Tourism to the U.S. Fell Behind in 2018
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Trump's policies and a strong dollar have led to stagnant international tourism growth in the U.S. Expect the slowdown to continue in 2019.
Although the U.S. industry has discussed a Trump Slump for the last few years, there has been scant evidence that travel to the U.S. has suffered heavily since 2016. Now it looks like the evidence is finally here.
New research from Tourism Economics shows that international travel to the U.S. grew just 2 percent in 2018, with visitation from the Asia-Pacific region declining by 0.9 percent. While the Middle East and North America increased their visitation, the Middle East and Mexico have still not returned to 2016 levels. Visits from Canada are 9 percent low
