European travel to the US down by around 500.000 (-3.1%) in 2025 compared to 2024

https://www.trade.gov/us-international-air-travel-statistics-i-92-data

European arrivals to the U.S. in the first three quarters of 2025 totaled approximately 11.8 million, representing a 3.1% decline compared to the same period in 2024. This data, sourced from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s I-92 air travel statistics, reflects year-to-date trends but does not yet include full-year 2025 figures, which are typically published with a 3–6 month delay after the calendar year ends.

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cosmicrookie@lemmy.world · 53 pts · 235d (2 replies)

Oh.. I thought it had dropped a lot more!

sidebro@lemmy.zip · 21 pts · 235d

Let's make it drop more! 💪

wewbull@feddit.uk · 8 pts · 235d

It probably has by now. These are 3 months out of date, and mostly over a period when things were only bonkers, not psychotic.

TheJesusaurus@sh.itjust.works · 44 pts · 235d (2 replies)

Come on Europe, those are rookie numbers

skisnow@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 235d

Every now and then I get reminders like this that most people don’t pay that much attention to the news

starlinguk@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 235d

I'm seeing so many Europeans I follow brainlessly go to the US and get yelled at by their followers.

Brewchin@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 235d (1 reply)

Now separate the numbers between work travel (compulsory) and leisure. I'd not be surprised to see the latter fall off a cliff.

I've been to the US 10-15 times. Lovely people, at least in the areas I went, and beautiful land. All for work.

But now I'd not cross the border (ie. submit to the Taking Shoes Agency, or worse) if you paid me. 🤷‍♂️

starlinguk@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 235d

My colleague used to regularly visit for work and conferences but he can no longer go because he's always (and I mean always) sent back at the border. He's originally from Afghanistan but has a British passport.

AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 19 pts · 235d

Not enough, go lower!

nao@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 235d

Only 3.1?

Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 235d (1 reply)

That's embarrasingly low. Could the US source be fudged?

wewbull@feddit.uk · 11 pts · 235d

It's the first 3 quarter of 2025. 1st quarter I expect there'd have been no appreciable drop (Gulf of America time). 2nd quarter a bit but still probably not much (Tariffs). Things went progressively worse over the year and I expect it will have been the deportations and ICE that will have stopped people.