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Title: European Tourism To US Plunges

Link: https://slashdot.org/story/25/04/12/0145241/e...

An anonymous reader shares a report: The number of European travellers
visiting the US has fallen sharply as political and economic tension and
fears of a hostile border under President Donald Trump threaten the world's
most lucrative air routes. Visitors from western Europe who stayed at least
one night in the US fell by 17 per cent in March from a year ago, according
to the International Trade Administration. Travel from some countries --
including Ireland, Norway and Germany -- fell by more than 20 per cent, an FT
analysis of ITA data showed. The trend poses a threat to the US tourism
industry, which accounts for 2.5 per cent of the country's GDP. Some airlines
and hotel groups have warned of waning demand for transatlantic travel and a
"bad buzz" about visiting the US. The total number of overseas visitors
travelling to the US dropped by 12 per cent year-on-year in March, the
steepest decline since March 2021 when the travel sector was reeling from
pandemic restrictions, according to the ITA data.

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