International Inbound U.S. Travel Growth Stuck in Slump
Photo Credit: Tourists in New York City's Times Square. Flickr / Andreas Komodromos
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Beyond a slump for travel, it appears that experts expect a global economic cooldown to happen in coming years. People will always need to travel, but stagnant growth will present a problem for the industry in North America.
Travel growth in the U.S. has slowed down in recent years, and the trend shows no signs of turning around.
The latest update from U.S. Travel's monthly Travel Trends Index shows that while domestic tourism demand increased 2.8 percent year-over-year in March, international travel to the U.S. slowed by a significant 5.4 percent, the worst showing since 2015.
Here's a breakdown of the index for March. A score of 50 represents no growth, below 50 means negative growth, while above
