Almost 4,600 fewer people went to the US in March compared with the same time last year, according to government data
Australians are increasingly avoiding travel to the US under Donald Trump’s second presidency, fresh data shows, with forecasters expecting tourist numbers to plummet further throughout the year.
Official statistics from the US International Trade Administration reveal the number of visitors from Australia in March 2025 was down by 7% compared with March 2024 – a reduction of 4,559 people.
This is the largest decline since March 2021, when the Covid-19 pandemic was disrupting international travel.
I have US citizenship and I don’t even feel safe travelling to the US.
Yeah I live here currently but plans are set in motion to leave. I don’t feel safe going through TSA to leave, let alone domestic travel, and am considering bussing to Canada and flying out from there
Best of luck, out of curiousity, where are you headed?
I’m off to Sweden to go back to school, see if I can get a degree this time a decade after my first attempt
i would say do it, and look at the industry for job prospects of yuor major, Stem realistcally needs alot of exp prior to graduation(many arnt able to set foot in the fields). also look into your university if they have “volunteering” specific to your field, thats outside of course curriculums.
I’m going in for level design on games! It’s something I already have some experience in, I’ve been programming for over 15 years at this point, and I currently do QA at Unity. So I’ve got some good technical background. That with a degree should get me into a lot of places (I hope)
that should be ok, it an in-demand.
Swede here, I just have one thing to say:
“Lycka till med skolan!”
Tack så mycket :3
Only down 7%? I would have thought it’d be a lot more.
Probably trips that have long ago been booked and paid for. People have spent money, and they don’t want to waste it.
Wait for the bookings for the seasons ahead.
Exactly. I was like “okay 4600 sounds like some but what if thats out of 40,000”. Turns out its an even smaller ratio…
Of course! Afrer all, who wants to be in El Salvador, forever!
Or until they decide to kill you to make room for the next delivery.
Back in 1940-45, Germany was no international holiday destination, either.
They had a hot war on, so it was a bit different.
That said, I don’t know how things were for tourism agencies from '33 on. I imagine the “right” kind of tourists were made very welcome to enhance the Reich’s cache in the int’l community.
There were horrors happening before the war.
Good, you should see Canadians, it’s something like 30-40% down, I have heard 70% down to certain places. I live less than one hour to the border (like almost every Canadian) and for 30 years I went to the state once or twice a month, but now, last time I went there was November 2024.
According to the CBC, March was down 17% for Canadians, that’s 900 000 visits in one month alone.
Since spring break trips are booked ahead of time and harder to cancel last minute, I have a feeling it’s going to get worse during summer. A lot worse.
And it going to last for the duration of this presidency.
Same. I used to cross the border a couple of times a year just for something different. I wouldn’t even consider it now.
Oh no :)
Meanwhile, trips to El Salvador are ramping up!
I used to visit the US a couple of times a year. Shopping, meals, site seeing. I loved my American neighbours! I’m afraid to cross the border now. And worse? When I see a vehicle here in B.C. with a Washington license plate, my shackles immediately go up. It makes me feel really bad… but there it is :(
And worse? When I see a vehicle here in B.C. with a Washington license plate, my shackles immediately go up. It makes me feel really bad… but there it is :(
It’s okay. Many of us understand. It’s the nature of the times. It could be worse… our hackles immediately go up when we see our national flag. We are told to stand and salute it every morning as children, and now when we see it in public we are forced to worry whether it belongs to a crazed nationalist with more firearms than brain cells.
What about Americans running away to Australia for visit.
Just was there and New Zealand last summer, and both countries are a lot more like the US than when I was a kid. You could do a major city and miss nothing but maybe bbq and a sense of dread in a mall or school.
Well, yah. As a Canadian, I’m afraid to visit the US. Are they going to detain and deport me??
keeup it up, we should see 70% at the least.
When you’ve lost the Aussie travelers, you know yer in trouble. Who will keep the ski and surf towns running?
