The United States is expected to be the only one out of 184 countries to see foreign visitor spending fall in 2025, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council.
I don’t have exact numbers so I’ll make up a few to illustrate why you may be wrong about the headline.
Imagine the tourism levels in the USA were at 70% at the beginning of the year and now they’re at 30%. That’s a 40% decrease in tourism.
Now imagine the tourism levels in South Sudan were at 2% at the beginning of the year (keep in mind they’re an active war zone) and they’re at 1% now. That’s only a 1% decrease.
Now do you see how the USA could have the largest decrease in tourism this year?
I don’t have exact numbers so I’ll make up a few to illustrate why you may be wrong about the headline.
Imagine the tourism levels in the USA were at 70% at the beginning of the year and now they’re at 30%. That’s a 40% decrease in tourism.
Now imagine the tourism levels in South Sudan were at 2% at the beginning of the year (keep in mind they’re an active war zone) and they’re at 1% now. That’s only a 1% decrease.
Now do you see how the USA could have the largest decrease in tourism this year?