Tony Lane CEO of Visit USA Dublin
Ireland is the 19th most important market for travel to the USA in November, sending 39,626 visits, down 6.2pc on 2024 and 14.7pc on pre-pandemic. Rolling annual was 493,211, marginally up by 0.2pc on the twelve months to November 2024.
Canada remains the most dramatically declining market. The number of Canadian-resident return trips from the U.S. by air was down by 27.1pc.
Western Europe declined by 5.5pc. France is down by 8pc, Germany 8.2pc and England by 1.2pc. This is the seventh straight month that visitor numbers to the USA has declined.
US Travel shared: A full recovery in inbound tourism isn’t expected until 2029, and new fees and vetting requirements won’t help.
