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I wonder if US tourism is down. We avoided it for travel due to the current situation.

selectodude 1y ago
Massively, yes.
alistairSH 1y ago
So far, there isn't enough data to say. Forecasts apparently still show an increase in international visitors overall (unsure of the split between tourists and business visits). But, May numbers appear to be down about 7% compared to May 2024.
dboreham 1y ago
Anecdotally it is, but I wondered if I could find supporting statistics. I live near Yellowstone NP which has a fair proportion of non-US visitors based on my personal observations (perhaps 25%). Stats are collected on a monthly basis. July is the most recent month with full data (obviously). Report URL below. The report says the visit count (MAU?) in July is down 18% vs last year. Since I can't think of any local issue (fire, flood, weather...) that would have had an affect on visitor count this year vs last, that seems quite a large change. Especially when the fact that only a proportion of visitors are not from the US. https://irma.nps.gov/Stats/SSRSReports/Park%20Specific%20Reports/Monthly%20Public%20Use?Park=YELL https://irma.nps.gov/Stats/SSRSReports/Park%20Specific%20Rep...
autoexec 1y ago
It is. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/america-only-country-reported-facing-111500269.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/america-only-country-rep...
bluGill 1y ago
It is, but it is always hard to figure out causes as there are other economic indicators and any one could also be the cause of tourism being down. Not to mention random changes in what people do. Statisticians can dig through this data and way what is signal, but so far I've only seem people quoting absolute numbers and stating whatever cause fits their pet beliefs.
ThrowMeAway1618 1y ago
Yes it is. At least in NYC. I'm including multiple links to the data, lest folks try to claim it's some sort of TDS[0] fueled plot against our beloved and incredibly popular leader. https://nypost.com/2025/07/25/us-news/foreign-tourism-to-nyc-expected-to-see-devastating-4b-drop-this-year-according-to-industry-experts/ https://nypost.com/2025/07/25/us-news/foreign-tourism-to-nyc... https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/nyc-will-see-a-17-percent-drop-in-international-tourists-due-to-potus-policies-051225 https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/nyc-will-see-a-17-perce... https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/nyregion/nyc-tourism.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/nyregion/nyc-tourism.html https://vinnews.com/2025/07/25/foreign-tourism-to-nyc-faces-4b-blow-amid-global-tensions/ https://vinnews.com/2025/07/25/foreign-tourism-to-nyc-faces-... https://columbianewsservice.com/2025/06/04/new-york-city-sees-drop-in-tourism-as-trump-policies-turn-off-foreign-visitors/ https://columbianewsservice.com/2025/06/04/new-york-city-see... https://tjvnews.com/local/new-york/new-york-city-faces-4-billion-blow-as-foreign-tourism-plummets-in-2025/ https://tjvnews.com/local/new-york/new-york-city-faces-4-bil... [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_derangement_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_derangement_syndrome

Massively, yes.

So far, there isn't enough data to say. Forecasts apparently still show an increase in international visitors overall (unsure of the split between tourists and business visits). But, May numbers appear to be down about 7% compared to May 2024.

dboreham 1y ago

Anecdotally it is, but I wondered if I could find supporting statistics. I live near Yellowstone NP which has a fair proportion of non-US visitors based on my personal observations (perhaps 25%). Stats are collected on a monthly basis. July is the most recent month with full data (obviously). Report URL below. The report says the visit count (MAU?) in July is down 18% vs last year. Since I can't think of any local issue (fire, flood, weather...) that would have had an affect on visitor count this year vs last, that seems quite a large change. Especially when the fact that only a proportion of visitors are not from the US. https://irma.nps.gov/Stats/SSRSReports/Park%20Specific%20Reports/Monthly%20Public%20Use?Park=YELL https://irma.nps.gov/Stats/SSRSReports/Park%20Specific%20Rep...

autoexec 1y ago

It is. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/america-only-country-reported-facing-111500269.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/america-only-country-rep...

bluGill 1y ago

It is, but it is always hard to figure out causes as there are other economic indicators and any one could also be the cause of tourism being down. Not to mention random changes in what people do. Statisticians can dig through this data and way what is signal, but so far I've only seem people quoting absolute numbers and stating whatever cause fits their pet beliefs.

ThrowMeAway1618 1y ago

Yes it is. At least in NYC. I'm including multiple links to the data, lest folks try to claim it's some sort of TDS[0] fueled plot against our beloved and incredibly popular leader. https://nypost.com/2025/07/25/us-news/foreign-tourism-to-nyc-expected-to-see-devastating-4b-drop-this-year-according-to-industry-experts/ https://nypost.com/2025/07/25/us-news/foreign-tourism-to-nyc... https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/nyc-will-see-a-17-percent-drop-in-international-tourists-due-to-potus-policies-051225 https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/nyc-will-see-a-17-perce... https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/nyregion/nyc-tourism.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/nyregion/nyc-tourism.html https://vinnews.com/2025/07/25/foreign-tourism-to-nyc-faces-4b-blow-amid-global-tensions/ https://vinnews.com/2025/07/25/foreign-tourism-to-nyc-faces-... https://columbianewsservice.com/2025/06/04/new-york-city-sees-drop-in-tourism-as-trump-policies-turn-off-foreign-visitors/ https://columbianewsservice.com/2025/06/04/new-york-city-see... https://tjvnews.com/local/new-york/new-york-city-faces-4-billion-blow-as-foreign-tourism-plummets-in-2025/ https://tjvnews.com/local/new-york/new-york-city-faces-4-bil... [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_derangement_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_derangement_syndrome