Downturn in International US Travel May Last Beyond Summer

Tuesday, September 02, 2025

For a few hopeful weeks this summer, a bright billboard on the major highway linking Toronto to New York greeted Canadian drivers with a simple message: "Buffalo Loves Canada."

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... At first, it seemed like it might work, said Patrick Kaler, CEO of the local tourism organization Visit Buffalo Niagara. More than 1,000 people entered the giveaway. But by the end of July, it was clear the city's reliable summer wave of Canadian visitors would not arrive this year.

Buffalo's struggle reflects a broader downturn in international tourism to the U.S. that travel analysts warn could persist well into the future. From northern border towns to major hot spots like Las Vegas and Los Angeles, popular travel destinations reported hosting fewer foreign visitors this summer.

Experts and some local officials attribute the trend that first emerged in February to President Donald Trump's return to the White House. They say his tariffs, immigration crackdown and repeated jabs about the U.S. acquiring Canada and Greenland alienated travelers from other parts of the world. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-09-02 01:40 AM | Reply

Armed and masked sweep squads of goons in the streets, just for openers, in a nation drowning in a firearms epidemic?
This isn't a blip; it's systemic.
Oh, and loud mouthing, xenophobic MAGAts tossed into the mix?
Hahahahahaha.
Fuhgedaboudit.

#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-09-02 05:49 AM | Reply

I think I saw this a week ago, flying home from London to DFW.

The plane was EMPTY.

The last time I did this, a mere two months ago, the plane was FULL.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2025-09-02 06:57 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Take advantage. You can park within a 1/4 mile of the Pololu Valley trailhead right now. Not many vehicles on the Mauna Kea access road.

#4 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2025-09-02 08:39 AM | Reply

"Downturn in International US Travel May Last Beyond Summer"

It's going to last for a generation, and that's what Republicans want.

#5 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-09-02 08:40 AM | Reply

"It's going to last for a generation, and that's what Republicans want."
people of other nations are tired of him
Republicans with businesses want that? I doubt it. I think they have probably underestimated the effects of their policies on the choices made by foreigb tourists who can choose from many destinations. The arrogance of Trump threateningeven the use of military force to take over parts of nations that have been close allies for many decades cannot be ignored. He's a rude, loud mouthed jerk and and his threats,

#6 | Posted by danni at 2025-09-02 10:00 AM | Reply

"and and his threats,...have caused many people to question whether the United States is where they want to spend their money, Donald Trump is just not good for business.

#7 | Posted by danni at 2025-09-02 10:15 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 7

Who wants to risk arrest for speaking a foreign language in public?

Who would want to vacation in occupied cities?

Who wants to visit ideologically sanitized museums?

Who wants to go to national parks full of trash and overflowing pit toilets because they don't have the staff they need to clean them?

#8 | Posted by qcp at 2025-09-02 11:21 AM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

It'll last until insane PEDO DONNIE croaks.

#9 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-09-02 01:55 PM | Reply

It will be that way until the dump is out of office.

#10 | Posted by bat4255 at 2025-09-02 03:45 PM | Reply

Dummkopf Trumpf and his sinister junta have fashioned America into a warm, welcoming place for foreign visitors to spend their shekels and have a good time supporting their teams at the upcoming multibillion dollar 2026 FIFA tournament and the 2028 LA Summer Olympics.

#11 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-09-02 04:29 PM | Reply

I think I saw this a week ago, flying home from London to DFW.
The plane was EMPTY.
The last time I did this, a mere two months ago, the plane was FULL.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2025-09-02 06:57 AM | Reply | Flag:

You mean the airport was active during the summer, and quieter now that the school is back in?

Holy ---- Zed. This is insightful.

#12 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2025-09-03 09:38 AM | Reply