Trade war stifling overseas tourism.

Tourism from western Europe plummeted  in March of 2025. Travelers from Asia, Oceania and Africa also declined. Eastern Europe had a small increase and the Middle East saw a significant increase. The large decline in Western Europe could reflect the current level of uncertainty around trade policy and changes in the relationships between the US and its allies. Overall, travel from these overseas regions declined by over 208,000 or 10.2%.

The biggest decliners were Germany, the UK and Spain with declines of 54,580 (28.2%), 47.673 (14.33%), and 20,687 (24.6%) respectively. The average percentage decline among these top 20 decliners was 19.3%.

One month is not a trend but if these declines persist, this could spell trouble for the tourism and gaming industry in several U.S. destinations.

Source: International Trade Administration