owned/operated media

is not reporting how drastic the reduction is, and all of the industries effected.......Tourist Industry, Travel Industry, Hospitality Industry, the list is endless of downstream consequences of the Repulican's Tariffs, and out of control inflation on everything....
Airlines, are really getting creamed and having to take planes out of service due to the cut in ridership..........