U.S. Travel Industry Issued Warning After New Report
The United States is traditional a hotspot for international travel, with people from around the world wanting to come to the U.S. to see tourist destinations such as Las Vegas and Washington D.C.
But, that's changes, and the U.S. travel industry is getting a warning in the latest travel report.
According to research released earlier this month by the National Travel and Tourism Office, visits to the U.S. by international travelers went down for the eighth straight month in December 2025. The report also states that travelers are simply less interested in coming to the US.
According to the report, in 2025, 10 of the top 20 overseas tourist-generating countries had fewer visitors to the U.S.
A Sharp Decline in Travel to the U.S.
Business Insider reports that, "The decline is a sustained blow to the travel and tourism industries, which in 2024 supported more than 15 million jobs, and generated about $1.3 trillion in economic output — including $181 billion from inbound international travel."
The add, "Major tourism hubs like Las Vegas are seeing widespread layoffs due to the downturn, forcing workers to get creative with their career pivots."
Other countries, however, are getting plenty of visitors, so it appears this trend is truly limited to the U.S. According to research released Friday, Jan. 16, from Australia's Bureau of Statistics, international travel is back to pre-pandemic levels.
Other Countries Seeing the Benefit
Australians visiting to Canada rose 4% in the last year, those visiting India rose 10% and Australians visiting China and Japan rose 20% and 21%, respectively. In that same time period, 3.2% fewer Australians visited the U.S. Travel to the U.S. from Canada is down, too.
So, something needs to be done to offset this travel trend, but thankfully, there is one bright spot in the U.S. travel industry. According to a report from the U.S. Travel Association, domestic travel is not only healthy but growing. According to their numbers, domestic leisure travel was forecast to grow 1.9% to $895 billion in 2025, and those numbers are likely still accurate.