US EditionFewer foreigners visited US in 2025 as global tourism spending rose
The US saw fewer visitors from Latin America, Canada, and Europe with a 7% drop in tourist spending despite global tourism spending rising 6.7%, said the World Travel and Tourism Council.
- In 2025, the United States registered a 6 per cent drop in foreign visitors, WTTC reported, despite global tourism spending rising 6.7 per cent to US$11.7 trillion.
- Arrivals from Canada, Mexico and Europe fell, reducing foreign tourism in the US, while Latin Americans including Colombians and Mexicans travelled less and Mexicans took shorter trips, WTTC said.
- Foreign tourist spending fell 7 per cent in the United States in 2025, but spending by domestic tourists reduced the net impact, WTTC said.
- As the world's largest travel economy, the United States faces notable economic implications from fewer foreign visitors, while WTTC commentary says the industry grows despite local communities in tourist hotspots raising overtourism concerns.
- France and Spain led visitor numbers in 2025, receiving 105 million and more than 96.5 million visitors respectively, while WTTC expects global tourism to grow 4.5 per cent in 2026.
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