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Have foreign tourists avoided America this year? (economist.com)
5 points by paulpauper on Sept 2, 2025 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


These percentages seem small, smaller than the news hype. They might indicate that the boycott isn't strong, or that preplanned trips are still occurring. But the next 6 months should provide more guidance. It all comes down to what ICE gets up to.


tl;dr: yes. "foreign arrivals at American airports are down by 3.8% compared with 2024, or 1.3m fewer people. The slump was steepest between May and July, when arrivals fell by 5.5% year on year. That bucked the global trend as tourism finally recovered to pre-pandemic levels." https://archive.ph/lyOSU




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