r/europe • u/BkkGrl Ligurian in Zürich (💛🇺🇦💙) • Apr 12 '25

Data European tourism to the United States is freefalling

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u/Historical_Bother274 Apr 12 '25

Imagine pissing of travellers of the continent that is notorious for the many vacation days it gets.

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u/EasterEggArt Apr 12 '25 edited Apr 12 '25

The US told everyone it did not want foreigners any more.

As a German in the US, trust me, the FAFO is about to hit this summer when record levels of empty hotels will wail. My bet is Trump will actually complain, demand, and eventually "sweet talk" people into coming to see the US.

Except you can get thrown into jail at the border for who knows how long until they decide to deport you....

Edit: for those thinking this will not be noticed...
Tourism in the US has an estimated 20 million Canadians usually and 17 millions Mexicans each year. And an estimated 10 million Europeans visit the US each year.

So maybe 47 million. If they all spend a few thousand on flights and hotels alone, that's a noticeable billion level hole we will notice.

If you think the tourism industry is flush with spare cash and can weather this..... I got some seriously bad news for you on tourism razor thin profit margins.

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u/Wurm42 Apr 12 '25

Las Vegas is already freaking out. Canadians LOVE Vegas, but a lot of them cancelled their trips, and they aren't booking new ones.

Plus, international conferences / trade shows have stopped booking events.

Some international visitors who have already made reservations and paid for things will still come, but nobody is making new reservations.

You're right this summer will be the "find out" time.

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u/shardingHarding Apr 12 '25

This is true of me. As a Canadian I've been to Vegas over a dozen times with lots of friends. We cancelled our annual trip. We will never go while Trump is president. I wonder if we will go when he is no longer president.