Tourism Economics has revised the outlook for USA inbound tourism in 2025, predicting a 9.4pc decline in international arrivals to the US. this year.
Preliminary figures from the National Travel and Tourism Office indicate a drop of 11.6pc in overseas visits to the U.S. in March compared to the previous year.
Spending by international visitors is expected to decrease by $9 billion in 2024 as a result of the decline in arrivals. The previous forecasts was that US inbound tourism would grow by 6pc.
The U.S. will co-host the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, with upcoming security and planning efforts coordinated by a newly formed task force.
Concerns over travel barriers have been heightened by high profile incidents such as a German visitor who attempted to return to the United States with his American fiancé after a road trip to Mexico, who was detained for 16 days and English backpacker Becky Burke detained at the U.S.-Canada border.
Ireland visits to the US have not recovered to pre pandemic levels.
