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Western Europe Drives Another Drop in Overseas Travel to the U.S.

Gains from China and South America haven’t been enough to make up for declines in travel from Western Europe.

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October 16, 2026
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Western Europe Drives Another Drop in Overseas Travel to the U.S.

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Gains from China and South America haven’t been enough to make up for declines in travel from Western Europe.

Inbound travel to the U.S. from overseas markets continued to slide in September, dropping 4.3% from last year to 2.7 million arrivals, according to preliminary data from the National Travel and Tourism Office released Friday.

The latest data follows a nearly 12% year-over-year decline in August and disappointing inbound travel figures in June and July, which included World Cup visitors. So far this year, arrivals are down 5.7% from 202

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