International Tourists Ghost US More Relentlessly Than Your Ex
KEY POINTS
- •By December 2025, international visits to the US shrank for eight consecutive months, hitting key markets like India, Germany, and South Korea.
- •This persistent decline devastated a $1.3 trillion industry employing over 15 million Americans and prompted a 55% jump in dancer auditions at Las Vegas strip clubs.
- •Meanwhile, Australians and Canadians shifted their travel dollars to Canada, India, China, Japan, and Mexico, avoiding the US amid tariff and trade tensions.
The US lost 8 months straight of international visitors in December 2025, with major feeders like India, Germany, and South Korea playing hard to get. This romance gone cold slashed the travel industry’s wallet by hundreds of billions—$1.3 trillion output, including a $181 billion inbound drop. Vegas, once neon-lit paradise, saw hospitality layoffs so sharp that strip clubs auditioned 55% more dancers because even confetti needed backup. Meanwhile, Australians boosted trips to Canada (+4%), India (+10%), China (+20%), and Japan (+21%), but gave the US a 3.2% cold shoulder. Canadians are too, preferring Mexico’s tequila to Uncle Sam’s awkward small talk, fueled by tariffs and trade drama turning into travel drama.
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US used to be the dream destination; now it’s that clingy ex everyone avoids, causing Vegas clubs to run dancer tryouts like it’s a Hunger Games reboot.
Turns out America’s new tourist slogan is 'Don’t Come Around Here No More.' Even kangaroos know Canada and Japan throw better parties.
Tourists skipping the US like it’s a group chat that always goes silent. Vegas dancers audition count up 55%, plot twist: lap dances as economic recovery plans.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 1/18/2026 | Author: Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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